Is PLO harder than hold em ?

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I really enjoy playing Omaha, and I play it much better than Texas Hold'em. My biggest tournament win over the past 8-10 years was in 5-card Omaha. In terms of difficulty, Texas Hold'em is definitely the most challenging. :ninja:
 
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In my opinion, yes.PLO requires more complex hand-reading and decision-making because you have four hole cards instead of two, and hand equities run much closer together, making post-flop play more challengin
 
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If you mean to have success, I think PLO is way more difficult than NLH, because there are more luck involved and the variance is way worse. You need a bigger intial bankroll if you want to play PLO cash games.
 
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Yes, PLO requires deeper strategic and combinatorial thinking, but in return, many players find it more exciting and dynamic.
 
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I think yes! 4 cards, more outes, more combination.
 
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Yeah, I think PLO definitely feels harder, at least at first. There’s just so much more going on with four cards, more draws, more combos and way more tough spots postflop. It can be crazy how often hands change strength from street to street, but at the same time that’s what makes it fun. Once you start getting used to reading the board textures and thinking in ranges, it becomes super interesting to play.
 
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It's Hold'em but with more gamble. Since you get dealt 4 cards, if there are 3 more players in the hand everybody has a chance to make a hand. Aces never hold in this game. Sets get easily cracked by double suite connectors or 2 pairs that boat up. You need a bigger bankroll because you can lose more money faster. I'm just a recreational player, I rarely play because I don't have the bankroll.
 
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I think PLO definitely feels harder at first. With four cards, the hand equities run much closer together, so postflop play becomes way more complex — every street can completely change the situation. I mostly play Hold’em, but whenever I try PLO, I feel like my brain has to work twice as hard just to read the board right. Still, that chaos is what makes it fun! :p
 
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Yeah, most players would say PLO is harder than Hold’em. There’s a lot more variance, more possible hand combinations, and it’s easier to make strong but second-best hands that can cost you big pots. It requires deeper understanding of equity and board textures, so while it’s more exciting, it’s definitely more complex strategically.
 
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Hey there,
from my perspective and exp., PLO has more drawing possibilities, higher variance, and lead to bigger hands. NLH has more room for player skill in betting and bluffing. Nevertheless, if you are getting some kind of smart, you will understand most differences and be carefully.
 
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i am not that formiliar whith plo so i stick to holdem
 
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Just my opinion, but PLO is a lot more fun than playing a pre-flop fold simulator. For me, PLO requires a lot of thinking, a lot of calculations, and you can play with a higher vpip without being a jerk.In PLO, I feel like something is always happening. It's just much more fun for me.
 
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I've been playing a lot of PLO lately and I've been enjoying it quite a bit; I think the variance is lower. I'm thinking of specializing in PLO, especially HI/LO.
 
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More complicated and interesting because of its unpredictability...)
 
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I think Plo is harder than hold em in my opinion.
 
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