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04-21-2008 , 09:25 AM

jcl

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I notice that a lot of the CR pros (stinger, aba, muddywater) play a lot of PLO. My question is, is this really worth it if ur still moving up in NL? did u guys learn it simultaneously or get to the pinnacle of NL n then learn PLO? ive played a bit of PLO n i agree competition is relatively softer n its a lot of fun (tho im sure that wears off just like for NL) but, say I'm playing 3/6NL now. i could take the time to learn PLO from say 1/2 and move to 3/6 as well or i could just play NL exclusively and get to 5/10. wouldnt the latter be strictly better money-wise?

04-21-2008 , 10:50 AM

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I didn't start til I peaked in NL, but you said it in your post, the competition is weaker in PLO. A top player in a 1/2 PLO game can probably earn as much $ per hour as a top player at 3/6 NL, a 3 times higher winrate seems very reasonable. The variance is rough though so be careful.

04-21-2008 , 11:22 AM

jcl

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thx for the response stinger! it was actually ur recent vid that inspired me to take PLO up again (i started learning a while ago but put it off due to the variance) but then the thought in my OP occured to me.

04-21-2008 , 09:25 PM

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I agree JCL, PLO is a lot of fun to play, and the competition is weaker because many players do not know the game very well. Are you having trouble learning this game jcl? I know that I have a hard time playing the LAG style that is advocated by the CR instructors in the PLO vids.

04-29-2008 , 04:56 PM

koOma

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PLO owns, the variance gets me down tho. I'm probably losing money @ the 100PLO game, but solid winner at 50PLO.

04-29-2008 , 11:27 PM

Hot_Coco

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Explain how your winrate and variance can be higher at the same time.

04-30-2008 , 12:18 AM

Green Plastic

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you expect to win more at PLO, but typical wins and losses are much bigger than NLHE.

04-30-2008 , 04:42 AM

The4thFilm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hot_Coco

Explain how your winrate and variance can be higher at the same time.

Why couldn't it be?

04-30-2008 , 05:11 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hot_Coco

Explain how your winrate and variance can be higher at the same time.

swongs in PLO are HUGE question answered?

04-30-2008 , 05:18 PM

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koOma

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I'm getting pretty damn frustrated with the game tbh. Can't really spot any major leaks but i keep losing money : \

05-01-2008 , 02:50 AM

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emerson

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hot_Coco

Explain how your winrate and variance can be higher at the same time.

You can put your money in an interest paying checking account and perhaps get 2% interest. It is a low return and zero variance. You could buy a bond that pays 5% interest but which will vary in market value based on the movement of interest rates. The bond has a bigger "win rate" and higher variance.

05-02-2008 , 08:11 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by koOma

I'm getting pretty damn frustrated with the game tbh. Can't really spot any major leaks but i keep losing money : \

i think the biggest problem newcomers that play a lot of NL have with plo is playing out of position and check calling a lot. This is a recipe for disaster in plo, so knocking that alone out could be the boost you need.

05-07-2008 , 02:14 PM

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insyder19

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PLO is like partypoker 4 years ago, that's why.

05-07-2008 , 11:40 PM

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Hot_Coco

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The4thFilm

Why couldn't it be?

I didn't say it couldn't, I wanted someone to explain to me exactly how it worked.

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