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Uncharted Territory: Playing a Final Table Without Antes

Over the weekend I found myself in an unusual position, playing poker on the final table of a pot-limit Omaha tournament. In fact it was MiniFTOPS Event #32 on Full Tilt.

I am particularly bad at pot-limit Omaha, which made for some likely mistakes, costing me money. Fortunately for you, the learning opportunity from these costs nothing.

No Ante in Sight

One of the defining features of a PLO tournament has nothing to do with the cards, but the absence of something second-nature to no-limit hold’em players — antes.

Here the concept of “M” has real value (I don’t typically make much of it otherwise).