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#1: If you’re new to Pot Limit Omaha, start with the fundamentals, learn what a good starting hand is, and play a pretty tight range.
Examples are rundowns like J-10-9-8 with at least one suit, double-suited and connected hands like , most Aces and good Kings. Start by understanding what a good hand is to VPIP.
#2: Don’t get married to your hand if it doesn't connect on the flop. For example, A-A-6-4 on a J-9-8 flop is an easy check/fold.
I would stick to those two fundamentals; with more experience, you can add more advanced strategies. I’ll throw in one for good measure.
#3: Bubble play. The big stacks can get out of hand and raise a wide range. If you're a big stack, you can raise almost anything depending on the stack sizes of your opponents, as they're incentivized to fold even A-A-x-x to try and get into the money.
If you have a good draw and a bunch of small stacks to your left, you can open pretty wide.
Brad Ruben is a 4x WSOP bracelet winner, a WSOP-C winner, a mental health and PTSD moral injury advocate, and a mindset and mixed games coach. He supports and donates to shieldsandstripes.org and https://ptsdusa.org/camp-hope/