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Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO4) · Stage 1 of 3
PLO Foundations
Stage 1 teaches the rules of Pot-Limit Omaha and the habits Hold’em players must unlearn: using exactly two hole cards, calculating a pot-size bet, why equities run so close, and which four-card hands are worth playing.
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- 1
Pot-Limit Omaha Rules: Four Cards, Use Exactly Two
How to play Pot-Limit Omaha: dealing, betting rounds, the must-use-exactly-two rule, and the hand-reading traps that catch every Hold'em player moving to PLO. - 2
Pot-Limit Betting: How to Calculate the Pot
How pot-limit betting works: the maximum bet and raise, the quick 3× formula for a pot-sized raise, and worked preflop and post-flop examples. - 3
PLO Hand Values: Why Equities Run So Close
Why Omaha equities are so close: calculated match-ups for aces, rundowns and double-suited hands, why one pair rarely wins and why drawing to the nuts matters. - 4
PLO Starting Hands: Suited, Connected and Double-Suited
What makes a strong PLO starting hand: nut potential, suits, connectedness and pairs. The best hand types, the ones to avoid, and equity numbers for each.
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