Rules and Gameplay of 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha

Everything you need to know to start playing PLO-5

In 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha (PLO5), each player receives five private cards alongside five community cards. Players must construct their best hand using exactly two of their hole cards and exactly three of the community cards.

Gameplay Stages

The Deal & Pre-Flop

Players receive five private cards, then betting begins to the left of the big blind moving clockwise. Players can fold, call, or raise.

Example starting hand:

The Flop

Three community cards are revealed. The small blind position acts first, with betting proceeding clockwise.

The Turn

A fourth community card appears with identical betting structure.

The River

The fifth community card is dealt, followed by final betting.

The Showdown

Players reveal cards; the best five-card hand (using exactly two hole cards and three community cards) wins the pot.

Pot Limit Betting Rules

The maximum bet equals the current pot size. A practical way to calculate this:

You can bet three times the last bet plus whatever was in the pot before the last bet.

Pre-Flop Calculation Example

With a €5 small blind and €10 big blind:

Action	Max Raise
Initial raise	€35
Next raise	€120
Following raise	€410

Flop/Turn/River Calculation Example

Starting with €75 in the pot:

Action	Max Bet/Raise
First bet	€75
First raise	€300
Next raise	€1,050

Use our Pot Size Bet Calculator to quickly compute max bets in any situation.