Pot Limit Omaha 
Using Blockers in Hold'em and PLO
We're all focused on the NFL playoffs here in the U.S. right now, what with the Super Bowl being just a few weeks away. The playoffs are a time when individual players often emerge as...
Evaluating Pot-Limit Omaha Starting Hands for Straight-Draw Potential
I've been enjoying the recent posts from our friend Matthew Pitt, a.k.a. YorkyPud, in which he's kept us up-to-date on "Pud's Poker Progress." Lately the Pudster has found himself playing a lot more pot-limit Omaha....
Dealing with Post-Flop Min-Bettors in PLO
The other day I was sitting at my usual low-stakes online game -- six-handed pot-limit Omaha -- when I realized an opponent seemed to be doing a lot of minimum-betting after the flop. And when...
Warming Up and Cooling Down
One of the great properties of the game of poker is there are no physical requirements to play the game. It does not really matter if you are an extremely fit 19-year old or an...
Why Position Is Vital In Poker
As a general rule the average poker player in today's game is much more skilled, or at least more knowledgeable, than they were as little as three years ago. There are a number of reasons...
Overvaluing Aces in Pot-Limit Omaha
I was playing short-handed pot-limit Omaha the other day when a hand occurred that demonstrated a couple of truths frequently encountered when playing low limit PLO online. One was how a lot of players --...
Raising and cold calling ranges
One thing that really separates No Limit Hold'em from Pot Limit Omaha is the huge difference between raising and cold calling ranges between the two games. In No Limit Hold'em, generally the initial raiser (or...
Flatting with aces in PLO
This is one of the hardest things to drill into good Hold'em players when they start playing Pot Limit Omaha - learning to flat with aces in many situations. Although there is certainly a time...
How to play a good or bad card on the turn or river
Most players are aware of how 'good' or 'bad' a card can be on the turn or river in Hold'em or Omaha. Good cards can throw up great bluffing opportunities, make your hand much safer...
PLO - Staying in the game
One of the interesting things about Pot Limit Omaha, and arguably the thing that makes it by far the most profitable game out there for the astute player at the moment, is how few people...
Heart
If you were to break down the characteristics that are truly needed to become a top player in any high-stakes skill game, heart would be very close to the top of all of them. The...
Black Friday: Prepared by PLO
It has been two weeks since I've played a hand of online poker for real money. I did sit down for a couple of play money sessions here and there over the last few days....
Defending your blinds in different games
Many players in games with blinds behave as if every one is equal when considering whether to defend their blinds or not. No limit players sitting in limit games tend to defend their blinds too...
Bet sizing in Omaha
Many weak Omaha players have one true love in their life - the pot button. This sits innocuously enough at the side of the betting button, but all too often becomes the instant go to...
