Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha: How To Win Big, Both Live And Online

If you are looking to learn PLO, this, Hwang, and Ciaffone are the standards.The only thing I dislike about any of these books is that they tend to show you the easy hands - you play good cards, you get hit in the face by the flop, and then they explain what to do from there, which is fairly obvious.They don't go into as much detail about what to do for what you really spend the bulk of your time doing, and that is getting cards that aren't that great, or whiffing on flops - because that is what is hard and requires thought and separates the beginners from the rest.These books are all for beginners and basically tell you what you need to know to minimize the hard decisions and minimize your losses.They also discuss a fairly tight strategy that is largely specific to full ring games and live. In that there are very few full ring games online, compared to the shorthanded 6max games that are becoming the standard for PLO regulars online.Of the standards, Slotboom's is probably the best in terms of the next level discussion, but even then it is a lot of him talking about hands he played - but he does show a lot of the thought that goes behind it and it is a good book.

My husband loves this book

As Advertised

This book is the definitive book on Omaha shortstacking. Shortstacking is a way of buying into a game for the absolute minimum amount of money and using small mathematical edges to make a profit. Short stackers like to buy into a game, increase their stack once and then quit.This book is a useful tool even if you are only using it as a way of understanding / defending against short stackers.For those of you who are looking for a low-risk way of playing / learning the game, the book is somewhat useful, though not great. It is more of a gimmick tool that is awesome to beat loose full-table games, but will not work in others (and the author is open about all of this).

Finally a non-idiot book for pot limit 0maha. Rolf claims to "have held nothing back" in his book, and I believe him. Slotboom details his "small-stack" strategy which mathematically served him to become one of his games most frequent winners. He also details a large-stack strategy. His book is pretty comprehensive, he covers starting hands, but he goes into more detail--detailing on how he would play them on early and also on the button. This book also includes "classic" Slotboom articles. Slotboom's writing style is fun. He's a deep thinker but you'll also see him in a deep strategy section refer to an opponent as "tight-a**"!

good book on short stack PLO and interesting stories.This book will not help you how to beat tough PLO cash games.

Having read these reviews, I thought I'd better give my sad opinion too, since most of the reviews miss the biggest point.Unless you are an advanced Omaha player, this book is not for you. If you don't have an exceptional understanding of the game, the stuff Rolf writes will go right over your head. God help you (and your bankroll) if you try using it in money games.One reviewer is right in saying to read Hwang first. Ciaffone would be another good choice.

If you buy into cash games for the minimum and want to reduce your risk, while raking in large pots, this book is for you. Rolf has written a unique approach that is really quite informative. It takes a real commitment to his strategy for it to work, but in the long run I am sure it works well. Even if you don't use this specific strategy, the book is worth it because it covers a lot of groundbreaking areas that other Omaha books haven't touched and it is well written. I haven't pulled the trigger yet on his strategy, but I learned a lot about the reasons behind a successful Omaha strategy. Well done Rolf.

I love this book and can't recommend it highly enough. Packed with good advice. The practice hands are very detailed, both in setting up situations, and in pros and cons of possible actions. I'd say this book is for medium/advanced players, there's nothing really aimed at beginners. So maybe get a beginners book as well. But if you're a beginner you should definitely get this as well.

I found this book very informative & helpful in all aspects. I had never played Omaha till I read this. Rolf teaches the elements you need to know & apply to be successful & he explains them very clearly. The parts I found most useful was the strategic tips, they gave me a style of play that would have took me a while to figure considering the variations & complexities. This book has (& still does) save me time & money....much to the annoyance of my opponents! If you want to play Omaha...get this book, well worth it in my opinion!

Great book with some interesting ideas on Omaha Poker. A bit autobiographic in a good way, as it describes the evolution of Rolf's play of OMAHA and in teaches us of how we can think of the game, while we also evolve.

Gave as a present and receiver extremely impresses. Said I could not have made a better choice.Great reading - enjoyed

Da leggere perché propone un sistema diverso. Bisogna però verificare l'efficacia al tavolo. Ritengo che occorre leggere anche i libri di Hwang per poter affinare il proprio gioco.