***Official SSPLO Beginners Thread - New to PLO? Try this for quick questions/tips/chat***

[Lemay002]

Originally Posted by stuh

hi guys - just found this thread. 2012 im gonna learn PLO, mostly because holdem bores me a bit and I dont have motivation to get better.

I have a couple of questions:

1) I have read that micro plo is not beatable. Is this true - I am uk based so can play anywhere - is rakeback a must have?

2) Can someone talk me through a HUD

many thanks,

Stu.

1) its not true, it is definetly beatable, a good rakeback deal will definetly help you though

2) not sure what you mean

Originally Posted by Hookt

How many tables do the huge multi-tablers play? What's the common number of tables for most profesisonal grinders?

I play 12, most player I know do 6

[allovaurface]

Originally Posted by TopPair2Pair

Rec myself and Ace posted in the other thread for a study group but nothing has materialised (Ace has since then pm'd me and I posted again in the other thread).

If you want I am happy to add you both and start a small one as no one in the other thread has taken any ownership for it after I posted there. Just let me know in here and pm me skype once you have enuff posts to do so and we'll kick it off.

If you start a small study group can I join in. At the moment I play plo4-10 6max on merge.

PM me and let me know.

thanks

[mateo1]

Hi fellas, good thread!

I have a simple question regarding BRM. I'm planning to start grinding PLO 10 on stars, so I have a question regarding this: How many BIs do I need for this level playing 4-8 tables? Any other tips for a new player? thx in advance!

[yrmom]

Very minimum 40, feel free to have nittier BRM. Having nitty BRM will save you a headache and a depression later on when variance joins the party. Once you feel comfortable and well rolled, set aside an amount you won't feel bad losing and take a shot to juicy games one level higher

Question every decision you're making and why it should be good/bad. Read and post alot here, get involved and think about everyone's opinion on a hand and why it could be a reasonable play or not. Don't fall into the trap of being formulaic

[Beliskner]

What are good hands to 3bet the button/IP vs a fishy/looser player 100bb-120bb deep besides premium-ish hands?

[yrmom]

Trashy double suited stuff like QJ97ds, K875ds, 5533ss, 3457ds and JT75ds are usually better played as 3bets in that situation since they tend to suck multiway but are playable.

The decision to get frisky with 3bets depends more on the player and the blinds, however

[GoGetaRealJob]

If you wanna play a pot HU vs the fish IP, you can 3bet most of your range pretty comfortably. I'd prob still be flatting hands that flop really poorly, like KK/QQ/JJxx, but it's more about exploiting spewy/passive villains than your actual hand. In these spots, it's important to go for the delayed c-bet often to play potcontrol, otherwise you're setting yourself up for too many difficult turns with a ton of money in the pot.

[Hookt]

What stats do you guys show on your HUD? I've been using only VPIP/PFR/hands since I started because I didn't want to clutter the screen with stuff that I might misinterpret. I feel like it's time to add some more stats now.

Also, is it recommended to group players together by changing the note color to match their tendencies and if so; what system do you use?

[napsus]

yellow- weaktight
lightblue - loose passive
dark blue - loose aggressive (bad)
orange - tight-aggressive
red - loose aggressive (good)

[TopPair2Pair]

Originally Posted by allovaurface

If you start a small study group can I join in. At the moment I play plo4-10 6max on merge.

PM me and let me know.

thanks

I didn't join any group in the end, I did pm someone bck the other day and let them knwo i'd add them on skype but have been really busy lately so dont have time to get involved with that either. I think i'll just exchange a few pms about hands and take it from there when I have free time. Free feel to pm me if you want to discuss anythign. Currently playing 4nl in £s which is around the equivalent of $10nl

[sickbeatsradio]

Im not sure if this is the right place, but i hope you can give me some good answers guys

I started to play plo 3 month ago at plo2 with a new bankroll after I had my roll on ftp...well thats another story.
So I play like 15k hands/month at plo2 atm but with a winrate of 15bb/100 and I will be playing plo5 in a month or a few weeks. I calculated the RB for stars and it sucks, its like 8%.
I really like stars becasue of the software and I feel very secure, but the new rake system is pretty bad for me because I play nitty at the lower stakes.

So should I move to another site? Which site has good rb and a plo player pool which is ok up to plo25.

I would also like to join a study group to be prepared for the higher plo limits bacause i havent played that much plo and I ued to play holdem alot.

[hero donk]

30bb stacks as this is the minimum at stars. what kind of hands are you limp repotting, only AA and at least ss rundowns like JT97, 789T? what about KK?
any advice would be great. No time wasters please...

And also if its folded to you in mid-late pos are you opening(how much) or still limping with intention of being able to repot nearly 50%-60% of ur stack

[GoGetaRealJob]

limp/3betting with 30bb should be done for value only, as you'll have virtually no FE. QJT9ss is prob the bottom of my range for that, but it really comes down to adjusting to villain's range. That said, I never play below 100bb in ring games. Do yourself a favor and learn 100bb+ from the start, it's the best way to get value from the fish.

[DirDirDirty]

Thoughts on training videos? I have memberships to DC and DragTheBar and wondering what you guys think about them in general.

I'm currently reading slowhabit's "transitioning from NLHE to PLO", along with becoming active in this forum and catching up on a lot of old threads, but are the videos a good supplemental tool? Any particular videos or series that anyone found especially helpful?

[Lemay002]

Originally Posted by DirDirDirty

Thoughts on training videos? I have memberships to DC and DragTheBar and wondering what you guys think about them in general.

I'm currently reading slowhabit's "transitioning from NLHE to PLO", along with becoming active in this forum and catching up on a lot of old threads, but are the videos a good supplemental tool? Any particular videos or series that anyone found especially helpful?

MAgicninja - lefty2506, if i recall correctly some vids from dc are prettybad