Easiest Poker Sites for PLO
Lately I have been playing a lot of Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) online and have noticed that many of the games are VERY beatable. In my ever lasting search to find the easiest PLO Poker sites, here is what I have found so far.
About 2 weeks ago I watched many of the PLO videos on Real Poker Training, so I decided to hit the tables with my new skills.
If you have the patience to wait for strong hands and pick the right tables, you can make a killing playing these games. Here are the sites I have been playing, and my thoughts on each:
PokerStars.com - PokerStars has a ton of action at the PLO tables, but I think the players are slightly better and a little tighter here than at Full Tilt Poker. I managed to make just over $1500 in about a week of grinding it out at the $1/$2 PLO tables on top of my original $800 buy-in. To do well here I think you have to play a little more aggressive to force bigger pots with premium hands.
FullTiltPoker.com - I had $120 left in my account, so I decided to give their $.50/$1 tables a try. The players on Full Tilt’s PLO tables are VERY aggressive (for the most part), so you need to be much more patient. In just over 1 week I have run my original $120 up to over $1400. I have tried their $1/$2 games a few times (though I don’t really have the bankroll for them), but when I build up a little more will be playing these more often. Players are SUPER-AGGRESSIVE at these tables and love to gamble. Wait to get all the money in on the turn and you will get some callers looking to outdraw you.
Pacific Poker - VERY beatable, though they don’t have the traffic that the sites above have. There really is only action at $.25/$.50 and lower, so if you are a small stakes player this is probably the easiest site for you.
Prior to watching the videos I was probably winning a little here and there, but overall was probably breaking even, or possibly down. My play used to be much more aggressive and I was getting involved in WAY too many pots. David Eisenstein shares a lot of great tips in the videos, and has made me become a much tighter player. If you are very aggressive right now, I definitely recommend trying the site out for a month at least to see his videos.
If you know of any other sites that are great for PLO, please post them in the comments below.
Good luck at the tables!
gtycoon said
am August 6 2008 @ 7:57 pm
Like you mention, with the large amount of players on PokerStars and FullTilt you should be able to find a good table to play at either of these sites. I like to watch a bit before I start playing a table.