PLO It's a nightmare

Does anyone think PLO is a game where skill is paramount?
The game is the most maddening of all gambling card games in my opinion!
I call it the great equalizer! Who said, "Never give a sucker an even break!"
Whoever it was, certainly didn't play Omaha for a living!!! Of that I'm sure.
One can play the game like a Strativarius, but if the cards
are not smiling on you that day, you'll end up wanting to quit the game forever!
Losing both ends of every proposition , ( made hands and monster draw hands )
will try the patience of most, then having people beat your premium
hands with garbage hands will melt your brain, regardless of how strong you
are emotionally. I find I cannot contend in thiat atmosphere, I believe I have
the necessary skills, but after several thrashings in a game where I haven't
made a mistake, I tend to lose my composure a tad. Once this occurs, I'm a goner,
my play rapidly deteriorates and I begin to play personal poker against the administrators
of my beatings. I'm well aware this is not a winning tactic and will generally get up
once this happens. I said generally, except on those rare occasions where everything
happens perfectly, in the exact order needed to entice me to continue to play even though
I know full well in most cases, it's a lost cause. The next day is when I'm really pissed at myself,
shoulda quit, shouldn't have paid that guy off, all the shoulda, woulda, & coulda's you relive after
a monster dump the night before! Anyone ever been in this zip code?
I need a little cheese to go with my whine!
Sorry, but if you play Omaha, especially for a living, I know this has happened to YOU
Misery loves company

" , I believe I have
the necessary skills "


Evidently your belief is not fact based !

My new friend, the hapless critic, along with his usual pick it apart observations. Glad you dropped in,
since your absence from response to your seed catalogue question, I wasn't sure you were available
for further nit pickings.
Believe as in belief, not as fact is fact, old sport!

" The next day is when I'm really pissed at myself,
shoulda quit, shouldn't have paid that guy off, all the shoulda, woulda, & coulda's you relive after
a monster dump the night before! "

Nah, you beat me to it.

I don't play poker at that level, but I do know pros (real pros, not 1-2 or 2-5) and they all claim that the edge of a good player over a bad player is higher in PLO than in hold'em. The problem is that the fish don't want to play it because they know that they have a better chance in hold'em (or, at least, they know that they win more often)

I don't play a whole lot of Omaha, and virtually no PLO, but practically everyone I've ever heard compare PLO to NL has agreed that PLO is the more skill-based game (and likewise for real Omaha and Hold 'Em).

Tis true, I'm my harshest critic, I beat myself up after I err on the big side.
It's part of my DNA, my history, my basic make-up, it's a FACT, I will dump a big figure
at least once every 5 years. Hope I live long enough to do it again!

Thomas, you are not alone !

http://www.bluff.com/magazine/warning-plo-variance-may-cause-insanity-13963/

Nice article I enjoyed it.
Actually I employ the record keeping portion of the advice and have similarities with the review process it recommends.
I was familiar with Einstein's quote on insanity and yes, I suffer from it occasionally playing Omaha.
Thank you, that was nice of you.

PLO is to poker as TDB is to VP