I think Omaha is easier to make money in.

I think Omaha is easier to make money in.

Something funny happened to me yesterday.

I went into an Omaha freeroll without knowing how to play — I'd never played Omaha before. And just to pass the time while I was figuring out how it worked, I started being very aggressive with my bets, and went all-in a lot. It was a tournament with more than 500 people, and I finished in 70th place. I won a few cents.

Why do you think this happened?

I think Omaha is easier to make money in.

Something funny happened to me yesterday.

I went into an Omaha freeroll without knowing how to play — I'd never played Omaha before. And just to pass the time while I was figuring out how it worked, I started being very aggressive with my bets, and went all-in a lot. It was a tournament with more than 500 people, and I finished in 70th place. I won a few cents.

Why do you think this happened?

You got lucky, it happens.

Congrats on the cash!

The other side of it is that it is also easier to lose money in Omaha. Neat.

Your post is an excellent example of why Omaha should never be played as a no-limit game.

harder than usual because casual and weak players are not very interested in this game

You were lucky, I think it's harder to win in Omaha in a cash game than in NL Hold'em.

bad to decent NL players battling in the plo streets, usually equals free money to the average plo only player.

Yes that kind of feeling can come up when u are running good in a new game. And imo some is true: Bad players make a lot more mistakes in Omaha and if u really good then u can probably get enormous winrates longterm playing plo.

But its not that sinple because its a way more complicated game than nlh and to get really good at requires massive effort and u have to also put up with more variance. Ur swings will be a lot higher than in holdem. So u have to be ready to go on a 30+ stack downswing at times when putting in real volume. Thats extremely tough mentally and not for everyone.

I have a fitting analogy for u:

I was once in Afghanistan for a few days. Everyone told me how dangerous it is but nothing happened to me and i had a good time.

I now think Afghanistan is actually a safe place and will return soon.

I think it was lucky. Omaha I already think it's much more difficult, because the odds (https://www.casino.us/poker/strategy/odds/) increase, the more difficult the card. However, in cashgame, the omaha pots are often larger.

It's not easy if everyone else was playing Omaha. I don't like playing that type of poker. Those who win playing Omaha without knowing how to play it are beginner's luck.

Now start going allin at omaha hi/low . Perhaps you will do well again !

Play the game you enjoy the most and get the most enjoyment out of, not the one you think you can make the most money on.I don't think you can study for 1-2 years and then immediately start making money. You learn from your mistakes, you learn from experience. Honestly, I think you'll lose money at the very least at first. There's more to poker than just reading information with your eyes.

Omaha can be easier to profit from because players make more mistakes and games are often more action-heavy. However, variance is much higher, so you need stronger bankroll (https://www.casino.us/poker/strategy/poker-bankroll-management/) management and a good understanding of draws and hand strength.

freerolls (https://www.casino.us/poker/best-freerolls/) aren't real poker man. Half the field is playing super scared, so spamming all-in forces folds 80% of the time. Combine that with the fact that hand equities in Omaha are way closer than Hold'em and you get runs like this. Run that same strategy for a week straight and you'll see why people call PLO a rollercoaster.

never easy at poker these new days.

I didn't use to like Omaha, but after 10–20 games, I like it too.

Er, you got lucky. Keep playing like that and your luck will soon run out, but whatever you do, stick to freerolls.

Some people think Omaha is just about pot-betting; what happened was luck, that's all.

You can win more and lose more. Proper thinking game in my opinion 👍

It's not easy for me, with five cards in my hand I tend to get confused how to set up my game, it's certainly easy to win, so to lose too.

I think the freeroll part is important. People play much more crazy when there’s nothing to lose. You may have just been more aggressive than the average player and variance did the rest.

bluffing (https://www.casino.us/poker/strategy/bluffing/) Omaha not advised its a card driven game.That said you got lucky

I hate Omaha cause it is very hard. I guess you got lucky. There's nothing like having the best hand cause anybody can beat you

You got lucky but I agree with you, I see a lot of players at Omaha games that don't know how to play properly, if you learn how to play it is easy.

Most people don´t know what they´re doing 🤣🤣

The variance in omaha is higher then NLH.

So you will have days it's easier to win money and days it's easier to lose it also.

Good luck balancing.

I think Omaha is easier to make money in.

Something funny happened to me yesterday.

I went into an Omaha freeroll without knowing how to play — I'd never played Omaha before. And just to pass the time while I was figuring out how it worked, I started being very aggressive with my bets, and went all-in a lot. It was a tournament with more than 500 people, and I finished in 70th place. I won a few cents.

Why do you think this happened?

You may have accidentally discovered the secret Omaha strategy: don’t know the rules, go all-in, and let the poker gods do the math 🤣

Is easier to make some money but also is easier to lost some, people play more loose, so...

A single tournament played, it's hard to draw conclusions, you have to play more tournaments, because in Omaha there is more variance than in Holdem.

I think Omaha is easier to make money in

I'm not someone that studied this format, but from watching a few YT videos, watching some pro players on Twitch and playing it from time to time for 'fun' - IMO, Omaha is tougher to make money consistently... at least from my experience and from the opinion of most poker players I follow - the variance in Omaha is higher then no-limit holdem... maybe at lower stakes and if you play mostly recreational/bad players/whales, while you are a very good Omaha player with good enough bankroll (https://www.casino.us/poker/strategy/poker-bankroll-management/) to eliminate the 'luck' factor, you can print money from this format (at least I've had a few friends in the past saying a similar thing as the title of this thread * that it's pretty easy making money playing Omaha); but nowadays it's tougher to find decent cash games at any stakes other than no-limit holdem, so most of the time you'll be 'forced' to play mostly regulars/tough players... this way, especially with the rake getting higher at most sites, it's becoming very tough to make profit both short and long-term...

Omaha is harder than Texas Hold'em, but people usually doesn't know anything about this modality, so they do a lot of mistakes too and the game starts to balance itself...

I prefer Texas; Omaha has too much variance.

Sometimes you just get lucky in poker. I think Omaha is more challenging than Texas Hold’em, but every game requires its own strategy.

In omaha it is more about luck for me so no. It is not easier, it is more about dispersion

Yeah, maybe, it’s a niche, a lot of poeple don’t even know the rules just tried it, so yeah, if you’re Omaha reg you may have a huge advantage in some micros

I can see why people think that. Omaha often has bigger pots, more action, and many players overvalue their hands (https://www.casino.us/poker/strategy/poker-hands/), which can create profitable opportunities. However, it's also a much higher-variance game that requires strong hand selection, equity (https://www.casino.us/poker/strategy/poker-equity/) awareness, and disciplined bankroll management. If you understand the strategy better than your opponents, Omaha can be very profitable—but it's definitely not "easy money.

I think most people don´t know how to play PLO.

"Good morning, everyone. Omaha is a game with a much higher variance than Hold'em. What happened was that variance was on your side; thinking that Omaha is easier is not the correct mindset. Playing poker at a high level, just like the professionals do, is extremely difficult because poker is an extremely complex game. While that is true for Texas Hold'em, it becomes even harder in Omaha."

I’d rather play the hardest, most studied game. The challenge of competing in NLHE against players with so much strategy available is part of what keeps it interesting for me. Finding an easier game just to make money doesn’t appeal to me as much.

Omaha is not that easy but it has a lot of options

Strangely enough, I think it's easier to lose money; you got really lucky—congratulations.

Yeah, that's one of the things that makes Omaha so interesting. The swings can be pretty wild compared with NLH, especially when you're getting a lot of money in with strong draws and multiple possible outs.

You can play well for hours and still have a losing day, then have one session where everything seems to fall into place. I think that's why bankroll management is even more important in Omaha. You've got to be ready for those ugly downswings. but need to consider also loosing money and draining bankroll is much easier in omaha than holdem

Your post is an excellent example of why Omaha should never be played as a no-limit game.

I agree, especially freerolls (https://www.casino.us/poker/best-freerolls/). 😊

I have won two CardsChat Replay Omaha games this month (Platinum 9th & Silver 28th). Both Pot Limit. Funny that. 😎 😆

Er, you got lucky. Keep playing like that and your luck will soon run out, but whatever you do, stick to freerolls.

I got nothing more to add to that, except "very good advice".

I think it was mostly a combination of variance and the fact that freerolls are often extremely aggressive. Since you didn’t know the game, you weren’t overthinking ranges or worrying about making “correct” decisions, so you probably played with a lot of pressure and put opponents in difficult spots. In Omaha, having four hole cards also creates many more draws and strong-looking combinations, so all-in situations can happen pretty quickly. With 500+ players, finishing 70th means you survived a lot of eliminations, which is actually pretty funny considering you were basically learning the rules while playing. I wouldn’t take it as proof that reckless aggression is a winning Omaha strategy, though. You probably just ran well and found yourself in a very suitable freeroll environment.

I don't think so. If that were the case, everyone would be playing Omaha instead of Hold'em. I think you feel that way because you've personally been able to make more money playing Omaha than Hold'em, so that's probably why you have that impression of Omaha.

Omaha definitely has a lot of action and attracts many loose players, which can make it profitable. However, the variance in PLO is brutal compared to Hold'em. You can have the nuts on the flop and still be a big underdog by the river. Personally, I think it requires much better bankroll management and emotional control to stay profitable in Omaha in the long run.

I think Omaha is easier to make money in.

Something funny happened to me yesterday.

I went into an Omaha freeroll without knowing how to play — I'd never played Omaha before. And just to pass the time while I was figuring out how it worked, I started being very aggressive with my bets, and went all-in a lot. It was a tournament with more than 500 people, and I finished in 70th place. I won a few cents.

Why do you think this happened?

Perhaps you've found your calling? Maybe you're a natural at that game? Only one way to find out, play a couple thousand more of those games.

Omaha is the best im pro player