Getting Quartered

A lot has been written about getting quartered (or worse) when you and an opponent both have the nut low in omaha 8/b. However, there is also the unfortunate situation where you and your opponent will both have the same high hand. I think this aspect of getting quartered is not given the attention that it deserves. While you are more likely to get quartered on the low half of the pot, beware of getting quartered on the high end.

This should help reiterate the fact that you need to have a hand that can play both ways when you enter a pot in omaha 8/b. Obvious exceptions are in very loose games where you are practically priced in to see the flop with any reasonable starting hand. Inexperienced players will make the fatal mistake of jamming a pot with the nut straight or top full house and think that they are a lock to win the pot. If you get a lot of action, you should slow down as you don't want to get quartered on the high. Of course, the best situation is if you have the nuts both ways; in that case, jam away.

I know this isn't any kind of new revelation, but just one of those forgotten little items that we all need to be reminded about to keep our games sharp.