Things are different than I would have expected last time I updated. The short version is that I somehow got talked into switching from SnGs to PLO cash games.
I’ve always wanted to learn to play PLO. I donked around in it a bit a few years ago after reading Pot-Limit Omaha Poker by Jeff Hwang. I never got even close to competent at it, though.
The biggest thing holding me back from giving PLO a try right now is my opportunity cost. This year I’m making ~$50/hour playing SnGs which isn’t making me rich, but it’s more than I’d be making at any regular job. I guess I’m basically afraid of wasting time learning a new game when I could just be making money playing a game I already know.
After thinking about it a bit, I decided to give it a shot. I’ll probably play it for a couple months and then re-evaluate and see how I like it. I am not hard up for money at the moment, so I can afford to lose money for a few weeks.
At the very worst I figure I’ll become competent enough to play PLO donkaments online if I should ever choose to do so. At best, I become decent at cash games and exceed my SnG hourly.
I’m starting at $50PLO. I’d really like to get out of these stakes ASAP because I think the rake is owning my soul, but I’m not sure what a realistic time frame is. The games are obviously ridiculously soft at this stake, but I am also ridiculously terrible 🙂
So far I’ve played around 7 hours and reviewed/read strat for like 3 hours. I expect a larger-than-usual fraction of my time to be dedicated to reviewing rather than playing at the start, mostly because I’m trying to limit my punting as much as possible.
I’ve definitely still donated a solid number of buy-ins to the $50PLO regs so far, though. Hope they’re enjoying it while it lasts!
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