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 Rusty C baseball field in Atlanta.

Enjoying the games. We are lucky to have this community forum. This is a good site to learn and I'm trying to imitate some of the better players here. I've looked at playing on-line but the cheating concern prevents me. I restarted playing poker in July 2024, quite a different game from 5 & 7 card stud 45 years ago.

I like playing Omaha Hi-Lo the most I think but Hi is pretty good. I like the high variance from preflop to flop to turn to river. I've played HoldEm but not nearly as much since so many fewer hands are playable (with favorable odds).

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.

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 have distilled much of what he says into a spreadsheet to ingrain the knowledge quicker.
2. "The Poker Stop-It List - The First Big Book of Poker Mistakes" by Pearce. I've learned a lot about poker listening to this book. Mostly when to hold em and when to fold em and some bet sizing. Plus a lot of background psychology. Even though for HoldEm, it applies to Omaha nicely. My biggest take away - don't be stupid.
3. "The 100 BIggest Mistakes That Poker Players Make" by Alexander Fitzgerald. Done two of Fitzgerald's audiobooks when walking dog. Like his style and learned a good bit.
4. "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 statistically. He learned at the school of getting your ass kicked.
5. "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 limp when appropriate.
6. "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.