One of the most played and overvalued hand in poker are the pocket aces. They are always played and everyone has confidence in them. Players that usually play Texas holdem usually rely on the aces in Omaha more than they should. The absolute stating hand in Omaha actually is 2-3-A-A and it has to be played always, no matter the position or the number of players in the game. This is the only AAxx combination to be always played and no other similar combination can be such a great hand.

If a player has an AA hand, it can be good or not. The thing that really matters are the rest of the cards he holds. Lets compare the AA23 hand, when it is double suited with the AA55 hand, no suit at all. The first one can get two nut flushes so it holds two potential winning hands, maybe more including straight possibilities, but the last hand has no outcome whatsoever, it is a mediocre middle hand and it should be usually dropped with the exception of a couple of situations.

If you have a hand of AA and two other side low cards you have a tricky hand that has to be played in a certain manner. If the cards cant be in any way of use to the hand then the player will have to raise, that is the only way to play the hand. Try to insolate your opponent with at least three bets and play the cards hoping of a draw that can save the hand.

Playing AA59 or 49 should be done with great care if ever. however if you have the AA92 hand then statistics say that you chances are greater and it is actually a good hand that should be played in many situation, on the other hand AA93 cant be and it is a weak hand. if you have AA23 double suited then it is the best hand and it has to be played with aggression.

Keep in mind that in Omaha an AAxx hand is better when xx is QJ than when xx is 10-10 or JJ. Pairs are weaker than high cards when next to an ace pair.

Play with extreme caution the Ace pair in Omaha because it means something only when assorted with two other cards that can empower it. Many time players play these hands whenever and regardless of the other two cards and this is a mistake because playing Omaha is different from holdem and a pair of aces only has value here if you play it with the right cards.