the Donkey of Poker

Pot  Limit Omaha High poker is still relatively new to the scene for many players joining the felt, most are use to seeing the Holdem  game on TV and now venture online or with friends to the casino and now exposed to this new bread of poker.  It’s not new, just new to them giving players that do know the game a big advantage.  Here are some PLO High Tournament Tips in the different stages of the tournament.
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The difference between making money consistently and breaking even/losing players is taking advantage of Value Betting situations mostly commonly found on the river.  Why are we not Value Betting?  Is it because your afraid of the dreaded re-raise or you feel the pot is big enough that a check down with your marginal potential winning hand is risky as it is?  Lets explore what a value bet is and how we can take advantage of making money on the poker table.
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Changing your game to the styles of play at the poker table is a crucial skill.

Have you seen the commercial with Gus Hansen where he says which Gus will be at the table? Wild Gus, Passive Gus, Tight Gus….It depends on you.  How often have you sat at a table and watched a player play so many hands then score a big pot with his big hand?  Here is how that happens…
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Poker is a unique game in the sense that players can often put money into a pot as they consider their hand to be good only to bail out of the hand before the turn or river.   This is NOT a play money lesson but a lesson of finding free money/chips at the cash tables.
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How often have you read on a forum post “don’t slow play aces”, Why not?
Whats wrong with slow playing a big hand, being in any position for that matter but of all positions playing a big hand on the button has its advantages to slow play.

A big hand for this lesson is going to be example:
AA-to-AQs for Holdem and AAKK-to-AKsQJs for Omaha High

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