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🧠 Omaha Rules Recap

In Omaha:

• Each player must use exactly 2 hole cards

• And exactly 3 community cards to form the best 5-card hand.

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🃏 Board (Community Cards)

A♥ A♠ A♦ A♣ J♣

That's four aces and a jack on the board.

This already gives every player at least four-of-a-kind (aces) by default.

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👤 Player A:

9♥, 10♣, Q♣, K♠

• No pair in hole cards.

• Best combo using: Q♣ K♠ + A♥ A♠ A♦

• Final hand: Trip Aces with King-Queen kicker

• Not a full house — because there’s no pair in the hole cards to match with the board.

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👤 Player B:

3♣, 3♠, 6♦, 7♦

• Has a pair of threes in hole cards.

• Best combo: 3♣ 3♠ + A♥ A♠ A♦

• Final hand: Aces full of threes → a full house

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✅ Winner: Player B

• Player A has: Three Aces + KQ kicker → Trips with top kicker

• Player B has: Full House (Aces full of Threes) → this beats just trips, no matter the kicker.

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🧩 Final Analysis

• Four of a kind on the board is a trap: it feels like you have a monster, but it's all about how you kick or pair with your hole cards.

• Player B wins because only they can form a full house by pairing with their hole cards.

• Player A is crushed by a deceptively strong board.

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Conclusion:
🟩 Player B wins with Aces full of Threes.
🟥 Player A only has three Aces with K kicker — not enough in Omaha.

🎭 Deceptive Board Texture

• Seeing four Aces on the board makes everyone assume: "Wow, we all have quads!"

• But in Omaha, that’s a trap. You can’t use all four — you’re limited to exactly 3 board cards.

• So even though four Aces are showing, no player can actually have four of a kind using Omaha rules.

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🧠 Kicker Illusion

• Player A might think, “I’ve got a King! That’s a huge kicker!”

• But since they don’t have a pair in hand, and can’t use more than 3 Aces, they’re left with only three Aces + kickers — just trips.

• This gives a false sense of strength, especially if you're thinking in Texas Hold'em terms.

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🎯 Subtle Strength of a Small Pair

• Player B has low cards, which often seem weak in Omaha.

• But that small pair of threes becomes critical here: it allows B to make a full house — Aces full of Threes.

• This is a great example of how "low and ugly" hole cards can quietly become monsters in Omaha.

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🔍 Key Takeaway

This hand exposes a classic Omaha trap:

Strong board + no pair in hand = deceptively weak
Mediocre hand + right pair = strongest possible

It’s a great brain teaser and shows why Omaha is often called “the action game with hidden landmines.”