Know More about Pot Limit Omaha Poker Part 1: What to do on Pre-flop
Posted by TitanPokerBonusCodes in Poker Strategy, tags: PLO, poker, pot limit omaha, pre-flopIt was said in the first part of this series that beginning hands in PLO are very close in value. Due to this, it’s not rational to place a large part of your stack pre-flop unless you have an AAxx hand. This is due to the fact that anything can happen once the flop is turned.
If you have a good hand then it’s normal for you to raise, but don’t attempt a raise higher than 10% of your stack before the flop. The only exclusion would be having the said AAxx hand or a really steady KK/QQ hand (double suited or Broadway).
With these hands you can bet less than 10% of your stack or probably bet more than 50%.
Why bet less than 10%?
Betting less than 10% of your own stack to the pot will ensure you won’t lose a lot when the flop is not that good with your hands. For instance, you are playing in $100 buy-in PLO game and you have a hole card of AsKsJdQc which is a strong hand.
If the flop turned out to be A, J and Q which is not the same suited card as yours – you can bet $7 which is not a bad stack to loss if ever you gave up your hand.
And if the pot is opened to $7 and there are two players calling and you re-raise it with $38; then at the turn you got a gut-shot straight or a full house to split the pot. The pot at that moment can be as high as $200 for your $68 call.
Betting 20%-40% of your stack before the flop is suicide in PLO.
Why bet more than 50%?
On the other hand, if you possess a strong hand of AAxx or KK/QQ, you may want the pot heads-up and you need to have enough to bet a 50% pot flop bet which will eventually lead the others to fold until you’re head to head with one opponent.
And then you have to bet every flop that will turn because you are already committed to the pot since pre-flop, and with that kind of card you have some kind of advantage over your opponents.
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