PLO is starting to become famous in the community of poker. It has been in the European poker rooms for ages and also a staple on high stakes games. But it is due to the internet and its low stakes offer that it become one of the most sought after game in the World Series of Poker.

Prior to learning about PLO tactics, it would be better that you know more about PLO in general and how it differ to other poker games you know about.

1.Pot Limit Omaha is a game full of action. Each participant will be given four starting cards and they will share five board cards – results would be: even the worst player can make something up from the game.

This holds true to people who have switch from Texas Hold ‘m to PLO who presumes that the flush is the best card in the game, a top pair is a good hand and having a two pair is an excellent card. This way of thinking makes this kind of poker players to have a very small chance to be successful in PLO.

2.The beginning cards in PLO in accordance to all players are relatively close in value. There is only a slim chance to you’ll get a 60/40 favorable hand before flop.

This starts the shortcomings of many PLO players: they will have a difficult time transferring from the pre-flop game of Hold ‘Em to the post-flop PLO. But it doesn’t signify that post-flop PLO does not require strategy; however, you have a small chance to win in post-flop PLO compared to Texas Hold ‘Em poker.

3.You need to have the nuts in PLO – if you’re unfortunate enough not to have the best hand in the game or not drawing to have the nuts then it’s time for you to fold because if you didn’t you will be in a big mess.

Drawing a second nut flush in PLO is not recommendable and those hands with no nuts are only there for backup. If you assume that you have the nuts during a hand, you may be in for a big surprise because in PLO the best nuts win.

4.In PLO you’ll encounter a lot of draws, redraws, backup and blocking cards that will last you a last time.

What kind of draws will you encounter in PLO? Certainly, big draws like 20 out straight draw in this example – you possess a hand of 4589 and the flop shows 67K: any 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and Ten will make a straight hand. And it can pull down a set of Kings in an instant. But what would it be if you can also draw a flush from your set?

When you and another player flop or turn the nuts then a redraw is applicable for you to end up getting a better hand. A good example would be having a flop of TJQ and you have AKQJ for your hole card and your opponent has AKT5 – you have a chance to get a full house on the redraw for your pair of Q and J.

Cards use for blocking and backup go together. These terms only pertain to draws that are not nuts and redraws you might posses that will either win the pot if they hit (backup) or lessen the other players chance of getting a good card because you already have  it (blocking cards).

One instance of a blocking card would be holding a two or three kind of suit that might get your opponent a flush hand or a nut-flush. An example of a backup card would be having a top set and you flop it and possess a gut-hand that will lead to a straight.