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#115: PLO Tournament Basics for Shorter Stacks
By special request from Bart Hanson, TerpHimself dives into the basics of starting hand selection for PLO tournaments, and adjustments to make as stacks shrink. While there is no clean Push or Fold chart for PLO, Terp does offer some graphics and hand classifications for players looking to enhance their understanding of PLO tournament play.
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Jan 15, 2026
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TerpHimself
PLO coach, podcaster and video maker
Ryan "TerpHimself" Terpstra has been playing live poker for 15 years around the Midwest and Las Vegas. A native of Michigan, Terp has been a regular in the 1-2-5, 2-5, and 5-10 PLO games from Detroit to Chicago. He currently plays poker 2-3 times per week as a "semi-pro", while maintaining a normal 9-5 job.
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