Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha

How to win big, both live and online

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Rolf Slotboom, US Oct 2006 / Europe Oct 2006
ISBN 1904468306, 240 Pages, 228 x 152mm/6 x 9

Secrets-of-Pro-PLO-front.jpg front cover Pot-Limit Omaha is a fascinating game which is rapidly increasingly in popularity on the back of the current poker boom. However, there is a dearth of quality material giving advice on how to handle all elements of this complex form of poker. Until now...

Secrets of Pot-Limit Omaha is one of the first books to analyze medium- and high-stakes PLO in great depth. The author, long-time successful PLO cash game player Rolf Slotboom, reveals key information that has never appeared in print before. The following are just some of the topics that are discussed in this ground-breaking book:

  • A revolutionary short-stack approach
  • Adjustments for big-stack play
  • A study on the proper bet size
  • Correct seating position
  • Blocker play
  • The bare ace bluff
  • Exploiting your opponents’ specific weaknesses

Finally, the practice hands and the chapter on hand match-ups offer tremendous theoretical and practical advice. This book is a must-read for anyone who wishes to play PLO successfully.

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Rolf Slotboom is the best short-stack Pot-Limit Omaha player in the world. After this book, Pot-Limit Omaha will never be the same.

Rob Hollink, EPT Grand Final 2005 winner

Groundbreaking advice from the top PLO strategist. This book will divulge many of the secrets that until now were only known among the top pros – things that they were unwilling to give away to any other but themselves. Because Rolf has now broken with this tradition, I am certain that “Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha” will turn out to be the pot-limit Omaha book to date.

Dennis de Ruiter, One of the best PLO cash game players in Europe.

Rolf practices an unorthodox playing style that has his opponents complaining about his devilish luck. Those who understand the game know better. When I heard Rolf would write a Now that Rolf has decided to share his intricate knowledge of the game, pot-limit Omaha will become much tougher to beat. I can only hope his publisher goes out of business before the book comes out.

Ed de Haas, Top cash game pro who specializes in pot-limit Omaha. Winner of the $500 pot-limit Omaha at the 2004 Jack Binion World Poker Open ($100,126), and runner-up at the €500 pot-limit Omaha at the 2004 Master Classics ($45,180).

Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha is an excellent book, and should pay for its buying price in a matter of weeks.

Gambling-Academy.com

Rolf has played many matches against some of the best PLO players in the world, and that experience directly translates to his book. There are many common misconceptions about the game of Pot Limit Omaha, such as the fallacy that open ended straight draws on the flop are worthy of big bets - and Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha debunks this myth and plenty of others. If PLO is a game you want to learn, or to excel at, then this book is a must have.

Launchpoker.com

Pot-Limit Omaha is a fascinating game which is rapidly increasingly in popularity on the back of the current poker boom. This book will help you you crush the game you're at.

This book is a must-read for anyone who wishes to play PLO successfully.

Poker.oddschecker.com

Slotboom has written a future classic in Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha and the book is sure to improve many Omaha players' games. The book is recommended to anyone playing or wanting to play Pot-Limit Omaha. Just know that it is not a complete beginner's book but requires some knowledge of the game to be understood correctly.

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