Samuli “TheJudas” Sipila (or Sam for short) is a professional poker player from Finland specializing in PLO, both online and live play. In this fun conversation, Sam talks about PLO strategies, bankroll management, and the tennis elbow he has from playing about 11,000 hands/day as he pursues Diamond Elite status. Follow twitch.tv/beastsofpoker and go to beastsofpoker.com to find out more about Sam and the team.
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Time Stamps
| 02:30 | Introduction to Samuli Sipila |
| 03:55 | Samuli’s poker story |
| 08:01 | Samuli talks about pre-flop hand selection in PLO |
| 10:28 | What percentage of hands should we be playing in a PLO? |
| 12:01 | Advice for players to get started with fundamental PLO |
| 13:50 | Guidelines in using open raise |
| 17:35 | Difference between tournament PLO and cash PLO |
| 19:55 | Why PLO is getting popular |
| 21:18 | Balance ranges in PLO |
| 34:27 | Thoughts in separate bankroll for PLO and NLH |
| 37:15 | What type of adjustment would he made from 5 cards compare to 4. |
| 38:36 | What training aid would Samuli recommend? |
| 55:07 | John: No limit hold ‘em results / RecPoker updates |
