6 Card PLO: 50 Mistakes That I Have Made

This book will try to highlight a few mistakes that I have been guilty of making while playing PLO 6, and my learnings from them. This guide is replete with examples and situations that will help you re-look your strategies and perhaps improve your game.This book is most suited for relative beginners in PLO 6 and is split into short chapters to pace your study and simultaneously apply the same in your game. Hope you find the book meaningful.The chapters of the book are listed below.Mistake#1: Playing too many hands preflopMistake#2: Overplaying specific good-looking holdingsMistake#3: Not differentiating a good wrap from a bad wrapMistake#4: Not playing BlockersMistake#5: Not varying my game in short-handed play VS a full ring gameMistake#6: Overplaying specific setsMistake#7: Not considering my position / action behindMistake#8: Not recognising opportunity (or the lack of it) at the tablesMistake#9: Not recognising potential bluffing spotsMistake#10: Ignoring storytellingMistake#11: Wrongly playing TripsMistake#12: Knowing when you are pot committed and when you aren’t (SPR)Mistake#13: Overplaying a wrap (Wrap #2)Mistake#14: Not choosing the right place and time to playMistake#15: Playing middle / bottom set in PLOMistake#16: Not identifying spots where I make most moneyMistake#17: Not playing the nut flush blocker right (1 and 2)Mistake #18: Not representing the nuts, when the time is rightMistake#19: Not picking up pots small ballingMistake#20: Playing middling hands wronglyMistake#21: Not setting villain rangesMistake#22: Playing vulnerable made hands post flopMistake#23: Not extracting value via value betsMistake#24: Not fast playing hands with equity and then betting against the range of your opposition on further streets.Mistake#25: Overplaying top setMistake#26: Opening wide from UTG and other early positions without a planMistake#27: Not being aware of hands that you can play, from different positions.Mistake#28: Not knowing when to steal the hand and when not toMistake#29: Not grouping players and making plays accordinglyMistake#30: Not applying key metrics: VPIP, PFRMistake#31: Not making sense of key metrics (WTSD) and grouping players accordinglyMistake#32: Not asking the key question- Will my hand survive till the river?Mistake#33: Not occasionally leading out on turn, out of position (mix in unorthodox play)Mistake#34: Depending too much on player metrics and player profilingMistake#35: Floating out of positionMistake#36: Not using the check raise effectivelyMistake#37: Calling off too many bluffsMistake#38: Not 3 betting often (When to 3 bet?)Mistake#39: Filling up the small / big blind just (because you are getting a good price)Mistake#40: Thinking to flop big instead of thinking ‘will my hand survive till the river?’Mistake#41: Giving away control of the pot oftenMistake#42: Not considering backdoor draws for flop decisionsMistake#43: Incorrect bet sizingMistake#44: Not cashing in on your imageMistake#45: Set hunting (and other irrational thoughts)Mistake#46: Limited bankroll management / tilting and giving in to emotions (BM)Mistake#47: Not having bankroll goalsMistake#48: Not controlling tiltMistake#49: Losing control at a table in specific gamesMistake#50: Playing to recover lost money (Signs to check your mental state at any given point) Read more