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Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo (PLO8) is a split-pot game where half the pot goes to the best high hand and half to the best qualifying low, and that single rule changes almost everything about how the game is played.
Verified PLO8 specialists
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These coaches are listed for the broader PLO format. Their profiles do not currently list PLO8 among the games they coach. This section is for broader discovery; confirm exact-game coverage with the coach directly.
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Alexandra Fagaras (Grindset by Alex)
Taking studentsClaimedNLHE Cash · MidMTT · MidPLO · HighAlexandra Fagaras coaches the mental game of poker under the Mindset by Alex brand. With a background in psychology, she draws on transactional analysis, ACT, and CBT to help tournament players work through tilt, routine, and performance. Her coaching fits players who are technically solid but lose value to their own heads.
No reviews yet$170/hr - AZ
Alexei Zemleanov (Zemlik)
Taking studentsUnclaimedPLO · MidAlexei Zemleanov, known as Zemlik, is a Pot-Limit Omaha coach who teaches 4-card, 5-card, and 6-card PLO, including the jump from no-limit hold'em to Omaha. His coaching is solver-based and he publishes hand analysis publicly, which makes him an easy starting point for hold'em players curious about PLO.
No reviews yet$80/hr - A(
Aris (Aristhe13)
Taking studentsUnclaimedPLO · MidAris, who plays as Aristhe13, is a heads-up Pot-Limit Omaha coach focused on 5-card and 6-card PLO and 6-max, with experience up to PLO 400. A heads-up specialist for over a decade, he blends solver and PLO-trainer work with mental-game coaching, a fit for players serious about the toughest Omaha formats.
No reviews yet - B
Beni6c
Taking studentsUnclaimedPLO · MidBeni6c is a Pot-Limit Omaha coach who specializes in 6-card PLO, with additional work in 4-card and 5-card PLO and heads-up play at mid stakes. He has built a 6-card PLO course and strategy content for one of poker's newest and least-solved formats, making him a strong match for players moving into the bigger Omaha variants.
No reviews yet$135/hr - BH
Brian Hastings
Availability unknownUnclaimedNLHE Cash · HighPLO · HighMixed Games · HighBrian Hastings coaches advanced no-limit hold'em and mixed games through Octopi Poker, offering both an advanced NLHE track and a separate mixed-game mentorship. A six-time WSOP bracelet winner, most of them in stud and mixed-game championships, he's one of the most accomplished mixed-game players teaching today. He's a strong fit for players who want to grow beyond a single format into PLO and the mixed rotation.
No reviews yet$400/hr - BY
Bryce Yockey (Oracle of Omaha)
WaitlistUnclaimedPLO · HighMixed Games · HighBryce Yockey, who coaches as the Oracle of Omaha, specializes in Pot-Limit Omaha and mixed games for both cash and tournaments. A three-time WSOP bracelet winner, all in PLO and mixed-game events, he covers PLO variants, Big O, Omaha 8, stud, razz, badugi, and 2-7 triple draw, building custom solutions in Monker Solver. He's a strong fit for players going deep into Omaha and the mixed rotation.
No reviews yet$1000/hr - DW
Dylan Weisman
Availability unknownUnclaimedPLO · HighDylan Weisman is a Pot-Limit Omaha coach working across tournament and cash-game strategy, MonkerSolver study, and mental-game performance. His coaching suits serious PLO players who want technical work translated into decisions they can use at the table.
No reviews yet - JM
Jeff Madsen
Availability unknownUnclaimedNLHE Cash · MidPLO · MidMixed Games · MidJeff Madsen coaches no-limit hold'em, PLO, and mixed games through Octopi Poker across multiple formats in a single coaching offer. A five-time WSOP bracelet winner and the 2006 WSOP Player of the Year, he broke through as one of the youngest stars in series history. His flexible, multi-format coaching suits players working on NLHE, PLO, and mixed-game fundamentals rather than a single specialty.
No reviews yet$189/hr - RL
Ryan Laplante
Availability unknownUnclaimedNLHE Cash · MidMTT · MidPLO · MidRyan Laplante coaches tournament strategy, PLO, and NLHE fundamentals through Octopi Poker, in a two-hour Protential coaching format. A WSOP bracelet winner and game-theory specialist who founded LearnProPoker, he works across both hold'em and Omaha. The two-hour session suits players who want direct, structured strategy work over course content alone.
No reviews yet$350/hr
About PLO8 coaching
The skill that separates winners from losers isn't making big hands, it's understanding which hands can scoop (win both halves), how to read low possibilities on every board, and how to avoid the classic trap of getting quartered, where you win a quarter of the pot while putting in half the money. Players coming from high-only games consistently misvalue their hands and bleed money in exactly these spots.
A PLO8 coach helps you internalize the split-pot logic that makes the game profitable: prioritizing hands that work in both directions, recognizing when a board has no low and the game becomes high-only, and managing the multiway pots that hi-lo games naturally create. There's a strong mathematical and reading component: knowing your scoop equity, your low draws, and when you're freerolling versus when you're in danger of being quartered. It's a deep, underrated game with relatively few strong players, which means a focused student can build a real edge faster than in more crowded formats.
PLO8 coaching, unsolved questions
- What's the most important skill in PLO8?
- Scooping, winning both the high and low halves of the pot. Strong PLO8 players prioritize hands that can win in both directions and avoid getting "quartered" (winning only a quarter of the pot while paying half).
- Is PLO8 a good game to learn?
- Yes, it's deep, under-studied, and has fewer expert players than high-only games, so a dedicated student can build an edge. The split-pot logic takes work to internalize but pays off.
- How is PLO8 different from regular PLO?
- PLO is high-only; PLO8 splits the pot between the best high and the best qualifying low (8-or-better). That fundamentally changes hand selection, since the best hands work in both directions.