Author: Aditya Sarkar

20 Nov, 2022 PLO 6: Stack Size Considerations And Multiway Action

Your stack size at any given spot during the hand in turn might determine how you play pre-flop and post-flop. The deeper stacked you are, more important is the post flop play. Typically, a smaller stack size gives you less wiggle room to make post flop laydowns whereas a deep stack al...

09 Oct, 2022 PLO 6: Most Profitable Spots And Maximizing Them

When you start looking back at your hands, you will realize that certain situations make you way more money, than others. Most players would look at PLO 6 like a high risk game. Sure, the variance is high, but if you can play a good strategy, you will see that it is possible to make [&h...

28 Aug, 2022 Adding Equity To Mediocre Hands You Play Post Flop

In multi-way action, it is prudent to stick to top percentile hands from UTG post-flop. If you wish to play mediocre hands, you need to consider a few things. When do you choose to play mediocre hands Opposition type – is he loose / tight / passive? How deep is he? How deep are yo...

21 Aug, 2022 Playing Non-Nutted Holdings In PLO 6

You cannot always play top quartile hands. You need to play non nutted hands. If you know you have a certain edge over your opponent’s gameplay, you can choose to play a wider range of hands. I would like to call them non-nutted, middling hands. By the end of the river card being ...

14 Aug, 2022 Storytelling In PLO! What’s That?

Bets tell a story. In any game of Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO). Betting gives you information and conveys information to opponents. First tip, be aware of the story you are telling or can be telling because that can give you an edge in the game. When you are betting, you can be telling multipl...

Choosing Your Act Wisely In PLO 5- VVIP Segmentation By Aditya Sarkar

30 Sep, 2021 Good Wraps VS Not So Good Wraps- PLO 5 Tips By Aditya Sarkar

What are wraps? A wrap is a hand when you have a straight draw with 9 or more outs. Wraps are good hands to have, usually given you good equity, but not all wraps are equal. Wrap outs can range from 9 to 20. While it is obvious that a 20 outer wrap cannot have all […]

25 Sep, 2021 PLO 5- How Committed Are You To The Pot? Stack To Pot Ratio By Aditya Sarkar

How playable your hand is and the associated decision making is very much dependent on your stack. The size of your stack (and your opponent’s) in turn depends on how you play post-flop. The deeper stacked you are, the more careful you must be with your preflop raises – post-flop ...

21 Sep, 2021 Choosing Your Action Wisely In PLO 5- VPIP Segmentation By Aditya Sarkar

I think every PLO cash game player’s goal is to make money. I think it is safe to assume that. Sure, some people play because they love to, but a way to see how good they are is how much bankroll they build through poker. Selecting your action carefully is essential to be a profitable [...

23 Jul, 2021 Finding The Right Spots To Bluff In PLO 5 By Aditya Sarkar

PLO 5 is a tough game to find good bluffing spots. With changing board textures, it can get challenging to pull off a bluff. So when do you bluff? Here are a few instances. Small ball poker- tester bets on the flop in position and take it down without a contest. Small ball poker canoe [...

03 Jun, 2021 Approaching PLO 5- A Beginner’s Guide By Aditya Sarkar

If you’re new to the game of PLO 5, there are certain things or strategies you should definitely keep in mind. In this blog, I will be touching upon a few concepts that you can use while you take your game to the next level or play more profitably. Tight Aggressive Style of play (TAG) [...