pearls of wisdom for a beginner

[tmcdmck]

Well I have plenty of holdem experience, but have just started out at plo8. I have read the supersytem2 section on it a couple of times, and am now just practising in microlimit (and i seem to be slaying it, but it will be afew thousand more hands before i can really tell). Basically this game is way more fun and way fishier than any other form of poker i have played before, so i would love to start playing more seriously.

To the point, what hard learnt tips can anyone give (that arent available in ss2)?

[quirkasaurus]

sounds like i could use tips from you!!

[franknagaijr]

This similar question tends to repeat once a month. You may want to spend some time going through the backlog of postings over the past calendar year or more for those pearls of wisdom. Here's a starter for your string of pearls:

* Stay out of quartertown!!!

[Fiasco]

heres what I can think of off the top of my head:
1) (Shoutout to BBP on this one) Paired wheel cards arent as good as they seem (or maybe as good as some of the literature makes them out to be). A223 LOOKS pretty but doesnt play as well as A23x where x isnt a card that sucks (not a 7 8 or 9)

2) Find out how various hands run against each other hot/cold using twodimes or other software. Very useful if playing PLO8 tourneys.

3) Practice pot size control. Think about how much its going to cost you to get to showdown. Learn to get off the nut low sometimes when its clear youre quartered and its going to be expensive.

4) AAwx (where w is a wheel card) is just a beating. Ram it down peoples throats. You need to SERIOUSLY miss a flop to think about not getting a lot of money in with this thing.

5) This advice is probably all crap, I havent played this game at all since the series. Good luck. May post more if I can think of anything.

[samwallistea]

I new to I play micro stakes on FTP have played 1k hands without a losing session (a reflection of the terrible players at the tables rather than my own skill)

I haven't read SS2 yet but I would also recommend reading the Mike Cappelletti book on Omaha Hi low. Personally what I learnt first as other posters mentioned is not to fall in love with nut low no high and to get out early when I foresee myself getting quatered. Also when I first started I didn't observe my opponents as closely as I do now, I realise how important it is now, both in extracting value from fish and minimising losses against rocks.

[tmcdmck]

another quick related question: what is a rough guide to a sensible vpip 10 handed? how about 6 handed?