Free Omaha (PLO) lessons
The school's program from the basics to exploitation: how Omaha works, starting hand strength, opening and facing opens, equity and pot odds, board texture, nuts, draws and outs, flop matchups, freerolls and wraps, what can't handle a big pot, squeezes and 4-bets, blockers, the c-bet and opponent types. The theory is open to everyone; practice and exams are in the school.
Beginner
🃏How Omaha works and why it isn't Hold'emThe two-card rule, pot limit, and why hands in PLO run so close in strengthOmaha looks like Hold'em with two extra cards, but it's really a different game: there are dozens of times more combinations, edges are smaller, and the bet size is capped by the pot. This lesson covers the rule that trips up even experienced Hold'em players, the exact way to calculate a pot-sized raise, and the numbers that explain why you can't fall in love with a pair of aces in Omaha.💪Starting hand strength: what really makes a hand strongConnectedness, suits, rank — and why rainbow AA72 is worse than it looksIn Omaha a hand's strength isn't "a pair of aces" — it's how the four cards work together. This lesson breaks down how the chart rates hands by type, why two suits change a UTG opening frequency from 3% to 91%, and why unsupported aces lose their edge in multiway pots.🚪Opening from different positions: what to play first in, and why18% from UTG, 48% from the button — the logic of position and which hands lose the mostOpening is the most frequent decision in poker, and it's the easiest place to gain a steady edge. We look at why the button's range is 2.6 times wider than UTG's, which hands "move" from fold to open as position changes, and why nobody limps in Omaha.
Advanced
🛡️Playing against an open: call, 3-bet or foldWhy kings usually call and rundowns 3-bet — the logic of the chartAgainst an open, Omaha decisions are counterintuitive: some very strong hands do better calling, and some "speculative" ones 3-bet. This lesson walks through the chart's logic using the button against the CO, explains why a 3-bet almost always has an ace, and what changes in the blinds.📊Equity and pot odds: when a call makes moneyEquity against a range, the pot odds formula, and why equity ≠ profitEvery decision in poker is a comparison of two numbers: what share of the pot you win and how much you pay. This lesson covers how to calculate pot odds for any bet size, why equity is calculated against a range rather than a single hand, and why 40% equity out of position is worth less than 40% in position.⚔️Flop matchups: who's the favorite and by how muchOverpair, two pair, set, wrap, flush draw — typical matchups in numbersIn Omaha almost any flop matchup is closer to 50/50 than it looks. This lesson covers typical matchups with exact numbers: why naked aces lose to two pair 26 to 74, what backdoors add, when a wrap is a favorite against a set, and why an overpair is worth almost nothing multiway. All numbers were computed by our engine and match the PLO QuickStats reference to the hundredth.🌊Board texture: who wins on which flopDry and wet flops in numbers: how often opponents have a straight, a set or a strong drawThe texture of the flop decides how expensive a hand will get and who's the favorite in it. This lesson has exact numbers: how often a random hand has a set on K-7-2, a straight on 9-8-7, and how often one of five opponents has something strong — plus why a tight range wins on ace-high flops and loses on low connected ones.🥜The nuts: why in Omaha the "almost best" hand losesHow to find the nuts on any board and how often someone at the table has themIn Hold'em the second nuts is almost always a good hand. In Omaha, on a wet board, one of your opponents very often has the nuts, and the player who keeps paying off with the second-best flush loses the most. This lesson covers how to find the nuts quickly, how they change street by street, and what an "almost best" hand is worth.🎣Draws and outs: wraps, clean outs and the "×4" rule trapWhy a 20-out wrap is a favorite against a set and a flush draw isn'tIn Omaha draws can be so strong that they're favorites against a made hand. But there are traps too: outs that make your opponent's hand even better, draws to a non-nut straight, and the "multiply by 4" rule, which overstates your chances by 10% on big draws. All of it with exact numbers.🎁Freerolls and wraps: how to be on the right sideNut outs, redraws and why the nuts on the flop isn't a pot already wonThe main goal in PLO is to win your opponent's stack, and for that you need to be on the dominating side when the bets get big. This lesson covers freerolls (the same hand, but one player has a redraw), wraps with 13, 16 and 20 outs, and why not all outs matter — only the nut ones. The numbers are exact enumeration by our engine and match the PLO Mastermind calculator.🧯What can't handle a big pot: Galfond's 5 mistakesNaked two pair, weak flushes and straights, overpairs, weak tripsPhil Galfond identified five categories of hands that Hold'em players systematically overplay in Omaha. This lesson covers each category with exact numbers from our engine, and the main question to ask yourself on the flop: by the river, will I be able to make a hand I'd want to play my whole stack with?
Pro
🔥Squeezes and playing against a 3-bet: sizes, SPR and who 4-betsWhy a 4-bet is 2–4% of hands and why top pair is already all-in in a 3-bet pot3-bet and 4-bet pots are the most expensive in Omaha, and their decisions are made before the flop. This lesson covers exact squeeze and 4-bet sizes, the SPR in each scenario, the chart's frequencies (who continues against a 3-bet and why it's not only aces that 4-bet), and the equity of aces against a very narrow range.🚫Blockers: how your cards change your opponent's handsThe ace of the suit vs. a flush, aces vs. aces — when a blocker works and when it doesn'tBlockers in Omaha are a powerful but often overrated tool. One right card completely removes the nuts from your opponent, while an "almost right" one changes almost nothing. This lesson has exact numbers: how an ace in your hand lowers the chance of aces for your opponent, how the ace of the suit zeroes out the nut flush, and why the queen of the same suit is nearly useless.🎯The c-bet in a single-raised pot: what to bet and what to checkC-bet size and frequency by texture, in position and out — based on solver dataIn Omaha you c-bet much less often than in Hold'em, and out of position very rarely. This lesson covers what the solver shows in heads-up single-raised pots (SRP): which bet size for which board, who bets the nuts and who checks them, and why on the river blockers matter more than hand strength for a call. The solver data comes from the club's training materials.🕵️Opponent types and exploits: how to beat real peopleNit, TAG, LAG, calling station, maniac — how to spot them by stats and how to play against themGTO is the foundation, but in poker the money comes from your opponents' mistakes. This lesson covers five player types, their stat thresholds for Omaha, each type's main leak and how to exploit it. You can practice in the trainer: at a "Bots" table you choose the bots' style, and in "My game → Style" you can see which type you are yourself (based on your uploaded hands).