good books on PLO?

disko · #1 08-08-2007, 10:36 AM

i am a NLHE player who has dabbled a bit in PLO on smaller stakes - winning a small ammount, but not having read anything really on the games, just using my HE knowledge and knowing what i have picked up from various people along the way.

I was wondering if you more experienced players could recommend a book or two on PLO? I have read a lot on NLHE but havent noticed any PLO books among the vast array of HE literature available.

csuf_gambl0o0r · #2 08-08-2007, 11:44 AM

i am in a similiar situation. started PLO a couple weeks back.

i read "Omaha Poker" by Bob ciaffone(sp?). its a got a section specifically about PLO.

Don't laugh but Phil Hellmuth's book "Play Poker Like the Pros" also has a section about PLO

alwardc4 · #3 08-08-2007, 02:53 PM

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vabogee · #4 08-09-2007, 01:55 AM

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bkkdude · #5 08-09-2007, 04:19 AM

all you need to know is try to go all in pre flop with aa and hope for the best!

thats what phil and rolf say and it works!

alwardc4 · #6 08-09-2007, 11:11 AM

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I just googled something like Slotboom omaha hold em. It was on the first page!

kagame · #7 08-10-2007, 03:30 AM

slotbooms book is actually fantastic

chucky · #8 08-08-2007, 04:26 PM

Search the threads. This question comes up once a month. Slotboom, Ciaffone, Reuben have plo books. A few months ago there were threads that crittiqued the ciaffone/reuben books. Slotboom's book has been somewhat controversial become some posters believe that the shortstack "ratholers" are applying his concepts. There was a recent thread that gave an intro for NLHE players trying to understand PLO. You should look at that and play.

Ribbo · #9 08-08-2007, 04:44 PM

Truth is there is no money to be made from writing a good PLO book, they just don't sell.
So the really good information just doesn't come out, it's better to keep it to yourself and take monies off people.

dirty banana2007 · #10 08-08-2007, 07:49 PM

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If someone wrote a really good omaha book, i am sure it would sell quite well.(in fact i would be interested in the sales figures of the current Omaha books, and other poker books in general to see if there is any truth in saying there is no market for a good omaha book).

I would imagine there is a market for both a really good newbie book and an advanced book....

i think the reason that there arent more books on PLO is to do with the fact it is a harder game than holdem to learn and achieve a reasonable standard (and probably therefore write about)...rather than any lack of demand

Also, by writing one or two good books on omaha, it might raise the standard of play in some cases, but it would probably lead to more players of lower standards entering the games, making them more profitable (or at the very least keeping them reasonably profitable).