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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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

PLO4 · Stage 1 quiz

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Question 1 of 8

How many hole cards must you use in Omaha?

Question 2 of 8

You hold A♥ K♣ 7♦ 2♠ and the board is Q♥ 9♥ 5♥ 3♥ 2♣. What is your best hand?

Question 3 of 8

The board is 7♠ 7♦ 7♥ K♣ 2♣. Which hand beats A♠A♦Q♣J♥?

Question 4 of 8

The pot is 40 and your opponent bets 20. What is the maximum pot-limit raise?

Question 5 of 8

Blinds are 1/2. What’s a pot-sized open from under the gun?

Question 6 of 8

Roughly how much equity does A♠A♥K♠K♥ have against a random PLO hand?

Question 7 of 8

On 9♥ 8♣ 2♦, who is favourite: top set or J-T-7-6 with a 20-out wrap?

Question 8 of 8

Which is the strongest starting hand?

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