sahaguje
07-26-2004, 10:13 AM
Hi,
Considering the success of my first 2 posts, here is a third one : where to play omaha online ? I found 5 sites which offer PLO games about everytime I log in : Party, Paradise, Stars, UB and Ladbrokes. If you know other sites with PLO games running, please let me know. So which site is the most profitable ?
The most common answer is : Party. I totally disagree. For a good player, the fact that you can only buy-in for 50 BB instead of 100 is a big problem. PLO is a game of agression, and on Party you or your opponent will often be all-in before the turn ; with 2 betting rounds instead of 4, you're basically giving up half of your edge. Moreover, the really bad players on Party are on the 25$ table. But why should a good player play on such small tables ? Personnaly, I am much more successfull at the 1$ or 2$ BB tables, and these are not much softer on Party than anywhere elses - except there is is that 50 BB problem, which really reduce your edge.
UB games are also really soft, but you have to know how to play short-handed, cause you'll often have to start a game if you want to play higher than 50$. But the players are really really bad, and there is money to be made.
Paradise is a good site for PLO, but usually you only have the choice between 50$ and 400$ tables. The former are very good, but the latter can be quite hard to beat. Anyway I think Paradise is a good site to learn PLO ; the players are usually tight passive, and that is perfect for a good agressive PLO player.
Ladbrokes poker is only for europeans, I think, but it is a really good place to play. There are a lot of Londonian players, and it give you a good idea of the - low - level of play of PLOH in European poker rooms. The players are usually much more agressive than in Paradise or Stars, and that makes the game more hard to beat. But I think you can learn more there than anywhere else on the Net.
Finally, my favorite : Stars. Of course, the players are tigher than anywhere else, but you can find PLO games of all stakes, and unless you play the 600$ or 1000$ tables, where there are good players, you wont have problems to make very good money. Indeed, the players at the 100$ and 200$ tables are usually successful small tables players, playing a tight-passive strategy, which works perfectly at the 25$ and 50$ tables. So if you play a solid and ultra-agressive game, you really can outplay them very easily.
So in a nutshell, I think a good PLO player should avoid Party Poker. The 50BB buy-in is a real problem, and to maximise your winnings, since there is so much all-in going on, you should have a tight strategy which wont work at the bigger tables. Party learns you to play solid, but does not rewards agressivity, which is the most important quality of a good PLO player (see how Ciaffone, a solid player, plays in "Improve your poker"...).
Please, some comments, my 2 previous posts remained answerless. I really think we should start this forum with general discussions about PLO...
sahaguje
Considering the success of my first 2 posts, here is a third one : where to play omaha online ? I found 5 sites which offer PLO games about everytime I log in : Party, Paradise, Stars, UB and Ladbrokes. If you know other sites with PLO games running, please let me know. So which site is the most profitable ?
The most common answer is : Party. I totally disagree. For a good player, the fact that you can only buy-in for 50 BB instead of 100 is a big problem. PLO is a game of agression, and on Party you or your opponent will often be all-in before the turn ; with 2 betting rounds instead of 4, you're basically giving up half of your edge. Moreover, the really bad players on Party are on the 25$ table. But why should a good player play on such small tables ? Personnaly, I am much more successfull at the 1$ or 2$ BB tables, and these are not much softer on Party than anywhere elses - except there is is that 50 BB problem, which really reduce your edge.
UB games are also really soft, but you have to know how to play short-handed, cause you'll often have to start a game if you want to play higher than 50$. But the players are really really bad, and there is money to be made.
Paradise is a good site for PLO, but usually you only have the choice between 50$ and 400$ tables. The former are very good, but the latter can be quite hard to beat. Anyway I think Paradise is a good site to learn PLO ; the players are usually tight passive, and that is perfect for a good agressive PLO player.
Ladbrokes poker is only for europeans, I think, but it is a really good place to play. There are a lot of Londonian players, and it give you a good idea of the - low - level of play of PLOH in European poker rooms. The players are usually much more agressive than in Paradise or Stars, and that makes the game more hard to beat. But I think you can learn more there than anywhere else on the Net.
Finally, my favorite : Stars. Of course, the players are tigher than anywhere else, but you can find PLO games of all stakes, and unless you play the 600$ or 1000$ tables, where there are good players, you wont have problems to make very good money. Indeed, the players at the 100$ and 200$ tables are usually successful small tables players, playing a tight-passive strategy, which works perfectly at the 25$ and 50$ tables. So if you play a solid and ultra-agressive game, you really can outplay them very easily.
So in a nutshell, I think a good PLO player should avoid Party Poker. The 50BB buy-in is a real problem, and to maximise your winnings, since there is so much all-in going on, you should have a tight strategy which wont work at the bigger tables. Party learns you to play solid, but does not rewards agressivity, which is the most important quality of a good PLO player (see how Ciaffone, a solid player, plays in "Improve your poker"...).
Please, some comments, my 2 previous posts remained answerless. I really think we should start this forum with general discussions about PLO...
sahaguje