Tips for Playing Omaha Poker

"Now just to drive the point home, because this can be sort of a sticking point, something that can trip you up when you start to play Omaha--the first few times you play Omaha you might have trouble remembering this--you cannot play the board. Let's look at this. This board came out a straight, actually. Eight, seven, six, five, four. But, we're playing Omaha not Texas Hold 'Em, so I cannot play the board. I must make my best hand with three cards from the community cards, three cards from the board, and two cards from my pocket cards. So, in this case, I don't have a straight. I actually have but a pair of sixes. Ace six from my pocket cards, and then the six from the board, and the next two highest cards. As a matter of fact, with that hand, probably want to give it up. Throw it away pretty early."