Omaha Poker Pot Limit Pre-flop Play Strategy Posted by kamassy , under: Omaha Poker Professionals, Omaha Poker Tips
When it comes to turning from No Limit Texas Hold’em to Pot Limit Omaha Hold’em, even experienced Poker Tournament players hit a brick wall. It’s a fact - even though game looks the same, you need to adjust your way of playing. These small differences can lead you from zero to hero and vice versa. Specially if you are used to the most powerful betting weapon you have in No Limit Hold’em games - the all in raise.
It is a common fact that it’s much easier to bet all in, and much more difficult to call it. So, the first player who raises has the significant advantage. This simply won’t work in Pot Limit, the first raiser has only the opportunity to raise the current pot.
In the made up situation, if pot is 4000 chips, and you decide to pot raise, you will be able to bet only additional 4000. However, the next raiser can now bet 8000 chips, which will boost the current pot to 16000. Now you’ll need to call his bet with additional 8000, which will round the pot on 24000. So, in this example with the follow up pot raise, pot is increased 6 times!
Which leads us to a conclusion that second raiser has the advantage in Omaha Poker Pot Limit Hold’em tournaments, equal to the all in in Texas Hold’em!
The sooner you adjust your game tactics, the better.
You can read a thorough analysis of this phenomenon in the great article by Rafe Furst, a Full Tilt Poker pro.
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