Pure gambling? Negreanu explains why everyone is wrong about PLO – CodigoPoker

Pure gambling? Negreanu explains why everyone is wrong about PLO - CodigoPoker
Pure gambling? Negreanu explains why everyone is wrong about PLO

If there was any doubt about which variant Daniel Negreanu

Canada
played during the last World Series of Poker, the numbers provide a clear answer. The Canadian cashed in eight Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) tournaments and won his eighth bracelet by taking first place in the US$100,000 PLO High Roller, where he pocketed US$2,257,718.

But his connection with the four cards goes far beyond the results. In an interview with Poker.org, Negreanu explained that PLO fits especially well with one of the great strengths he has developed during his career: post-flop game reading.

“PLO is my jam,” summarized the GGPoker pro when analyzing his WSOP. He also revealed that he only needed one re-entry during all those tournaments and highlighted Josh Arieh

United States
as one of the people who had the most influence on perfecting his strategy in recent years.

For Negreanu, one of the main differences compared to No-Limit Hold’em appears before the flop. In NLH, a preflop mistake can be extremely costly, while in Omaha equities are usually much closer. This characteristic allows playing more hands and shifting much of the important decisions to post-flop.

And here appears an opinion that challenges one of the biggest prejudices about PLO.

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This Year Negreanu Won His Eighth Bracelet By Taking First Place In The US$100,000 PLO High Roller, Where He Pocketed US$2,257,718.

“People have it completely backwards,” Negreanu told Poker.org about those who consider Omaha simply a variant full of betting and variance. According to his view, a player has much more control in PLO than in NLH, even estimating a difference of “5 to 1.”

His victory over Artur Martirosian

Russia
in the US$100K heads-up was a good example. Negreanu noticed that his opponent had exhausted his time banks and began to pressure him in complex situations, especially on the river, where analyzing combinations with four cards requires much more calculation.

The strategy worked and kept an interesting record intact: Negreanu claims he has never lost a PLO heads-up.

After a WSOP marked by eight cashes and a new bracelet, Kid Poker’s message seems clear: maybe Omaha has a reputation for being a roller coaster, but for those who know how to handle it, there is much more control than it seems.

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