Lets talk PLO, by Micky

pls do, will be great
have no questions atm

Im on a mission,to make the final table at the 00:20 5$ PLO game every time i play it. I just came in 10th tonight wich i think makes it 9 out of 10 games so far in the last 2 weeks.Ultitematly if i make 80% of the final tables in the next six months i will be extremely happy.will update next game.

it's not pointless, all small edges must be pushed in all forms of tournament play.
in PLO pre-flop edges are small, so raising for 'value' isn't easy pre-flop, since even super-strong hands are rarely more than 70% over a junk hand.
but that's not the only reason we raise... we do it to take initiative, to isolate weak players, and occasionally buy position (which is not easy when so many will cold call any four cards in behind you, but position is important in all 'button/blinds' poker vairiants... so push that edge).
later in tournaments its easier to raise for value because of the changes in blindtack ratio's, and you'll often find it easy to get in >1/3 of your stack with strong pre-flop holdings.

in the early stages... if your only goal is to steal the blinds, then yes raising is pointless. but if you have a broader objective... then it's essential.

1 millon.

ps. how does TKQ help AA22?
pps. its only 3rd nut on 345, or are you talking about 08?

To danc87,raise in early stages for value based on your hand ranking and in later stages to steal based on the player.
lmao,and yes every one calls in early stages of the game thats why you go for value.