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[QUOTE="DS3, post: 5384831, member: 407846"]
[B]ventrolloquist[/B]-

I am a broken record on this but PLO/Omaha in general have changed in recent times. True, Omaha has always drawn an element attracted to gamble/high variance.

However, within a serious format (a European championship for instance), Omaha is a fascinating game played almost exclusively post flop.  Sophisticated players seldom make flamboyant  pre flop raises, they see the flop then yet proceed with caution as the hand unwinds through the turn and then river. To be cliched, it is like playing chess. Beautiful to watch.

The media in recent times has televised high rollers playing a wild, gambling version of Omaha/PLO so as to attract viewers. Before that it was regarded too cerebral, complex and boring to televise. Having dumbed the game down, a newer audience has been habituated to thinking this is how to play Omaha. It's wild and swingy, it's cray-cray and fun! Because of this, I avoid playing it as frequently as I once did.

My advice, however, would be to [U]always[/U] dip back into Omaha/PLO and give it another try- hopefully you can find a session where people are playing in a measured way and you will start to get a glimpse of what an absorbing/fulfilling game it can be! In the interim, keep trying the Hi/Lo version as at least you will not get battered to bits quite so hard!
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