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Double-suited

Also: ds

An Omaha hand containing two cards of one suit and two of another, giving it two separate flush possibilities. A double-suited hand is worth substantially more than the same four cards with only one suit or none.

Example. Ace-king-jack-ten double-suited is close to the best hand you can be dealt in Omaha.

The gain is not only the extra flush draw but the extra redraw: a double-suited hand that flops a straight can still be drawing to a flush that beats every other straight. Hands are usually written with the suits marked, and 'ds' after a rundown is standard shorthand.

The caveat is nut quality. Two low flush draws are worth much less than one ace-high one, because in Omaha somebody usually has the suit and the question is only who has it highest.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is being double-suited worth?

Enough to change a marginal Omaha hand into a raising one, mainly because of the extra redraw it provides.