Sit and Go Tournaments are a hugely popular form of online poker, and Pot-Limit Omaha Sit N Goes are no exception. There are two types of error common in these games which thinking players can profitably exploit. The first involves those not experienced with PLO strategy and the second involves those who do not fully appreciate the changes in poker dynamics which occur in Sit N Go Tournaments. This article lists 5 of the most common Pot-Limit Omaha SNG errors which you can start exploiting today!
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Pot-Limit Omaha Sit N Go Errors #1 – Loose, Passive And Out Of Position
Playing too many hands is a big leak in any Sit N Go tournament – the reason is that it is strategically critical to maintain enough chips to steal pots with in the middle stages. Many new PLO players compound this error by playing hands which are unlikely to flop the nuts or nut draws, they call rather than raise and play too many of these mid-strength holdings out of position. Stick to hands with nut potential, be the raiser and not the caller and play from as close as possible to the button to best exploit your weak opponents.
Pot-Limit Omaha Sit N Go Errors #2 – Failing To Define Your Hand
In Pot-Limit Omaha cash games it you will often find situations where a raise and re-raise define the hands of both players on the flop – for example realizing you are playing your set against a big draw. With a big pot it is now correct to get the rest of your stack in for both players. In the early and mid stages of an Omaha Sit and Go Tournament these situations should be avoided in many games – especially when you feel you have an edge against the rest of the field in smaller pots. Define your hand as early and as cheaply as possible in these games to exploit the errors of opponents who are too ready to get all-in during the early stages.
Pot-Limit Omaha Sit N Go Errors #3 – Blind Stealing And Defense
If you never defend your blinds in an Omaha Sit N Go tournament this will be quickly picked up – creating pressure in the later stages with opponents stealing too often at the point when defending would cost you too much of your stack. Defending too often will see you trapped by aware opponents – and often for a big pot. While finding exactly the right balance comes with experience bear in mind that opponents will be making both errors and exploit them when they occur.
Pot-Limit Omaha Sit N Go Errors #4 – Planning For The Last Bet
Many of the opponents that you find in PLO SNGs will be more used to no-limit betting, where an abrupt all-in can end a hand. Pot-Limit betting requires more forethought and planning for a hand, especially against opponents who are capable of folding. When the stacks are deep it is possible to call re-raises without committing yourself to the pot. When shallow a single pot-sized bet may commit you to call a re-raise due to the huge pot-odds on offer. Mid-stacked play is less clear, yet few opponents will plan the betting so that they are the last to bet with fold equity – make sure you plan the hand to exploit this error.
Pot-Limit Omaha Sit N Go Errors #5 – Focus On Heads-Up Play
Error number #5 concerns both 3-handed and heads-up play. After working hard to reach the money playing positions many players fail to properly capitalize on this by maximizing gains through the last few places. The key factors are that you must go to war with relatively thin values – and you must be the aggressor whenever possible. Waiting for premium holdings is a recipe to blind away in these games, flopped 2-pair (or even top pair + decent draws) is more than enough to commit with. Waiting for the nuts against aware opponents is rarely going to be rewarded, take the fight to your weaker opponents when short-handed and see your number of 1st place finishes improve.
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