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PLO Postflop Trainer

Play Pot-Limit Omaha flop and turn spots and get your decision graded — bet the nuts, raise the wraps, fold the traps. Free, no signup.

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New to Omaha? Key terms (tap to open)
  • 2 + 3 rule — you must use exactly two of your four cards plus three board cards.
  • The nuts — the best possible hand on the current board.
  • Wrap — a straight draw using several of your cards, often 13–20 outs.
  • Low end / sucker end — the bottom of a straight, beaten by higher ones.
  • Redraw — a draw to an even better hand after you're already made.
  • Bare aces — A-A with no suit or connection to support them.
  • Rainbow — three different suits on the board, so no flush is possible yet.
  • Wet board — coordinated cards that connect with many straights and draws.
  • Semi-bluff — betting or raising a strong draw: you win when they fold and can still hit.
  • Fold equity — the extra value you gain from the chance a bet or raise makes them fold.
Flop
Your 4 cards

Why it matters

Omaha is a different game after the flop

Four cards and the 2-plus-3 rule change everything. This trainer drills the Omaha-correct decision — nuts, wraps and disciplined folds — not your Hold'em reflexes.

Omaha punishes Hold'em instincts

In Pot-Limit Omaha you get four cards and must use exactly two — so hands connect with the board far more often, equities run close, and the nuts change on every street. The hands that win are wraps, nut draws and the top of straights; the hands that go broke are non-nut straights, bare aces and one-pair holdings that felt strong in Hold'em. This trainer drops you into flop and turn spots and grades whether you made the Omaha-correct decision, not the Hold'em one.

Play the nuts and the big draws

Two principles win most of the money in PLO, and both are drilled here: bet your nut hands and monster draws aggressively — a 15-out wrap with a nut-flush draw is often a favourite even when called — and fold the traps, the low end of straights and bare overpairs on coordinated boards. Grade the PLO starting hands you enter with using the PLO hand grader, and check equities with the Omaha odds calculator.

How it works

How the PLO trainer works

Read the four-card spot, pick your line, learn the principle.

  1. 01

    Read the four-card spot

    You get your four Omaha cards, the board and the action. Remember the 2-plus-3 rule: exactly two of your cards play with three from the board.

  2. 02

    Pick your line

    Bet, raise, call or fold. Ask what the nuts are, what draws you hold, and whether the board favours your range or theirs.

  3. 03

    Get graded and learn why

    Your decision scores 0–100, the best line is highlighted, and every option explains the Omaha principle behind it.

Avoid these

4 PLO postflop mistakes to avoid

Playing bare aces like Hold'em

Fix A-A-x-x with no suit or connection is just one pair in PLO. On a coordinated board it's a fold to real pressure, not a stack-off.

Stacking off with the low end of a straight

Fix PLO is a game of the nuts. The bottom of a straight is dominated by higher straights and wraps — big action means you're beaten.

Playing big draws passively

Fix A wrap plus a nut-flush draw can be 15–20 outs and a favourite when called. Raise these — you win when they fold and when you hit.

Forgetting the 2-plus-3 rule

Fix You must use exactly two hole cards. Four to a flush in hand is not a flush; three of a suit doesn't help. Read the real five-card hand.

FAQ

PLO trainer — common questions

What is the 2-plus-3 rule in Omaha?

You must make your five-card hand using exactly two of your four hole cards plus exactly three of the five board cards — never one or three of your own. It's the rule that makes Omaha play so differently from Hold'em.

Why are bare aces weak in PLO?

Because they're only one pair, and with four cards in every hand, opponents connect with the board far more often. Without a suit or connection to give aces a redraw, an overpair on a coordinated board is easily beaten.

What is a wrap?

A straight draw that uses several of your cards to hit many different straights — often 13 to 20 outs. Wraps, especially with a flush draw, are the most powerful drawing hands in Omaha and are played aggressively.

Is this trainer GTO-perfect?

No — PLO solving is complex and situational. The spots are hand-picked so the best line is clear and standard, and the reasoning teaches the core principles: bet the nuts, raise big draws, fold traps and respect wet boards.

How is my decision scored?

Each spot ranks its actions; the best line scores 100 and weaker choices score lower. The score reflects the quality of the decision, and every option explains the Omaha principle behind it.

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PLO Starting Hands

Grade your four-card hand before the flop even comes.

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Omaha Odds

Run exact PLO equities with the two-plus-three rule.

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Postflop Trainer

The Hold'em version — same decision-grading engine.

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