Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play
by Jeff Hwang The Game of the Future has arrived! Are you ready to be its next big winner? What would the ideal poker game look like? Big pots, lots of action, and a game where you know way more than your competition. Master Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha, and this poker dream can become a money-machine reality. You'll learn all there is to know about: - Floating: An advanced bluffing technique, and the key to advanced play
- Advanced Concepts: The Stack-to-Pot Ratio (SPR), deep stack leverage, the positional disadvantage/advantage, and more
- Advanced Skills: Check-raising, the bluff raise, 3-betting after the flop (without the nuts), value-betting the river, and picking off bluffs
- Small Ball: An advanced strategy for exploiting our opponents in short-handed pots
- 3-Betting Before the Flop: A situational loose-aggressive (LAG) tactic
- Short-Handed Play: How to play in games played six-handed or less utilizing the Small Ball and 3-Betting strategies. And more! With over 200 hand examples and walkthroughs to reinforce the advanced skills, concepts, and strategies presented in this book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha successfully breaks new ground and takes Omaha strategy to the next level. For those in the know, Pot-Limit Omaha will be a bonanza of riches, but you must act now if you want to get an extra jump on your opponents. Poker is a fun game; it's even more fun when you win. And with Jeff Hwang as your guide, you will win more than ever before. |
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 Jeff Hwang reinforces himself as the definitive writer on PLO |
| Review Date: July 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: W. Read Pope, |
My first education in Omaha away from the felt came from Jeff's first book, "Pot Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy," which is still the book to read on deep stack Omaha play. In his new text, he does not so much refine the concepts from his previous book as he adds on to them, using deep stack dynamics as the fundamental building blocks to a greatly expanded small ball strategy.
In short, the strategy articulated here is one of using the positional advantage to confuse and terrorize opponents into giving up on a large number of small pots. A number of concepts are introduced here for the first time (at least in PLO literature; I'm sure many hold'em players will recognize the stack to pot ratio, although the application of it to Omaha leads to some surprising conclusions on when to shove), although all ultimately revolve around the use of position. You will be amazed to find how many pots virtually win themselves simply by playing in position and attacking weakness.
As for the style of the book itself, it is extremely readable, with complex topics broken down simply and an incredibly numerous listing of hand examples to demonstrate. Jeff is not above pointing out his own errors, and it is educational to see what is going through his mind, both in the hands he plays correctly and the occasional missteps. There are, however, a few typographical errors, such as the identical card coming up multiple times in the same hand, although these are easily overlooked.
While this is the best Omaha book I have read, and one of the best overall poker books too, I would put out a few words of caution before diving into it.
-One, it isn't for beginners. The advanced maneuvers described require a reasonable ability to both understand the texture of the board and the patterns employed by your opponents. Additionally, Jeff assumes you have read his first book, or at least understand all the concepts of big pot science described therein. I would highly recommend picking it up, reading it, and playing a lot of hands after reading it before picking this book up.
-Two, you have to be fearless to employ the concepts described here. Where you will often be calling bets extremely light for the sole purpose of bluffing/semi-bluffing later, you have to be willing to put your chips in; this isn't a strategy to be employed on a light bankroll (although, Omaha in general isn't the game for one either). Lower stakes online games are ideal for testing out the concepts described here, especially since the concepts are ideal for the 6-max format.
Overall, I can't recommend "Advanced PLO" enough. Even at 500+ pages, it is a quick read, and one which is sure to give you a lot to think about for the next time you sit down at the table. |
One of the best poker books ever
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| Review Date: July 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. A. Font, Madrid, Spain |
Really advanced topics, Clear language and brilliant typograhy, Excellent Structure, Actual hand reviews clearlly discussed... what else can be asked?
It shouldn't come as a surprise from an author that has an MBA and has a background as a business analyst.
I won't extend more as the previous comment already says pretty much all that need to be said. |
Fantastic Omaha book, even improved my Hold'em game!
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| Review Date: December 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Seth Baldwin, Portland, OR United States |
| This book does for Omaha what Professional No-Limit Hold 'em: Volume I did for Hold'em, with clear stack-to-pot ratio instructions. He also explains why "Small Ball" as described by Daniel Negreanu in Power Hold'em Strategy works even better in Omaha, because starting hands aren't usually more than a 60/40 favorite, making position even more important. As a Hold'em player new to Omaha, I found the way he compares and contrasts Omaha to Hold'em to be invaluable. |
Excellent.
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| Review Date: May 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Daniel A. Olson, Colorado |
When I read and reviewed Jeff's first book I said that if you could only buy one book on Omaha poker that would be the one. I still feel that way. However, if you get hooked on Omaha and want to advance you skills, then you must invest in this book.
There is so much information that it will take two or three readings to process all of it. While there are a lot of hand examples; I found that seeing multiple examples helped cement the concepts he was trying to teach. Don't rush through them.
His advice here is not just Omaha advice, but solid poker tips. My weakest point in my game is the post flop play, not only in Omaha, but also Hold 'em. His book gives you the foundation to make your post flop play stronger than your opponenets. That's the core of small ball play.
Probably the most important concept, besides the float, explained by Jeff in this book is just how powerful position is in the game. While I have always heard and sort of understood that position was important, Jeff hammers it home in this book. I doubt I will ever play as loose as he does from the button, but you will come away with a complete understanding of this important concept.
The SPR is helpful, but let's be honest; I don't have the time at the poker table to calculate SPR's. But, I will recognize who has a short stack and is in push and shove mode. Also, if the stacks are deep, and you are floating, then it is important to play the small ball concept.
I was suprised at how big the pots would get in just a $1-$2 game. The discussion of bankroll management was humbling and it is doubtful that I will be able to play beyond the on-line games. I have not tried the electronic games at the Excalibur but next time in Vegas I may sit down at one.
If you are not serious about Omaha, I would skip this book. If you want to improve your post flop Omaha play, expand your hand selection and hopefully your bankroll as well, then this book is for you. |
Another Reference Work
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| Review Date: July 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: W. Kang, Englewood Cliffs, NJ United States |
Simply a beautiful book in so many ways.
Organization is also great and the writing is excellent. The concepts are well explained and make a lot of sense. However, I haven't been able to thoroughly test them since I tend to be a nitty player - the idea of floating in PLO was just so foreign to me.
Despite the number of pages, I've already gone through the book several times and look forward to expanding my play options in PLO.
I've also been really disappointed by the mediocre writing and usefulness of various "Dutch" books. |
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