Here are five poker Omaha high-low hands for you to score using the Hutchison system. You’ll find the answers below the final hand.
A♠-A♦-2♠-3♦
A♠-K♠-J♦-J♥
2♣-3♥-4♦-5♦
A♥-J♦-T♣-4♥
8♣-8♦-9♣-9♦
You should assign the following points to the sample hands:
A♠-A♦-2♠-3♦ has a lowest two-card combination of A2 for 20 points, a Three kicker, which gets 9 points, a pair of Aces nets 8 points, and two Ace-high flush draws for 4 points apiece (8 total), for a total of 45 points. That’s the maximum score possible, which means that you’re a big favorite before the flop. If you get this hand, raise until they make you stop.
A♠-K♠-J♦-J♥ is playable as a high-only hand. All of the cards are a Ten or higher, and the hand contains a pair plus a flush draw.
2♣-3♥-4♦-5♦ has a lowest two-card combination of 23 for 15 points, a Four kicker for 6 points, a Five kicker for 4 points, and no points for a pair or a flush draw (there is one, but it isn’t high enough to score points), for a total of 25 points.
A♥-J♦-T♣-4♥ has a lowest two-card combination of A4 for 13 points, a Jack kicker for 2 points, no points for a pair, and 4 points for an Ace-high flush draw, for a total of 19 points.
8♣-8♦-9♣-9♦ has no low possibility, no cards that gain points as kickers, no pairs that earn points, and no flush draws, for a total of 0 points. If you get this hand, throw it away as quickly as you can.
