Best PLO Book for Beginner

[uhf23]

I am a NL Hold Em player but know the basics of Omaha...like suited aces are good, what wraps are, etc. What's the best book for someone like me to learn the game of PLO? Thanks guys.

[arsenal905]

I thought berman's section is SS2 was really really good. Check it out.

[uhf23]

Thanks aresenal. I have already read that though. Anyone else have any suggestions?

[dismalstudent99]

I thought the SS2 chapter was a little weak. In fact, I think it's the worst chapter in the book. Very scant and at times ambiguous.
"Omaha Poker" by Bob Ciaffone is a GREAT starter book. At only 120 pages, it's very concise and well written.

Once you're done with that, read "Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha" by Rolf Slotboom. Very nice detail and analysis.

[Eegs]

I just got Rolf Slotboom's Secrets of Professional PLO. It's got a lot of good information related to online and live strategy.

[Gary212121]

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I thought berman's section is SS2 was really really good. Check it out.

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new to the forum, can someone link me here please? thanks

[MURK]

it's a book by Doyle Brunson called Super System 2 Gary, you can get it on Amazon.

[stacks_for_sale]

Although I might get flamed for this, I recommend, in addition to the above mentioned, read TJ Cloutier's Championship series book on omaha. He plays like a nit and his advice is to dump hands far too frequently when the board gets scary but I think when you start at the lowest stakes you can be nitty and just get real solid with reading boards and counting outs before considering the more complex semi-bluff characteristics of plo. It's better to err on the side of caution in my opinion when first learning a game otherwise a game like plo can eat your bankroll very quickly

[grizy]

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I thought the SS2 chapter was a little weak. In fact, I think it's the worst chapter in the book. Very scant and at times ambiguous.
"Omaha Poker" by Bob Ciaffone is a GREAT starter book. At only 120 pages, it's very concise and well written.

Once you're done with that, read "Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha" by Rolf Slotboom. Very nice detail and analysis.

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ALl things considered, Berman's short treatise on PLO is the best PLO literature out there, and yes, I do believe that. There is way too much misleading information in Ciaffone and Slotboom's books for me to really think they are good. TJ Cloutier is more like a beginner's handbook on how to not lose your bankroll on the first night.

[johnnyrocket]

yea tj plays so soft sometimes, i hate how he's done so well in his career