If being short encourages you to play poorly the playing short would be a bad idea, granted. However, if applied intelligently what about this strategy is so flawed? the starting hands are good, playing position is good, the advice about the various flops is sound.

Online PLO is short stacked PLO where you can't see your opponent, and that makes it a very different game. this approach does minimize the guessing and allows you to get your money in good, does it not? It is most definetly not optimal in the sense that you can't get big bucks from the monster hand but doesn't getting big bucks from a monster hand mean that you were in a close equity situation anyway? and you had to wait a LONG time before getting into the situation because the other guy also has to have a very big hand before betting his stack. He doesn't have to have such a big hand to try & swat you. aren't you going to find many more EV+ bets for 5% of your bankroll this way?

What advantage would you have over someone with a $200 playing this way, and doing a good job of it, at a $1000 table?

Party Poker
Pot Limit Omaha Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
9 players


Pre-flop: (9 players) piers_ is UTG with
piers_ calls, 3 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button folds, SB calls, BB raises to $5, piers_ raises to $21, 3 folds, BB raises to $34, piers_ calls all-in $4.7.
Uncalled bets: $8.3 returned to BB.

Flop: ($54.4, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $54.4)


Turn: ($54.4, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $54.4)


River: ($54.4, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $54.4)


Results:
Final pot: $54.4
BB shows 5d Ad Jc 7s
piers_ doesn't show 4c Ac 5h Ah


***** Hand History for Game 4509778142 *****
$100 PL Omaha - Wednesday, June 14, 00:02:02 ET 2006
Table Table 97477 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: EllScoolPhund ( $94.05 )
Seat 2: jippyj ( $129.50 )
Seat 4: kurzdogg ( $279.13 )
Seat 5: dawgswin ( $329.14 )
Seat 9: dwcbroker ( $130.33 )
Seat 7: Vanduo ( $40.30 )
Seat 6: PMajestyk ( $22.75 )
Seat 3: IRCrazynAssc ( $60.10 )
Seat 10: crane007 ( $61.90 )
Seat 8: Milton83 ( $19 )
IRCrazynAssc posts small blind [$0.50].
kurzdogg posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to PMajestyk
dawgswin calls [$1].
PMajestyk calls [$1].
Vanduo calls [$1].
Milton83 folds.
dwcbroker folds.
crane007 folds.
EllScoolPhund calls [$1].
jippyj folds.
IRCrazynAssc calls [$0.50].
kurzdogg checks.
** Dealing Flop ** , ,
IRCrazynAssc checks.
kurzdogg checks.
>You have options at Table 109958 (No DP) Table!.
dawgswin checks.
PMajestyk bets [$5.70].
Vanduo calls [$5.70].
EllScoolPhund folds.
IRCrazynAssc folds.
kurzdogg folds.
dawgswin folds.
** Dealing Turn **
PMajestyk is all-In.
Vanduo calls [$16.05].
** Dealing River **
PMajestyk shows , , , a full house, Fives full of aces.
Vanduo shows , , , a full house, Tens full of fives.
Vanduo wins $47.05 from the main pot with a full house, Tens full of fives.
kurzdogg has left the table.

***** Hand History for Game 4507675449 *****
$100 PL Omaha - Tuesday, June 13, 19:37:26 ET 2006
Table Choco Chips (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: WASEN ( $37.60 )
Seat 2: popik55 ( $218.17 )
Seat 3: jemoinga ( $100 )
Seat 4: Numbr2pencil ( $108.05 )
Seat 5: shoebuckles ( $167.38 )
Seat 7: Andropov ( $127.85 )
Seat 8: bigestdaddy ( $97.45 )
Seat 9: QQdown ( $166.78 )
Seat 10: PMajestyk ( $20 )
Seat 6: oneeye71 ( $99 )
Numbr2pencil posts small blind [$0.50].
shoebuckles posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to PMajestyk
oneeye71 folds.
Andropov calls [$1].
bigestdaddy folds.
QQdown folds.
PMajestyk calls [$1].
WASEN raises [$3].
popik55 folds.
jemoinga calls [$3].
Numbr2pencil folds.
shoebuckles folds.
>You have options at Cards Speak (No DP) Table!.
Andropov calls [$2].
PMajestyk calls [$2].
** Dealing Flop ** , ,
>You have options at Cards Speak (No DP) Table!.
Andropov checks.
PMajestyk bets [$12.85].
>You have options at Table 109958 (No DP) Table!.
WASEN folds.
jemoinga folds.
Andropov calls [$12.85].
** Dealing Turn **
Andropov checks.
PMajestyk is all-In.
Andropov calls [$4.15].
** Dealing River **
>You have options at Cards Speak (No DP) Table!.
Andropov shows , , , a pair of aces.
PMajestyk shows , , , a straight, seven to jack.
PMajestyk wins $45.15 from the main pot with a straight, seven to jack.

***** Hand History for Game 4510132207 *****
$100 PL Omaha - Wednesday, June 14, 00:39:44 ET 2006
Table Cards Speak (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: thedanman1 ( $80.66 )
Seat 4: Jon_swe ( $109.48 )
Seat 5: nudster ( $180.83 )
Seat 10: BFFloyd ( $74.74 )
Seat 9: PMajestyk ( $100 )
Seat 2: Snarty ( $58.05 )
Seat 6: Vanduo ( $51.10 )
Seat 3: CaSh_N_FloW ( $60.85 )
Seat 8: differentone ( $21.92 )
differentone posts small blind [$0.50].
PMajestyk posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to PMajestyk
>You have options at Table 97477 (No DP) Table!.
BFFloyd folds.
thedanman1 folds.
Snarty raises [$3.50].
>You have options at Table 96556 (No DP) Table!.
CaSh_N_FloW folds.
Jon_swe folds.
nudster folds.
>You have options at Table 109958 (No DP) Table!.
Vanduo folds.
differentone calls [$3].
PMajestyk calls [$2.50].
** Dealing Flop ** , ,
differentone bets [$6].
PMajestyk calls [$6].
Snarty folds.
** Dealing Turn **
>You have options at Table 96556 (No DP) Table!.
differentone bets [$8].
PMajestyk calls [$8].
** Dealing River **
differentone checks.
>You have options at Table 96556 (No DP) Table!.
PMajestyk bets [$7.78].
differentone is all-In.
PMajestyk shows , , , two pairs, aces and fours.
differentone doesn't show , , , two pairs, nines and fours.
PMajestyk wins $3.36 from side pot #1 with two pairs, aces and fours.
PMajestyk wins $44.99 from the main pot with two pairs, aces and fours.
BFFloyd has left the table.

***** Hand History for Game 4509461995 *****
$100 PL Omaha - Tuesday, June 13, 23:28:52 ET 2006
Table Cards Speak (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: longd23 ( $78.66 )
Seat 2: EnglishTony ( $36.14 )
Seat 3: kurzdogg ( $97.13 )
Seat 5: nudster ( $137.20 )
Seat 6: PAUCITY ( $100 )
Seat 7: time_71 ( $88.34 )
Seat 8: daddybob555 ( $102.22 )
Seat 9: tesuji ( $77.47 )
Seat 10: PINEREST ( $46.15 )
Seat 4: PMajestyk ( $19 )
tesuji posts small blind [$0.50].
PINEREST posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to PMajestyk
longd23 folds.
EnglishTony folds.
kurzdogg calls [$1].
PMajestyk calls [$1].
nudster folds.
daddybob555 calls [$1].
tesuji calls [$0.50].
PINEREST checks.
** Dealing Flop ** , ,
tesuji checks.
PINEREST checks.
kurzdogg checks.
PMajestyk checks.
daddybob555 bets [$4.75].
tesuji folds.
PINEREST folds.
kurzdogg folds.
PMajestyk calls [$4.75].
** Dealing Turn **
PMajestyk is all-In.
daddybob555 calls [$13.25].
** Dealing River **
PMajestyk shows , , , a straight, ten to ace.
daddybob555 shows , , , three of a kind, nines.
PMajestyk wins $38.95 from the main pot with a straight, ten to ace.
longd23 has left the table.

***** Hand History for Game 4510192587 *****
$100 PL Omaha - Wednesday, June 14, 00:47:10 ET 2006
Table Table 96556 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: JAZIL4444 ( $151.22 )
Seat 4: wildkwokie ( $50.60 )
Seat 5: tesuji ( $221.90 )
Seat 7: PMajestyk ( $97.50 )
Seat 3: CannabisRape ( $205.10 )
Seat 6: gingerpatty ( $32.20 )
Seat 2: iowafan05 ( $84.79 )
Seat 9: briachek ( $99 )
Seat 8: kasmikha1965 ( $100 )
briachek posts small blind [$0.50].
JAZIL4444 posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to PMajestyk
iowafan05 folds.
>You have options at Table 109958 (No DP) Table!.
CannabisRape folds.
wildkwokie folds.
>You have options at Table 109958 (No DP) Table!.
tesuji calls [$1].
>You have options at Table 97477 (No DP) Table!.
gingerpatty calls [$1].
PMajestyk calls [$1].
briachek folds.
JAZIL4444 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** , ,
luckyme_t has joined the table.
JAZIL4444 checks.
tesuji checks.
gingerpatty checks.
PMajestyk bets [$4.30].
JAZIL4444 folds.
tesuji calls [$4.30].
gingerpatty folds.
** Dealing Turn **
tesuji checks.
PMajestyk checks.
** Dealing River **
>You have options at Table 97477 (No DP) Table!.
tesuji bets [$12.45].
PMajestyk calls [$12.45].
tesuji shows , , , two pairs, nines and eights.
PMajestyk shows , , , a flush, king high.
PMajestyk wins $36.10 from the main pot with a flush, king high.