A maniac in the poker table can evoke varying responses on its occupants – several players will take pleasure in 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.

I’ll be using the next profile of a maniac in the subsequent examples: A maniac who raises and re-raises most of the time including the first round of betting. He only wants to win it all before the flop shows that’s why he’s showing such kind of aggressiveness.

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The first part of this series talks about the beginning hands in PLO being close to each other in conditions of value. It’s not sensible to place a large part of your pot if you don’t have a big hand to contend with. The reason for this thought is that anything may pop when the flop is turned and not all the time you’re not on the positive side of luck.

You may want to raise your bet if you think you have a better hand but it’s recommended not to place more than 10% of your stack during pre-flop. Only when you have an AAxx or KK/QQ hand that you can bet more than that.

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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.

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