| There are at least as many variations of poker as there are cards in a deck, and yet at any given point in poker's history there has been one variation of the game that is the most popular. Yesterday, the game most favored by professional poker players was Texas hold'em. Today, it is hold'em's close cousin, Omaha. In Farha on Omaha, Sam Farha, the world's greatest Omaha player, and Storms Reback, a noted poker writer, offer those new to the game simple strategic tips that will help transform them into winning players. The authors provide strategies on how to beat the three most popular forms of Omaha--limit, eight-or-better, and pot-limit--in both cash games and tournaments. |
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 Beginning to End |
| Review Date: January 12, 2008 |
| Reviewer: M. Busch, Tunica Mississippi USA |
I have read several book relating to Omaha. Sammy is the first author to begin from the beginning. He starts out explaining Omaha and learning the basic tight strategy to allow even a beginner to start out tight and learn the game before becoming creative. He also does a sound job of explaining Omaha hi/lo-8 from the beginning stages. He describes the tight approach that many players miss when they start.
I think the book is well written in a conversational text. He explains the correct way as well as telling you the "Sammy" way to help you understand some of the types of plays you will face when you begin to play. |
Raisy Daisy
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| Review Date: June 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jack Boozer, waco,texas USA |
Sammy is one of the very best at Omaha and this book is extremely good to read.Just don't try to play like Sammy....he has an unusual
amount of GAMBLE!! |
Critics too harsh!!!!!
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| Review Date: January 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Professor S, Kalamazoo, MI |
I am an aspiring semi-pro poker player, and I found this book very insightful. It covers a lot of the basics, but it also throws in a lot of very sophisticated plays that high level players can utilize best. That's the part that I think reviewers up to this point have not mentioned that I was pleasantly surprised by. His parts about the "right" way and the "Sammy" way are incredibly cool to me because I have already read about the "right" way many a time, and his reasoning makes sense as to why it may be more profitable at times to play outside the box. He believes in big pots, big bets, and big action, but all in a context of causing his opponents to make the mistakes and making good reads. Calling this book simply "basic" would be wrong as it has some very original stuff I have not seen in Super System or the other books I've read. I gave it a five star to make up for the bad reviews. :)
(keep in mind I did not read the hi/lo or limit sections as I do not play those games.) |
Omaha, Great Game; Farha, Great Omaha Player
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| Review Date: June 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Fred, Columbia, MD United States |
This is a can't miss read for poker players looking to move on from Hold 'Em. Omaha, outside the USA, is the most popular poker variant. Sam Farha is known for his Omaha playing style & he shares it with us. His co-writer Storms Reback has done a good job of capturing Sam's speaking style in the text so it really seems like you're getting an Omaha Master Class directly from Sam.
The book is in three parts; one for each Omaha game: Limit, Omaha/8 & Pot Limit Omaha. Each part has a Basic Strategy (as Sam says, the "book way" because you have to learn that first) followed by sections devoted to pre-flop, flop & post flop play along with Sam's Way.
If you enjoy playing all forms of poker, or if you're a poker action junkie, start playing Omaha. If you want to learn how to play it from the inside of a master's mind "Farha on Omaha" should be an immediate buy |
Amazing
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| Review Date: February 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: James King, Switzerland |
Sorry only in French ... Je trouve se livre vraiment super pour un joueur qui veut débuter au omaha et qui a déjà lu un livre de réference sur le sujet. Ce livre vous donnes les ficelles pour bien miser en limitant les risques et en maximisant les mains fortes. En le lisant attentivement on constate que le style de jeu de Sam est malgrè l'imporession qu'il donne très contrôlé et très structuré.
Un livre facilement lu avec des concept simpoe rapidement exploitable. |
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