Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha (Paperback)

by Rolf Slotboom (Author)

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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." By Rob Hollink EPT GRAND FINAL WINNER 2005"

Product Description
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 Professional 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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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: D&B Publishing; First edition (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904468306
• ISBN-13: 978-1904468301
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #132,849 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, May 9, 2007

By	Wolf Finkbeiner "wolffink" (Fayetteville, Arkansas) - See all my reviews

Finally a non-idiot book for pot limit 0maha. Rolf claims to "have held nothing back" in his book, and I believe him. Slotboom details his "small-stack" strategy which mathematically served him to become one of his games most frequent winners. He also details a large-stack strategy. His book is pretty comprehensive, he covers starting hands, but he goes into more detail--detailing on how he would play them on early and also on the button. This book also includes "classic" Slotboom articles. Slotboom's writing style is fun. He's a deep thinker but you'll also see him in a deep strategy section refer to an opponent as "tight-a**"!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource for poker players of all skill and experience levels, December 9, 2006

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Poker professional and "Card Player" magazine columnist Rolf Slotboom presents Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha: How to Win Big - Both Live and Online, a guide especially attuned to the complex elements of medium and high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha poker. Drawing directly on his experience matched against top players, Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha dispels common misconceptions (such as the idea that an open-ended straight draw on the flop is always a hand to be excited about), presents practice hands and hand match-ups and analysis to test one's poker deductive skills, offers strategies especially for players looking to earn money in online games, and much more. In addition to suggestions for optimum bet sizes, correct seating positions, blocker play, the bare ace bluff, and numerous other tips and tricks, Secrets of Professional Pot-Limit Omaha features an accompanying DVD with Rolf Slotboom, Ed Miller, and Byron Jacobs in person. An excellent resource for poker players of all skill and experience levels looking to hone their Pot-Limit Omaha skills.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An unorthodox approach to the game, January 9, 2007

By	Murry F. Magness - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Rolf presents an interesting playing philosophy for the pot limit Omaha game. I especially liked the way he discussed the changes he had to make in his playing style as his competition adjusted to his game. His style takes more patience than many players possess but will constantly show a profit if followed. It has helped my game a lot.