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Originally Posted by elon05 
Slow playing is almost always incorrect
Playing a strong hand weakly in order to make more money from later betting rounds is a dangerous game in Omaha . Remember with four cards each your opponents effectively have six hands. Give them a free card and they may make a hand that beats yours. I believe that check raising in Omaha is less effective than in Hold'em, especially limit Omaha . A powerful tactic in Hold'em it's usually a better strategy in Omaha to take advantage of any value your hand has immediately and make potential drawing hands pay.
So revealing the strength of your hand in Omaha is not as damaging as in Hold'em . The reason is Omaha is a game of nuts. It's no secret to the other players that you have the nuts or are drawing to them so get your money in the pot!
Bluffing is a smaller part of the game
In Hold'em it's often said you play your opponent as much as the cards. Bluffing is an essential skill every winning player has. In Omaha a player betting as a bluff, as opposed to raising as a bluff, is much more likely to get called as opponents have more hand possibilities to call them with. With that said genuine bluffing opportunities do occasionally present themselves in Omaha . If you are at a relatively tight table they can be the most profitable plays. If you do ever manage to pull a bluff off never show your opponents. It's hard enough to bluff successfully in Omaha . If your opponents know you're willing to try it they're even more likely to call you next time.
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I'm a good Omaha and Omha HL player. In fact i only play Omaha HL on the tables and Holdem in tournaments.
Regarding of what you said, slow playing helps you only in cases when you have a flush or fullhouse from flop. I other cases hands can be beaten very easy.
All my big bets comes after river, and i will not chace a straight or a fullhouse if there was a big bet. Bluffing is not usual in Omaha. You just can't bluff 2-3 players with 4 cards in their hands. The only bluff you can make is after river but you must read very well your oponent cards.