Three-Betting In Pot Limit Omaha

One of the reasons that Pot Limit Omaha can be one of the most profitable games to play, even at the low stakes, is due to the sheer number of mistakes players of the game make. Many play far too many hands and play them passively whilst others only ever show aggression with a very narrow range of hands, essentially turning their hands face up to observant opponents.

This is why isolating limpers and three-betting raisers before the flop, whether using the Poker sign up bonus or not, is vital to being successful in Pot Limit Omaha. Many players, particularly those at the lower end of the buy-in spectrum look at their hand when they have seen a limper or a raise before them and conclude that because they have plenty of options they should simply call and see how the hand develops on the flop. Whilst this can be the correct strategy in certain circumstances for the most part, especially when in position, you should thinking of raising if you are going to play a hand at all when there is a limper or raiser in front of you.

Instead of looking at your hand and thinking of whether it looks strong, look at it in terms of how well it could potentially connect with a flop. This is because hand values in Pot Limit Omaha run very closely preflop and no four cards are a massive favourite over four random cards, but that all changes on the flop. Suited aces and connectors, such as As4s9h8h are great hands to three-bet with as they could flop one of a number of draws, and it is easy to think of a favourable flop for double-suited double-paired hands such as 9h9d8h8d.

According to those over at betfairpoker.com, the most popular hands to isolate limpers and three-bet with are wrap hands, by wrap hands I mean hands that can flop massively, run-down hands such as JcTc9h8h or 7s6c5s4c are monsters in Pot Limit Omaha. By raising with these type of hands you will not only have the momentum and control of the pot going to the flop but you will also often get a weak player who thinks you have a big pair (as they would only raise with these hands) and as a result will think their two pair is good against you whilst you are sat there with a massive hand! Raising these hands also makes it harder for the more observant players to read you and therefore take advantage of your style of play.