60-Minute Master: PLO Part 10, Blockers

When there are ‘obvious’ draws on the community card board in PLO – and you have the key cards required to complete them – there is the potential for a profitable bluffing opportunity. However, the loose and wild nature of online Omaha games can make this a potentially dangerous strategy. Here we look at the […]

60-Minute Master: PLO Part 11, Unconventional Lines

This lesson is about plays and actions that are common in PLO (but not so common in NLHE) and will be helpful for NLHE players hoping to transition to PLO in the future. There are five plays and concepts that will be discussed in this article: The stop-and-go, pot-sized bets, tighter value ranges, calling pot-sized […]

60-Minute Master: PLO Part 9, Bluffing

The timing for bluffs in Pot Limit Omaha is a difficult concept to grasp. Due to the large number of hand combinations in each hand, a player may assume that optimal bluffing conditions are every board and any situation. While there ARE many board textures that are fantastic for bluffing, there is much more to […]

60-Minute Master: PLO Part 8, Making Good Folds

Don’t pay off when you know you’re beat. This is one of those tips that’s a lot easier said than done. Even the best players can sometimes make crying calls against their better judgement. As a general rule if your gut is telling you strongly “I know I’m beat” you probably are. It takes discipline […]

60-Minute Master: PLO Part 7, Calculating Equity

Calculating your equity in Omaha is important because it will allow you to effectively determine whether or not a hand is worth pursuing. If you have a slim chance of winning a pot but would be forced to invest a lot of money, there is very little equity. On the other hand, if you have […]

60-Minute Master: PLO Part 6, Thoughts on Bet Sizing

Bet sizing in Omaha is both easy and difficult at the same time. Since the game forces players to make limited bets by the default betting rules, you won’t often run into huge pots. With the smaller size of an average pot comes smaller bet sizing, but it should still remain proportionate. PLO is a […]

60-Minute Master: PLO Part 5, Postflop Basics

After reading our Beginner’s PLO Pre-flop Strategy Guide you have (hopefully) found yourself in a good position, playing a quality PLO starting hand with a reasonably small pot – what now?? Pot-limit Omaha is a game of draws, re-draws and nut hands. This beginner’s guide to playing PLO after the flop will help you navigate […]

60-Minute Master: PLO Part 4, Basic Preflop Strategy

This article is not a preflop guide to Pot Limit Omaha (PLO). This article is to be used in addition to preflop hand guides and will present a few random preflop concepts seen in PLO. Some of the concepts presented in this article are: limping preflop, smaller 3-bet sizing, and flat calling. All examples are […]

60-Minute Master: PLO Part 3, Starting Hands

In the first two lessons, I gave a few guidelines on how to approach most PLO games. I will now discuss some of the most profitable starting hands in this game and a few suggestions about whether and how to play them.  When reading this, keep in mind that in pot limit mixing up your play […]

60-Minute Master: PLO Part 2, Bankroll Management & Mindset

  Bankroll management in Pot Limit Omaha is one of the most overlooked aspects of the game. Because PLO is a fast-paced “action game” it often attracts gamblers and adrenalin junkies who are more interested in the possibility of getting lucky and making lots of money fast than protecting themselves against the possibility of a […]