Best Site For Heads-Up Omaha Poker
Compares 5 Leading Poker Sites Offerings For Heads-Up PLO and Fixed Limit HU Omaha Poker Games
By The Poker Dog
Heads-up PLO and O8 games are getting more popular by the week – however these are still considered niche poker games in the eyes of many poker rooms. Players looking for heads-up Omaha games ideally need the best mix of games available with the weakest opposition, as both hourly rate and profit per game can be maximized this way.
Here we consider 5 of the leading poker sites and look primarily at heads-up PLO matches and cash games – PLO8 and Fixed Limit (and no-limit) Omaha games are also mentioned.
The format is a summary of what is available and a list of the pros and cons at each room, each will have a link to our detailed Omaha Site Review and to the website of the room in question.
 Best Heads-Up Omaha Site - Candidate #1 – Poker Stars 
The biggest poker site is also the busiest for HU PLO and PLO8 Matches with a huge variety in both cash game and SNG format. The matches start at just $3+20c and go up to $1000+ for high-stakes players. There are 4-player (2* heads-up matches – some with 16 and 32 players run at peak times) also available.
Cash games are available in PLO format only with blinds ranging from 25c / 50c up to $5 / $10. Like many sites the predominant action is in the Omaha heads-up matches (SNGs) where you will rarely have to wait more than a few minutes for an opponent at any level.
 Best Heads-Up Omaha Site – Candidate #2 – Full Tilt Poker
 Number #2 in terms of players but with an excellent choice of heads-up Omaha Poker games including hi-lo, and all the betting structures. Heads-up Omaha cash games start at 25c / 50c blinds and up to $200 / $400 Pot-limit or $1000 / $2000 fixed limit – the majority of the action being a more realistic $2 / $4 and below. Half PLO and half Pot-Limit Holdem is also available in cash HU format, as is HORSE. SNG Heads-Up Omaha matches are where you will find most of the action with tournaments starting at just $2+15c and going sky-high. 4-player 2-table HU Matches are available and a great ‘rematch’ feature will pop up after you complete each match. Full Tilt offer great graphics and a generous sign-up bonus, check our review for more. (Click on picture to enlarge.)
 Best Heads-Up Omaha Site – Candidate #3 – Titan Poker
Titan are the flagship of the non-US friendly ‘iPoker Network’ and are quickly gaining a reputation for having some of the fishiest opponents anywhere online. The heads-up Omaha can be found under ‘Sit N Goes’ à ‘Heads-Up’ in the lobby, though you will need to search for the Omaha games among the big list of Texas Holdem. Buy-ins are from $1+5c up to $500+$20 with most traffic at the lower end. The graphics may be plain at Titan, but the generous bonuses and soft opposition make this one for the short-list for those outside the US looking for the softest heads-up Omaha matches.
- Read our Detailed Titan Poker Omaha Poker Review
- Visit Titan Poker’s Website To Check Them Out For Yourself (Bonus code PLOPLANET will get you the maximum available 100% to $500 + our exclusive $20 of free cash within 24 hours (points required to cash this out!))
 Best Heads-Up Omaha Site – Candidate #4 – Ultimate Bet
Ultimate bet are growing once again after years of standing still watching the opposition sail by. In part this is their bonuses ($1100 sign-up for example with our exclusive code PLOPLANET), however the game selection has also improved a lot – including Heads-up Omaha poker matches and cash games. PLO and PLO8 are available in both SNG and cash formats, the buy-ins starting at $5+25c and blinds at 25c / 50c. Fixed Limit Omaha (links to fixed limit sub-main) is also available in heads-up format. The opposition at UB are considerably weaker than those you will find at Stars and Tilt – making this a serious contender.
 Best Heads-Up Omaha Site – Candidate #5 – Carbon Poker
Carbon Poker are a smaller US-friendly Omaha poker site who are growing dramatically thanks to great software and some of the most generous bonuses around (exclusive 200% sign up bonus up to $600 with our bonus code PLOPLANET). PLO and PLO8 HU Matches are available in both cash game and SNG format. Traffic is lower than some of the other sites, however if you sit at a table there will usually be an opponent along before too long (while sometimes everyone can be watching the tables!). Stakes for the SNGs start at $2 and go up to $110 and the cash games $1 / $2 blinds are the lowest with $5 / $10 available heads-up. Really inexperienced opponents make this a profitable destination even without the generous and regular bonuses – which is why we rate them highly.
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