Well I have trying to decide if I want to keep on playing omaha heads up because well money problems and bankroll management problems. There are two hands in particular that make me say fml. This is my first post on this and hopefully I can make some friends on this site and we can talk strategy so bare with me until i get the hang of it.
I also want to ask my fellow readers how you put the whole hand converter b/c i have two very interesting hands that make me almost want to quit entirely. As of now well 4:00 pm my role was just busted when I was playing heads up omaha against someone.

the hand I possessed: PokerStars Game #32133495949: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/27 19:24:11 ET
Table 'Prokne IV' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: upandown86 ($30.95 in chips)
Seat 2: victorforbes ($62.20 in chips)
upandown86: posts small blind $0.25
victorforbes: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to upandown86 [8s Td 8c 9d]
upandown86: raises $1 to $1.50
victorforbes: raises $3 to $4.50
upandown86: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [8h 4d 7h]
victorforbes: bets $8.50
upandown86: raises $8.50 to $17
victorforbes: raises $23.50 to $40.50
upandown86: calls $9.45 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($14.05) returned to victorforbes
*** TURN *** [8h 4d 7h] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [8h 4d 7h 2d] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
victorforbes: shows [4h Ts Ah Ac] (a flush, Ace high)
upandown86: shows [8s Td 8c 9d] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
victorforbes collected $61.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $61.90 | Rake $0.50
Board [8h 4d 7h 2d Jh]
Seat 1: upandown86 (button) (small blind) showed [8s Td 8c 9d] and lost with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 2: victorforbes (big blind) showed [4h Ts Ah Ac] and won ($61.40) with a flush, Ace high

also the 2nd hand that makes me want to quit entirely is this:
PokerStars Game #32066117723: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2009/08/26 0:21:02 ET
Table 'Anchises' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: mr big 4 ($31.50 in chips)
Seat 2: upandown86 ($19 in chips)
upandown86: posts small blind $0.25
mr big 4: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to upandown86 [4d Qc 4c Ad]
upandown86: raises $1 to $1.50
mr big 4: raises $3 to $4.50
upandown86: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [2h Kc Jc]
mr big 4: checks
upandown86: checks
*** TURN *** [2h Kc Jc] [4h]
mr big 4: bets $5
upandown86: raises $6.50 to $11.50
mr big 4: raises $6.50 to $18
upandown86: calls $3 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($3.50) returned to mr big 4
*** RIVER *** [2h Kc Jc 4h] [8s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mr big 4: shows [Jh 8d Kh 8c] (three of a kind, Eights)
upandown86: shows [4d Qc 4c Ad] (three of a kind, Fours)
mr big 4 collected $37.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $38 | Rake $0.50
Board [2h Kc Jc 4h 8s]
Seat 1: mr big 4 (big blind) showed [Jh 8d Kh 8c] and won ($37.50) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 2: upandown86 (button) (small blind) showed [4d Qc 4c Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Fours

I also have one more interest hand but i just can't find it.

Basically i was 90 % favorite going to the river and i still lost!!!! but whatev just ttrying to live life....thanks everyone...

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 2 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

Hero (BTN/SB): $30.95
BB: $62.20

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN/SB with 8 T 8 9
Hero raises to $1.50, BB raises to $4.50, Hero calls $3

Flop: ($9.00) 8 4 7 (2 players)
BB bets $8.50, Hero raises to $17, BB raises to $40.50, Hero calls $9.45 all in

Turn: ($61.90) 2 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($61.90) J (2 players - 1 is all in)


Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 2 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

BB: $31.50
Hero (BTN/SB): $19.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN/SB with 4 Q 4 A
Hero raises to $1.50, BB raises to $4.50, Hero calls $3

Flop: ($9.00) 2 K J (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($9.00) 4 (2 players)
BB bets $5, Hero raises to $11.50, BB raises to $18, Hero calls $3 all in

River: ($38.00) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

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Also, you shouldn't be so down on yourself. Both of your hands are pretty standard HU hands on both parts. You were definitely the favorite in both, sure, but losing these hands is standard PLO variance. If you can't handle it, then maybe you should step away for a bit.

Variance in HU omaha is sickkkkk so I would say it's like 51% skill/49% luck on any given day. It's def possible to just crush these games when you are running hot and playing decently, as well as possible to get crushed even when playing well should you run poorly.

It's all luck. Trust me.

I am not that big of a fan of Omaha HU, it's just too much variance and luck, more so than usual.

more skill than any other HU game long term.



alot of variance so you need a big sample to get a true winrate.

Thanks everyone for the great responses that yal have given me. I think I will be stepping away from the online poker scene just b/c i feel like my life is taking me elsewhere like becoming an actuary so please wish me luck on that. But anyways I will still love to talk strategy with you guys b/c i consider myself a pretty good PLO player but obviously not the best yet . I just don't have the time to play tournaments anymore thats why I kind of switched to cash games plus some of those players in the cash games just play so awful my question to myself is why not?!?! I've posted more than a couple of tournie wins in my last semester of college and I'm going to just talk how and why I won those tournaments and just my thought on strategy. Right now I feel like there is just so many limpers in tourney poker that it can be exploited its just so sick and funny that in a long run I feel like being a tournie omaha player would be really easy....but thats just me just trying to get my confidence level up......

Great advice ...I will probably step away from the game a little, but would still like to talk strategy...I will post new discussions as the weeks go on just cause I finally figured out or gave it a shot to do the discussion on twoplus two

What I have noticed though guys is that if you waite till night or so to play...thats where you get the guys who are on tilt and just be super aggro and thats where you can make the most money...which I have noticed

There's beats in every form of poker, if u rly can't handle that then just quit. longterm the best player always wins, that's the way it is. But yes hu plo is a game of sick sick variance, 30BI swings happen a lot more than u might think.

What a dumb poll, you ask luck or skill and the answers are yes and no Oo...

[ ] yes
[ ] no
[ ] depends
[ ] something i can't remember
[x] Bastard!

fyp

Presumably 'yes' is the correct answer as it must be one or the other. It can't really 'depend', and the last option isn't a direct answer.

So Yes FTW.

+101011011101

u really need a lot of discipline and a big br for hu plo, another thing that is crucial is stacking your opponent from the get-go, if he is very prone to tilt, you'll start makin money with a lower risk, another important thing in hds up plo is. to quit once ur down 3-4 buyins, unless its. a massive fish that u know will stay and play with u if ya dbl upp, else its better to walk away and restart another session

sorry on my poll guys...didn't really think it through and did it in a rush...this "cool" guy pointed it out..i will make better polls later...and i have great ideas for discussions soon to come..so keep in touch and we will have alot to talk about !!