Hi, I used to be ETomM but changed to GTWreck since I went to Georgia Tech and we have the Ramblin Wreck. You figure out whether I'm wrecking you or myself. I do both inconsistently :) The profile picture is of GT's baseball field in Atlanta.

Enjoying the games. I restarted playing poker in July 2024 when I retired. Quite different game from 5 & 7 card stud 45 years ago.

I like playing Omaha Hi Lo the most I think but low is pretty good. HoldEm is still slow to me but I haven't playedmuch. But there aren't many books out there specifically for Omaha Hi lo; a lot for Omaha Hi and that's somewhat transferrable as Hi is 70%+ of the Hi-Lo pot value. And a vast amount out there for HoldEm. At some point I'll go over to HoldEm and play there too but less hands played and it's a slow game already. This is a good site to learn and I'm trying to imitate some of the better players here.

Books in order of what I like:

1. "How to Win at Omaha High-Low Poker" by Mike Capalletti. I'm only part way through but this 2003 book is consistent with where I think I want to go. I love stats and spreadsheets and will distill much of what he says into a spreadsheet to ingrain the knowledge quicker.
2. "High Low Split Poker" - 1992 Ray Zee book with poker strategy overview and concepts. I got a feel from the meta concepts and have read it twice. It is definitely an interesting read and even though he didn't have the stats in the early 90's; most of what he says is right on and I could validate. He learned at the school of getting your ass kicked probably.
3. "Exploitative Play in Live Poker" by Alexander Fitzgerald. Really liked this book in AudioBooks, bought a paper copy for playing HoldEm. This book inspired me to stop being so passive and a wimp. I'm also listening to some of his other books, but they are based on HoldEm which I don't play much yet. General concepts are of course just that.
4. "Mastering Small Stakes Pot Limit Omaha" by Habegger is about Omaha Hi. Part way through. Another book to finish.
5. "Mental Game of Poker" by Tendler on AudioBooks. I needed this one since I have PTSD from trading futures and mutual funds for a long time. Only playing with chips here, but the ego is important and the emotions generated are real. I got good at backgammon and blackjack, am good at statistics, but Omaha Hi Lo has many more independent variables.