{"id":5240,"date":"2023-02-15T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=5240"},"modified":"2023-02-15T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T11:40:00","slug":"wsop-ontario-launches-omaha-variant-plo-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wsop-ontario-launches-omaha-variant-plo-5","title":{"rendered":"WSOP Ontario Launches Omaha Variant PLO-5 With Stakes From $0.01"},"content":{"rendered":"
Summary<\/strong> <\/p>\n WSOP Ontario<\/strong> continues to come up with new poker offerings for Ontarians<\/a>, which is one of the reasons why it is now among the leading online poker rooms in the province despite launching much later than its rivals. <\/p>\n Recently, the operator launched PLO-5<\/strong>, a hugely popular poker variant<\/a>. It is the first and currently the only site in Ontario to offer the game.<\/p>\n PLO-5, also known as 5-Card Omaha<\/em>, is an Omaha poker<\/a> variant that many players love. The game\u2019s rules are identical to that of regular PLO, except for the number of hole cards dealt to each player at the beginning of the hand. <\/p>\n In PLO-5, players receive five hole cards instead of four. They must make the best possible hand using just two of their hole cards and three of the five community cards. <\/p>\n The game adopts the same betting order as traditional PLO \u2013 the action starts with the player seated to the left of the button posting the small blind and the player to their left posting the big blind. After that, each player is dealt five hole cards before proceeding to the flop. There is a limit to the amount of money that each player can bet, and it depends on the size of the pot. The hand rankings are similar to Texas Hold\u2019em<\/a>. <\/p>\n Compared to regular PLO, PLO-5 has higher variance due to the extra hole card which gives players more chances of making the best hand and winning the pot. <\/p>\n\n
PLO-5 \u2013 The Basics <\/h2>\n