Having a maniac on the PLO table results in different responses on its occupants – some players will enjoy their aggressiveness, others will feel threatened making them play poorly. It may sound strange to you but a lot of poker players don’t enjoy having a maniac on their table, they are not ready to be on a war of raises heads-up against a maniac unless they have an AAxx hand. They protest having this kind of action player in their midst instead of welcoming the change.

In the subsequent instances, we will be using this maniac profile: A player who always raises first on the initial round of the game and have the guts to re-raise 95% in one hand. This maniac personality tries to get the pot before the flop opens. Read the rest of this entry »

It 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). Read the rest of this entry »

PLO’s fame is shifting from unknown to be one of the alternative games in the Internet. It has been very popular in European poker rooms and also to those who are fond of high stakes games. But thanks to the Internet, as mentioned, PLO is gaining steadily the popularity it deserves.

However before going to in-depth evaluation of the game, let us know more about PLO and the concepts behind it and how it is distinguished from other poker varieties. Read the rest of this entry »