Online Pot Limit Omaha Strategy

In the second section of our Advanced Guide to Online Poker, we provide you with in-depth strategies for beating the online Pot Limit Omaha cash tables. The articles below start at the intermediate level to catch up the beginners, but quickly ramp up to advanced strategies that can be used successfully at the highest of stakes.

Preflop Hand Ranges

The first decision you face at any PL Omaha table will be your preflop move. This article shows you exactly when and why to play specific poker hands in specific situations at Pot Limit Omaha cash tables.

Double Paired Hands

Double paired hands are some of the strongest preflop hands in Omaha, but many players lose a ton of money by overplaying double-paired hands later in the hand. Learn the proper way to handle big double paired hands.

Relative Hand Strength

Relative hand strength is one of the fundamental topics for any winning Omaha strategy. Learn why huge hands might have little value in certain pots, or why small hands might have huge value in other pots.

Bet Sizing in Omaha

Bet sizing in Omaha is easy and difficult at the same time. Since the game forces players to make limited bets by the default betting rules, you won’t often run into huge pots. Learn how to keep your bets proportionate in this article.

Calculating Equity

Omaha players who know how to calculate their equity in any given situation will be much more likely to make the correct decisions more often. Learn how to calculate equity and use the numbers to make decisions.

Chasing Draws

Chasing draws is an important part of any successful Omaha strategy, because Omaha is more of a "drawing" game than Texas Hold'em. This article will teach you when and when not to chase a draw.

Bluffing

Bluffing plays a huge role for winning Omaha players, but it can also crush any player who gets too aggressive. Read this article to learn when and how much to bluff to successfully steal pots.

Making Folds

One of the most frustrating (but most sensible) plays in Omaha is folding a huge hand when your opponent has a bigger one. This article will explain how to recognize when you're beat, and how to part with a monster.

Straights and Sets

Straights and sets can be powerful hands, but they can also lead to enormous losses if you don't recognize when your straight or set is beat by a true monster hand. Learn how to properly play straights/sets with caution in this article.

Deceptive Strength

The rules of Omaha create more monster hands than the rules of Texas Hold'em. Because of that, Texas Hold'em to Omaha converts need to realize that many hands have deceptive strength, and aren't strong at all.

Omaha vs. Texas Hold'em

This article is from our general poker strategy section, but it applies to all Omaha players. Learn the main differences between Omaha and Hold'em and what you need to do to cross over.

Take Your Omaha Strategy to the Tables

Now that you are an educated online PL Omaha player, make sure to check out our picks for the best poker sites for Pot Limit Omaha cash games. The sites we chose have the most player traffic and the easiest competition.