Pot Limit Omaha Strategy 101

Pot Limit Omaha is one of the only poker games more widely played in Europe than in North America. Why? Because Europeans love to gamble and PLO has the biggest swings, letting even a novice take out a pro.

Omaha hi is one of the only games where a pair is horrible and bottom set is subject to disaster. 75% of the time, someone will have a straight. 70% someone will have a flush, and 25% of the time someone will have a full house.

One of the worst things you can do is slow play your hand, unless you have the nuts, because even if you check once, you opponent will pounce on the opportunity. Generally most of the action occurs preflop or on the flop. Discipline is huge in Omaha, because when was it ever easy for you to fold a set, straight, or even a flush? (Even when you positively knew you were beat) You want to play high pocket pairs, essentially anything above Jacks.

If that pair doesn't improve, you need to fold your hand no matter what hits the flop. Connecting or semi connecting cards should be played. Hands like KQJ10, or QJ97 (semi). If one of your cards is more than two spaces apart (Q,J,10,7) for example, you shouldn't risk playing it.

Never play a flush or flush draw unless it is the nut flush. On any given hand, 3 people have at least 2 cards of the same suit! Low pairs are useless and should be folded (Hands like 4466 or 5588).