Comments on: Omaha’s Book Club

By: BWoP

BWoP — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:44:43 +0000

You can read Hwang's books and then play $1/$2 PLO with him in Vegas He was pretty instrumental in getting the PLO at the Venetian up and running.

By: Drizztdj

Drizztdj — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +0000

Anything by Hwang is good. Ray Zee's books are a bit too passive for today's game.

By: Matt Sokol

Matt Sokol — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:21 +0000

Jeff Hwang's previously linked book is excellent and I highly recommend it, having read it previously. It is a thorough, logical, and knowledgeable approach to the game and it's really the best text on omaha that I've seen. Granted, I'm no omaha master myself.

It even covers both high-only and 8-or-better, so it seems perfect for what you want.

By: Shrike

Shrike — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:14:07 +0000

Ciaffone and Hwang are authors I recommend for Omaha. Rolf Slotbloom has a good book on how to shortstack PLO, but the time of the PLO short-stacker has probably passed.

-PL

By: edgie212

edgie212 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:51:37 +0000

There are two books by Bruce Chen that I think are probably the best. The second one is really really dense and advanced, though.

By: BLAARGH!

BLAARGH! — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:21:35 +0000

HOP –

http://www.amazon.com/Pot-Limit-Omaha-Poker-Jeff-Hwang/dp/0818407263

this is the one I see recommended the most for PLO. Sorry, but can't give my own review as I haven't started playing omaha yet and haven't read the book, but I read so many damn blogs reviews for it that it must have something good in it…

By: Hammer Player a.k.a Hoyazo

Hammer Player a.k.a Hoyazo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:48:32 +0000

Any of the Cloutier / McEvoyr Omaha books are great. Bob Ciaffone's is also top-notch in my view. I even enjoyed Farha on Omaha, one you won't hear recommended much. And of course the Omaha chapters in Super/System and Hellmuth's "Playing Poker Like the Pros" are also great reads for basic strategy and intermediate thoughts.

Omaha is a seriously fun game, and there are plenty of nights when I don't feel like playing any nlh but when Omaha just hits the spot.

Best of luck with it.