Very nice graph!

I have recently jumped into this new game, and have a few questions to ask:

- Is this NLO8/PLO8?  Do you also play FLO8 too?

- Are there any good learning materials on the game?  So far, I have read a part of Deppen's book and that's about it.  

- Enough action in these games?  I was thinking of picking it up as a sidekick to my PLO high.  

Umm, there might be a few more questions that I am missing - I might come back with those later on.  Anyway, if you could give some answer to these questions, I'd greatly appreciate it!

- midori

Hi midori,

This is only fixed limit, I don't really play NL or PL because I am too curious, and it costs money in big bet games :)

As for the learning materials, these games are completely unpopular compared to NLHE, so there is no demand for good instructors. Pretty much every video on FL omaha8 I've seen is outdated and advertises bad plays at times. Which may be a good thing. I've heard good feedback about Deppen's Pot Limit book, but it is pretty basic. Most winning players play differently. I would suggest watching SCOOP and WCOOP replays with hole cards revealed (at PokerStars client; Americans can do that too btw), which at least gives some insight at how these games are played currently (although tournament format is obviously a different thing).

The action in FLO8 is barely enough. I am not the biggest multitabler, so I could entertain myself with like 4 tables 24/7, but finding 8+ tables of your favorite stakes might be challenging. The good news is 1) it is really hard to play many tables of a fixed limit game when you have to VPIP like 40 or 50% (3-4-max), 2) since all the split pots are raked, we get a lot of VPPs even from very few tables. Have no idea about the action in NL or PL versions.

You are welcome!

Winrates above 2.0 BB/100 are considered very good. 3 BB sound rather unreasonable at small to mid stakes, but may be possible at high stakes due to very low rake.

I am in Las Vegas btw, a lot of cash LO8 action here :)