| This is a discussion on Omaha more profitable than hold em? within the online poker forums, in the Learning Poker section; Does anyone make serious money with omaha and how does the higher vaiance and skill level make it more o less profitable than holdem?... |
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| Omaha more profitable than hold em? Does anyone make serious money with omaha and how does the higher vaiance and skill level make it more o less profitable than holdem? |
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| I'm not sure if it's more profitable or not. I'm sure it's at the lowest stakes, the swings and variance are so sick though I don't think I could handle playing omaha long term. Then again, I've never gone out of my way to try learn it properly. A lot of the time it's all in on the flop/turn and there are so many outs for either player to take down the pot usually it's just who runs better I think a good Holdem player is likely to make more at any given stakes than say a good omaha player. That's just my opinion I might be way off, because there are far more fish at omaha so I guess it just depends. |
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| Yeah that's true, variance is only short term. I guess it all comes down to the psychosocially aspect. If you can play without tiliting then I guess it can be more profitable. I for one, tilt very very very bad in Omaha. I like the odd game but I suck big time and shoulden't play it, I also blow a lot of dollar of lol. |
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| The rakeback makes it profitable IMO. Once I played 2 hour 4 tabling 5NL PLO and got like 50VPP's. Don't quote me on that but it was something close. Your seeing a lot more flops and the pots get big very fast so it makes sense. It's not hard to be a winning player. I think table selection is more important than in hold em. Find a fish who calls down with two pair and you're golden for a good session. PLO is more fun that hold em aswell but its all preferance. |
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| If I sign-up and deposit on a new site then I will sometimes play micro stakes PLO,just to earn the FPP's,or VPP's at a quicker rate. Your in the action more often,and the pots can sometimes get quite large. If your prepared to take a few bad hits now and then,then it's a good way to earn some quick points,and also at times make some nice quick profits too. Good luck if you try it! |
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| I'm playing a bit of micro Omaha h/l to improve my board reading.So far haven't disgraced myself. Playing real tight, but have seen some crazy players come and go.A lot of pot and all-in betting with hands I would not consider playable. For me it is at least an ace and 3 under eight and preferably suited, before I will even consider all-in betting. |
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| I don't think certain games are more profitable than others. You can lose just as much money in Omaha as you can Stud. It all depends on how much your playing with. Depending on the game wouldn't be a factor in that. I've always been told to never buy-in with more than I'm willing to lose. |
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| Personally, Omaha is not for me, because I like to figure out what my opponent has but in Omaha this is completely impossible if you ask me. I have heard alot of players such Phil Galfond say that Omaha is gambler's form of poker. Patrick Ant. says that this game is for gamblers... I would say Oamah is more profitable than Holdem in a good and a bad way... |
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| Serious money is won and lost in PLO. If you are the type of NLHE that tilts becuase you got sucked out on, then PLO isn't for you. However if you are a gambler that loves tons and tons of action, then you should give PLO a try. |
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In broad terms, percentages are not hard to figure in PLO. |
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| re: Omaha more profitable than hold em? poker I play Omaha in a home game, but we play fixed limit. The nice thing about that is that you can play the game without the extreme gambling factor. The key to winning at FL is to realize that the number of playable hands is a lot less than you might think. We have guys who are in after the flop who should not be and guys who throw away cards that they should be staying with, because they can't lose their HE mentality and don't know how to count outs in Omaha. |
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| I have always made more money playing Low stakes Omaha(Hi-Lo). 1- Because I have played it longer then most of the online guys have been alive 2- I find a lot of newbies over value their hand pre-flop and chase draws that are improbable. 3- Also on Low stakes tables you can use your experience better in Pot limit tables compared to limit. Just my opinion. |
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| There are a lot more specialists in HE these days, even in low stakes. So yes, Omaha has become much more profitable. This is why a lot of the pros now specialize in mixed games, where a lot of people who can hold their own in HE become huge fish. |
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| as others have said, it's a game of suckouts, big swings, and even bigger pots. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of largest online pots are in PLO. PLO is all about action + there's less NITs than in Hold'em. In Hold'em you can have AA, the best starting hand and raise 5x the big blind and there's a good chance that no one will give you any action. In Omaha, you can have AAKK ds (best Omaha starting hand), make the exact same play and have everyone call you. Last edited by ZODECI : 21st July 2011 at 11:50 PM. |
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| If you really understand the game and play it well, it has the potential to be more profitable than Holdem just because there are more fish playing Omaha than Holdem games nowadays. I know a couple high stakes Holdem players who have been killing it at PLO recently. Personally, I'm sticking to Holdem. |
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| re: Omaha more profitable than hold em? poker Omaha is definitely more difficult. It's easy to get used to and understand how to play at first. Once you get the hang of it, it's a lot of fun though. I still prefer Hold Em' because it's easier to know where you stand in hands rather than having no idea what your opponent could possibly have in Omaha. |
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