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How to Play Omaha Poker (Pot-Limit Omaha)

Learn how to play Pot-Limit Omaha from scratch: the rules, the exactly-two-cards rule, PLO starting hands and pot-limit betting. Four hole cards, big pots.

  1. 01

    How to play Omaha: the rules

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    Learn Pot-Limit Omaha fast: four hole cards and the strict "use two, use three" rule.

  2. 02

    The exactly-two-cards rule

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    In Omaha your hand is always exactly two hole cards plus exactly three board cards.

  3. 03

    Omaha starting hands: which four cards to play

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    Which four Omaha cards to play: coordination and nut potential over raw high cards.

  4. 04

    Play the nuts, not second-best

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    In PLO the nuts is the price of admission — stop paying off with second-best hands.

  5. 05

    Wraps & monster draws

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    Why PLO straight draws hit 13–20 outs — how to count wraps and bet them right.

  6. 06

    Blockers in Omaha

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    Hold four cards, erase opponents' nut hands — bluff sharper and value bet safer.

  7. 07

    Pot-limit betting

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    Bet up to the pot in PLO — and count a pot-sized raise without freezing.

  8. 08

    Position in PLO

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    In PLO position matters even more than Hold'em — the button prints, the blinds bleed.

  9. 09

    Redraws and freerolls

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    In PLO, redraws and freerolls decide which "nut" hands are actually worth your stack.

  10. 10

    Omaha vs Hold'em

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    Same board as Hold'em, but four hole cards flip hand values, draws, and betting.

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    Common PLO Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)

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    The 6 leaks that bleed new PLO players dry — and the one-line fix for each.

  12. 12

    Omaha: the final exam

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    Your PLO final exam: two-card rule, nuts-only value, wraps, blockers, and pot-limit math.