Part 1: PLO Overview

Here is a summary of the key points from Eric “Rizen” Lynch’s PLO training video:

  • PLO is a game of thin edges, around 55-60%. You have to be comfortable with variance and getting your whole stack in.
  • Position is extremely important in PLO. It allows you to play hands more profitably and make better decisions with more information.
  • Your positional advantage is greater when you have a deeper effective stack relative to the pot size. This allows you to leverage your position over multiple streets.
  • Preflop hand selection should take into account how many players are likely to see the flop. Tighten up with more players in the hand.
  • Nut hands like big pairs increase in value multi-way, while non-nut hands lose value. Size your bets appropriately.
  • Think ahead about your opponents’ likely actions and adjust your preflop strategy accordingly. Play tighter against loose passive players.
  • There are many viable PLO strategies, from tight to loose aggressive. Focus on hand selection basics and playing positionally.

Key quotes from Eric “Rizen” Lynch’s PLO training video:

“Pot Limit Omaha is really a game where you’re pushing you know 55 or 60 edges a lot of times hopefully better than that but a lot of times you get you know all the money goes in and one person somewhere between a 50 and 60 favorite the other person’s a slight dog.” (03:54)

“Position is important in every form of Poker but I really found it in my pot limit on my place the position is just of ultimate importance.” (06:32)

“When you’re in position you have more information you’re able to make better decisions poker is a game of incomplete information so if you have more information than your opponent does there’s a good chance you can make better decisions than he does and you’re going to make more profit than he does.” (18:32)

“The deeper you are behind you know the bigger the pot the stat are the bigger the stack to pot ratio um I think I might be saying that wrong people you just talk about pot or pot stack I forget but basically the more chips you have in your stack in relation to what’s in the pot the more your positional advantages come into play.” (18:56)

“When making your pre-flop fan decisions think ahead Know How likely the player still left actor to call and adjust your hand range accordingly.” (24:44)