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PLO 8 or Better

How hi-lo works

Two halves
Scoop, chop, quarter
Example read
Practice: Split practice

8-or-better lows

What qualifies
Board must allow a low
Freeroll preview
Practice: Low practice

Still pot-limit Omaha

Four cards + pot-limit
Leaks
A-2 is not a monopoly
Practice: PLO8 basics practice

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PLO 8 or Better / Kindergarten / How hi-lo works

Scoop, chop, quarter

In PLO8, scoop paths beat scoopless middles. 'Scoop, chop, quarter' stops you from paying for fake halves.

Worked example

three-low flop, 2nd-nut low + weak high — control; nut low + live high — press.

Common leak

Buddy leak ('Scoop, chop, quarter'): 'I have a low' as a complete reason multiway.

Drill

Drill ('Scoop, chop, quarter'): tag one quartered river and write the earlier fold that prevented it.

Coaching note

Hi-lo coaching staple: an 8-low or better must qualify — know the house rule before you chase halves. Check 'Scoop, chop, quarter' against it.

Practice habit

sticky-note the trigger for 'Scoop, chop, quarter' before your next PLO8 session.

Drill

buddy repeats 'Scoop, chop, quarter' in one sentence with a concrete board — or you re-teach.

Remember

Avoid scoopless middles.

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