13
Oct
2009
Know More About Pot Limit Omaha Poker Part 3: Maniac On The Loose
Having a maniac in the PLO table will bring out different reactions from the participants. Some will enjoy the maniac’s aggressive play while others will not be too happy having that kind of player in their midst. Well, lots of people have seen the rebellion coming, it’s just many poker players don’t want to get into a raising war with a maniac unless then have the coveted AAxx hand. They are not willing to welcome such behavior in their table and they show their difficulties as they complain about the maniac on the loose.
I’ll be giving examples below based on a maniac who always raises on the very first round and if there are limpers then he or she usually re-raises mostly 95% of the time. This type of maniac wanted to get it all before the flop shows. Read the rest of this entry »
14
Sep
2009
How do you Play Pot Limit Omaha? Part 2 – Pre-flop
It’s been mentioned that the commencement hands in PLO are close to each other in terms of value. It’s not reasonable to place a hefty part of your pot if you don’t have a big hand to contend with. The reason for this thought is that anything may pop when the flop is turned and not all the time you’re not on the positive side of luck.
It’s given that if you have a good hand, you won’t mind raising the bet but it’s advisable that you don’t gamble away 10% of your stack before the flop opens. The mere exemption would be having a hand not less than an AAxx or KK/QQ. Read the rest of this entry »
9
Sep
2009
How do you Play Pot Limit Omaha? Part 1 – Introductions
Pot Limit Omaha has become one of the widest played poker variant today. It has been popular in European poker rooms for ages as well as on high stakes gaming. But due to the convenience of low stakes poker in the Internet, it slowly become the alternative poker if a player is bored of playing Hold ‘Em.
Before becoming skilled at on PLO strategies, you need to know more about PLO itself and what distinguished it from other poker games. Read the rest of this entry »