PLO Hi/Lo Strategy Guide - Part 3
by Ribbo
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Introduction
In this article- How to maximise winnings and minimize losses on the flop
- Why the flop is a "clean slate" for your hand
- Which options you have to continue with your hand
In Part 2 we established the criteria for our general starting range, in other words what cards we should be taking to the flop in PLO8. Now on the flop, we should be looking towards maximising our value both by realising our true equity on the flop and looking at how to manipulate opponents to maximise our winnings and minimize our losses.
We will look at equities, positional differences, when to take an aggressive or defensive stance with our hand, when to chase or fold low draws, how to squeeze and how the number of opponents dictates whether we continue past the flop.
The flop in Omaha games typically has a dynamic different to that of Hold’em. The pre-flop aggressor in Omaha does not get the same respect concerning continuation betting. We should consider the flop to be a clean slate for our hand. Any equity we had pre-flop can drastically change on this street, so much so that a pre-flop powerhouse can be worthless on the flop. A234 double suited can be check folded on a KQJ flop as opponents rarely give respect to pre-flop raises like they do in Hold’em.
But that doesn’t mean we should discount the pre-flop action, indeed this is information that is ‘serious business’ and will affect whether we bet out a strong hand or opt for a check-raise. Firstly however, we must learn how to draw conclusions about whether our hand is strong enough to continue with.
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