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[Raisindye]

I've played a lot of hands of LO8 over time, so I figured it's probably about time I ask what the proper BR management theory is on Split Pot games?

I've tried to keep 250BBs on hand when playing FR high pot only games, but shouldn't the standard for split-pot be a little lower since pot sizes are often split in half?

I'll admit, I've got Ray Zee's split pot book in the other room, but I haven't read much of it, and if this answer is in there, I'm a dumbass

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[jmbreslin]

Yes, your roll can be lower for split pot games. I've actually been playing .25-.50 Stud-8 lately on FT with buyins of only $10, which is only 20BB. You'd need more for O8 since it's a higher variance game and it depends a bit on your playing style.

[clabbers]

It lloks like both the question and the answer are presuming Limit O8. PLO8 is going to have larger variance and requires many more Big Blinds behind. I'm not at all sure PLO8 has less variance then NLHE,

[Raisindye]

It lloks like both the question and the answer are presuming Limit O8. PLO8 is going to have larger variance and requires many more Big Blinds behind. I'm not at all sure PLO8 has less variance then NLHE,

very good point and clarification clabbers. i did only mean LO8 as i am unable to wrap my head around PLO(anything) at this early point in my Omaha learning gestation period(obv never ending). before i left town i didn't read about it in Ray Zee's book, but i'd be surprised if there is nothing in there about it.

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[jmbreslin]

Stay the hell away from PLO, that game is insane. It's a pure gambler's game.

There is definitely more variance in PLO8 than LO8 but not sure if it compares to NLHE. The split pot nature of the game still dampens the variance impact a bit. It also depends on your playing style. You could play a very nitty PLO8 style and significantly reduce the variance, which is harder to do in NLHE because people can always put you to decisions for lots of money.