Pot Limit Omaha vs No Limit Holdem

[clasrasmusso]

I like to play Omaha, it takes a bit more, because it can turn fast that the best hand until you've lost it, have to play in another way.
Test for it is very fun, but start with low efforts.​

 

[Mortis]

PLO is definitely my weakest game, but I'm working on it.

I've never played PLO live before.. My short term memory is so bad, that I think I'd be looking at my cards every 15 seconds to see what I have and what's changed after the flop, turn, and river lol.

 

[AlexStar1981]

Omaha's no less interesting than hold'em. It's even easier for me to play it, because it's easier to choose the one with which to play from 4 pocket cards.

 

[Top Top]

PLO is not like Texas Holdem where raising and building a pot or trying to bluff or bully opponents works and could make you take down the pot in PLO you need to play only good hands and never bet big if you don't have the nuts and never call if you can't improve to a monster hand.

 

[Spaceman]

After reading the article I have to say I really want to play PLO. Nice tips for beginners like me. I think its is a completely different game from holdem . A lot of variance, and everything changes with every street compared to texas holdem.

So, I am curious, what is the equivalent of holdem aces hand to omaha?

 

[Spaceman]

PLO is definitely my weakest game, but I'm working on it.

I've never played PLO live before.. My short term memory is so bad, that I think I'd be looking at my cards every 15 seconds to see what I have and what's changed after the flop, turn, and river lol.

Lol!!!!!!! Didnt think it that way!! I'm probably worse, consider all the times I've played plo I looked again and again at my cards for like half a minute at every street :flute::flute:

Spoiler

And I'm talking about playing online:laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[RicardoTolfo]

Omaha has many possible combinations. You never know what your opponent has in hand. I always confuse my game because I have to use 2 cards from my hand.

 

[wsbar]

Great article on PLO, I learn a lot here in the forum, this article has greatly expanded my knowledge, I had not thought about this opportunity in Omaha, I like playing Texa's Hodem. I'm going to invest some money in Omaha and put these tips into practice, I hope to get lucky at the tables and make some money.

 

[wsbar]

Great article on PLO, I learn a lot here in the forum, this article has greatly expanded my knowledge, I had not thought about this opportunity in Omaha, I like playing Texa's Hodem. I'm going to invest some money in Omaha and put these tips into practice, I hope to get lucky at the tables and make some money.

 

[PHX]

Great article for beginners in PLO. Position is so key in this game.

Omaha is a game of undefined hands unlike Holdem. No hand has any significant advantage pre-flop and this game forces you to become good at post flop play. Cannot get attached to any hand no matter how strong it is one bad flop, turn or river and you must be willing to muck them.

bluffing in Omaha is obviously a lot harder to do than in Holdem. But it is possible got to pick your spots carefully it is more about what your opponent fear like a flush or straight or board pairing card.

 

[cwdignus]

I played Omaha a few times in tournaments here in the CC, I played because I am participatory in the events here of the cardchat but I think Omaha very complicated .... when I learn a little more of Holdem, I will begin to train PLO

 

[Rijckenborg]

PLO is my second favorite poker variation.
To get 4 cards in hand give more action.
When I begin to play PLO, it took me a while to understand that I haved to use to 2 of my cards.

 

[Andrew Popov]

Pot Limit Omaha is a game of increased variance, so poor players can run up huge bankrolls without much knowledge of the game because equities between hands preflop are so much closer. Weak players aren’t bleeding as much money preflop as they are in Hold'em and can go on astonishingly sick runs, or just lose money at a much slower rate.

Perhaps my English is very bad, but it seems to me that this phrase contains a logical contradiction. After all, the more variance, the higher the risk that an inexperienced player will lose his entire bankroll very quickly. A player with a poor knowledge of omaha poker - many hands seem very strong, but in fact they are easily beaten by even stronger hands. In this, Omaha Poker is very similar to Poker 6+. Of course, these are different versions of poker, but they are similar in that very often very strong combinations are being collected during the game, which Texas Holdem players see much less often.

 

[shanest]

I prefer playing Omaha but you have to have a thicker skin and be prepared for more gambling. The variance can be brutal in it.

 

[Everbane]

Played in Omaha and personally my opinion is not mine .. I like Holdem more!

 

[xexeu]

When I started playing poker, I started playing Omaha but over time I focused on the holdem to improve my skills but I still play a little bit.

 

[Nelson1712]

I do not play Omaha, I only play Texas Holdem, it's my only game and I still have a lot to learn, so until I consider myself a semi expert player, I will not dedicate myself to other games

 

[TheShek]

I find PLO an extremely frustrating game. It's a lot of fun to play, and when it goes well I feel very satisfied. I've been working on my game but I still get outdrawn most of the time. Even when i'm a huge favourite preflop, on the flop and turn, the river seems to constantly make me a loser. But I keep returning because I figure the variance will turn around at some point. But will it?!?

Playing in position is very important in PLO. Playing hands that can make the nuts. And playing tight, which is harder to do because so many hands seem to have so much potential.

 

[es530]

I am a fish, I will start playing more omaham - since, according to the article, the fish will have a good return. In fact, every time I played omaham, I realized it was easier to have a holdem base. The problem I encounter in omaham is that it increases the combinations, to think of the opponent's hand, because they are 4 letters instead of 2.
I'll try to play more omaham, to see if I can confirm what the article says.

 

[Zorba]

Thanks to CardsChat I have played Omaha games, I prefer NLO over PLO but have enjoyed both.

Best advice I got was to evaluate my hole cards carefully before entering a hand, some hands look pretty but in fact are crap.

:top:

 

[AlexPedsPaps]

PLO seems fun but a much more difficult game mathematically. Also there is much higher variance so you’re more likely to get stung. But also this means you can sting someone else!

I prefer NLH but then again I haven’t played much PLO at all.

 

[bruno13xs]

Pot Limit Omaha is a very fun game mode you have enough to calculate odds I like to play Omaha with letters seguencias possibilities as well but I think it has chances to win

 

[Sil3ntness]

If you get angry easily from playing Holdem, I would not recommend PLO. As mentioned several times in this thread, the variance in PLO is insane compared to Holdem.

For example only in Omaha can you have top set on the flop and still be behind LOL.

has only about 45% equity vs

on a flop

 

[Kanetuck]

The article helped me. I finished in the money on the first PLO tournament I played after reading the article. Nothing crazy, like two dollars, but was fun.

 

[HypnoT0AD]

I quite like PLO, you usually end up with more monster hands, but so do your opponents.

I prefer playing it to NLHE, but I find it's tougher also, but maybe because I've playing NLHE longer than PLO.