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Originally Posted by Brussels Sprout
Thanks for the replies. I have a follow up question.
The reason I'm trying to learn PLO is because the hold'em cash game in my local casino hasn't been running recently because the regulars are playing PLO instead. If they play PLO like they play hold'em then that's likely to be a very profitable game for anyone who can beat even the lowest limits online.
My main concern is variance. I played 1.1k hands online today and ran 5.5 buy-ins under expectation in all-in EV - which I assume is super standard in PLO.
I have a 5k bankroll for live games. I'm guessing that that's not going to be enough to play a 1/2 live game?
agree with the answers provided from the others. What i can add is that you need a bit of an intro to PLO, I think you figured out a few things by yourself, like rundowns, AA, suitedness, nuttiness, but you need some basic concepts, like:
Domination, gaps in rundowns, MW vs HU, equity realisation, position, blockers, reverse blockers, leading OOP, playing pairs, playing short, playing deep.
If I can give you some advice, PLO is very swingy, and even if you are better in theory than most players, the fact that equities run close and variance can always hit you the wrong way, it is very easy to lose a lot. And then losing a lot might make you tilt and lose even more. I feel in PLO i can win a lot on my A-game, but when I slide into my C and D game, it is a disaster.
P.S. do you play in Brussels live or is the name a coincidence?