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[Roberts2003 0]

hey guys, for those of you who play PLO, a few general questions:1.) how did you start? books, videos, etc2.) how do the swings feel compared to NL?3.) tell me how much you like/dislike iti am blanking on more questions, but basically i wanna start playing this game at some point and am wondering about the experiences of others who partake in such a stimulating endeavor. thanks!

[BigLebowski 0]

hey guys, for those of you who play PLO, a few general questions:1.) how did you start? books, videos, etchaven't read any books or watched videos, but I wouldn't say I am a super successful player either..winner yeah, but nothing big...strat forums are good, not necessarily this one though2.) how do the swings feel compared to NL?there are swings in NL?3.) tell me how much you like/dislike itit's nice on days when you can't miss, it sucks on days when everyone is hittingi am blanking on more questions, but basically i wanna start playing this game at some point and am wondering about the experiences of others who partake in such a stimulating endeavor. thanks!

basically, if craps is your casino game you will absolutely love PLO. If Pai Gow is your game, stay away from PLOmicro/low stakes are filled with nuthuggers, especially FTP.you are a little late to the game as the players are much better/nittier than they were a year ago

[nutzzcase 0]

Isildur1 plays PLO.

[GOCUBSGO 77]

hey guys, for those of you who play PLO, a few general questions:1.) how did you start? books, videos, etc2.) how do the swings feel compared to NL?3.) tell me how much you like/dislike iti am blanking on more questions, but basically i wanna start playing this game at some point and am wondering about the experiences of others who partake in such a stimulating endeavor. thanks!

1.) I started off by messing around in the super micro limits. Just tried to get a feel for the game and get comfortable making much more complex decisions. There are several books by Jeff Hwang dealing with advanced plo. The best way to learn is to just play. I would caution you though to make sure you play small stakes and move up slowly.2.) The swings are going to be much higher than in NL. I play .50/1.00 and I've had sessions where I can win $700 in a few hours, and I've lost $200-300 in less than an hour. If you are a good player and consistently make the right decisions, you'll come out ahead in the end though. The smaller stakes are pretty soft so I found it pretty easy to move up. Sometimes it can get kinda rough though so make sure you have the appropriate roll to play that particular level.3.) I'm pretty new to PLO, I played the occasional tournament, but only recently took up cash games and I'm absolutely in love. Omaha is such a beautifully complex game. Much more so than NL. For me PLO seems to be a better fit in terms of cash games.

[MaxStPolish 4]

1.) how did you start? books, videos, etcI started like 3-4 years ago when I got sick of trying to figure out the finite points of hold 'em, and found that I could nut peddle a profit in PLO.2.) how do the swings feel compared to NL?I couldn't go into the uber details, because my NL and PLO abilities are on such different levels it would be a skewed response....but PLO swings are going to be greater in nature preflop hand equity is so much flatter.....and so many hands exist to result in all in confrontations post flop and turn where players are in that 40-60% equity region still.3.) tell me how much you like/dislike it?I love it. I've long said the smartest thing I have done in poker was admit to myself that I am too far behind the curve in NLHE......but in PLO, the curve is much akin to pre-moneymaker NLHE, where the bulk of general players are still just trying to feel things out and play a very ABC game. I cannot recommend enough reading Jeff Hwang's books on PLO. I never read his 1st one, as by the time I actually got into this forum board posting/book reading part of my poker life, I already figured out these core concepts myself (however others have vouched for the book's strong foundation of information). His advanced PLO book has been a very strong supplement to my game.I'll try and come back on here at some point to chat more about this. I really think there's a groundswell for a "PLO boom". It will never carry the same steam as the NLHE boom.....but I do think enough NLHE players that are B/E or rec style are having their interesting piqued by the apparent action-packed PLO game. Then the pond gets stocked for all!!

[mase_gotsem 0]

plo sux and such awsome players as you shld stick to holdem

[mrpaddyx 13]

1.) how did you start? books, videos, etcWas playing on Pokerstars one day and saw that there was games other than Hold-em. 2.) how do the swings feel compared to NL?I tend to lose more money at Omaha. Mainly as its my game of choice when I'm drunk. 3.) tell me how much you like/dislike itI like it but not as much as Omaha Hi/Lo.

[Balloon guy 158]

PLO is much more fun that NLYou can see at least 60% of the flops, I am around 90% of the flopsYou can stack guys who think that AAxx is the nuts and that no matter what flops they are going to raise pot because they gots aces!It's important to understand the concept of redraws. Top two pair in hold em are nice, in PLO they are like middle pair in hold em, you must have re-draws to get lots of money into the pots.If you cannot fold the 2nd nut flush, you cannot survive in PLOIf you cannot fold bottom set on the flop, you cannot survive in PLOIf you cannot understand that your flopped straight is no longer any good because the board paired then you cannot survive PLOIf you can't get that AAxx is not that strong, then you cannot survive PLOPot control, position and seeing all your redraws are required skills.

[mrpaddyx 13]

You can stack guys who think that AAxx is the nuts and that no matter what flops they are going to raise pot because they gots aces!

So true, I even had the pleasure of playing someone earlier onto today who kept on bettting into me with a starting hand of AAAA

[nutzzcase 0]

So true, I even had the pleasure of playing someone earlier onto today who kept on bettting into me with a starting hand of AAAA

did you have a royal flush?