I've previously looked at some fundamental concepts that no-limit hold’em players should use as a basis for their first steps into pot-limit Omaha (PLO). With these lessons in place, I’m now going to consider some of the nuances of PLO tournament play.

During the early stages of an Omaha tournament the game plays similarly to a PLO cash game, due to the size of the starting blinds relative to the average stack. During these stages it is common to see much more limping than you would in an equivalent no-limit hold’em tournament. This is due in part to the pot-limit nature of the game, as when the blinds are small it is not possible to raise enough to force people out of the pot.

As such, it’s possible to see a lot of pots cheaply, but you don’t want to fall into the trap of limping every pot.