6-max PLO preflop starting requirements.

[Woolygimp]

Obviously one has to loosen up preflop in the 6-max games, but I'm not sure just how loose I should be.

Dry pairs such as QQxx and JJxx in EP? in LP after limps?

Coordinated hands such as 5567 in EP? in LP after limpers?

Coordinated medium strength hands such as TTJK? in LP after limpers?

Coordinated crap hands such as 887J in LP after limpers? in EP?

Almost coordinated hands like 79TQ in EP? in LP?

I have almost no idea where to start as far as PF goes in 6-max. I got a couple of sbrugy's video's off of cardrunner but they haven't helped that much.

Trying to play a pretty straightforward TAG game, so if someone can do an extensive write-up it'd be much appreciated.

[pete fabrizio]

play the same as you would in the last 4 positions of full ring when the first 3 positions fold. you're welcome.

[Woolygimp]

Well in full ring there's almost always going to be limpers ahead of you.

Just how bad is open limping in Omaha? Several hundred thousands of hands of 6m NL have burned button aggression into my brain. I think I'm being too aggressive on the button, raising hands like 3345, and etc. I don't play well enough postflop, to play this loose pre. So i need pretty concrete advice.

[Slap My Jack]

I think stakes matter too, but nothing wrong with open limping, especially with shortstacks when you don't have a hand you can call with.

[wazz]

You could happily play almost all of these hands. I'd be folding stuff like 5567 and 887J UTG and UTG+1 but opening with them elsewhere. 79TQ is an opening hand from anywhere, sometimes even the blinds depending on how frisky I'm feeling and who I'm up against.

Co-ordinated jacks and queens are often worth.

A couple of things: suits are important. A lot more double-suited hands can be opened with than single-suited, and relatively few non-suited hands should be opened. Position is as you've mentioned very important as well; recently I've been taking to limping utter garbage on the button behind limpers. No harm in raising light on your button behind a few limpers as well.

It should be noted, though, that I'm pretty laggy. If you want to stick to tag, just cut down the number of hands you limp and/or raise. But please, don't openlimp the button or cut-off.

[Slap My Jack]

Yes, I should note that when I say open limp I mean in EP and not from the SB or LP.

[alavet]

have you ever tried to seacrh?

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[Petteri]

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Obviously one has to loosen up preflop in the 6-max games, but I'm not sure just how loose I should be.

Dry pairs such as QQxx and JJxx in EP?


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Fold.

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in LP after limps?


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Call if rest of players are passive pre-flop.

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Coordinated hands such as 5567 in EP? in LP after limpers?


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If at least single suited raise unraised pot. If pot is raised call.

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Coordinated medium strength hands such as TTJK? in LP after limpers?


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If suited raise unraised pot. If pot is raised call.

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Coordinated crap hands such as 887J in LP after limpers? in EP?


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Fold.

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Almost coordinated hands like 79TQ in EP? in LP?
EP?


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In EP fold. In LP Call after limpers if rest of players are passive pre-flop.

[Hollywade]

I'm fairly new to Omaha. Always been a no limit hold'em guy. Unfortunately, the players on Full Tilt are nowhere near as bad at NLH as they were at Party Poker. I've had some nice results recently in low stakes PLO tournaments, too. Therefore, I figured I would give cash games a try. I'm hoping there are some bad PLO players on Full Tilt; at least more than there are bad NLH players. It seems like this could be the case because Omaha doesn't have the widespread popularity that hold'em does. Also, it seems like a game with more opportunities to make mistakes.

So, in getting started, I'm having difficulties with starting hand requirements. I've been folding hands with two queens or two jacks a lot of the time when the other two cards don't work together very well. This is because I figure if I don't flop a set, I'm probably losing.

I have also been hesitant to raise preflop. This is probably because I figure with four cards in everyone's hand, so much can change after the flop. My premium hand can turn into trash pretty quickly. I think I'm OK at knowing when I'm beat post flop, but I should probably raise more often when I enter the pot.

I've also been shying away from the lower suited connectors. I guess this is because I'm afraid to make a flush and lose. I've already seen a ton of flush over flush situations.

I'm rambling, but I'm just trying to lay out some of the issues I'm facing as I learn PLO.

[chucky]

8765 ds is your friend raise him up preflop to eliminate nut flush draw hands that will compete with you.