The original raiser’s hand range and skill level.So, the things you should always think about before making up your mind are: These factors can serve as guidelines of sorts when discussing more particular aspects of strategy later in the article. Let’s first look into some of the general factors we need to account for every time we’re considering putting in a 3-bet before the flop. By the same token, being in position and especially up against weaker opponents, we can expand our 3-betting ranges by quite a margin. With hand equities running so close in general and having to play out of position representing a great disadvantage, there aren’t that many hands that are mandatory 3-bets no matter what. However, like in Texas Hold’em, there are certain hands and situations that merit 3-betting before the flop (or at least giving it serious consideration), and that’s precisely what this article is going to focus on.īefore we go any further, it is worth emphasizing that 3-betting in Pot Limit Omaha is often a tricky proposition. This is just something you’re going to do a lot in Omaha as it is such a flop-centered game. In the previous parts of this PLO series, we’ve focused mostly on how to select our starting hands and how to navigate things before the flop, choosing between limping along or raising to isolate the limper(s) and, possibly, secure position for ourselves.