PLO Pot Calculator

How to Calculate the Pot in PLO

In pot-limit Omaha the most you can bet is the size of the pot, and the most you can raise is the size of the pot after you have called. That second part is what trips people up. To work out a pot-size raise, first add the amount you need to call to the pot, then raise by that total:

Maximum raise to = the bet you face + (everything in the pot + your call)

Example: there is 100 in the pot and your opponent bets 50. To call you would add 50, making the pot 200. You may raise by those 200, so the maximum raise is to 250. A quick shortcut for a single bet: three times the bet, plus whatever was in the pot before it (3 × 50 + 100 = 250).

Preflop pot-size raises

Preflop the blinds count as bets. At 1/2 with no antes, the first player in can raise the pot to 7: call the big blind's 2, the pot is then 5, and raising by 5 makes it 7 (3.5 big blinds). If someone has already raised to 7, a pot-size re-raise is to 24: the pot is 1 + 2 + 7 = 10, calling 7 makes it 17, and 7 + 17 = 24. From the big blind against that same 7 open (small blind folded), you already have 2 in, so you call 5 to make the pot 15 and can raise to 22. Antes are dead money and add to the pot, which is why a big-blind ante game opens larger.

Smaller sizes and the minimum raise

You do not have to bet the full pot. Common PLO sizes are fractions of it, and the calculator shows 3/4, 2/3 and 1/2 pot alongside the maximum (plus 1/3 pot for bets), measured the same way: a fraction of the pot after your call, added on top of the bet you face. Raises smaller than half pot can fall below the legal minimum raise, so check them against it. The minimum raise follows the usual rule: it must be at least the size of the previous bet or raise. If your stack is smaller than the pot-size amount, your maximum is simply all-in.

Where this fits in your PLO game

Pot-limit sizing is mechanical once you use call-then-count, which frees your attention for the decisions that matter: which hands to play and how they hold up. Check how your hand runs against an opponent's with the PLO Equity Calculator, study the opening and 3-bet ranges in the PLO strategy hub and the PLO preflop strategy guide, and train them with PLO+. For the price of a call itself, the Pot Odds Calculator works the same in Omaha and hold'em.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you calculate a pot-size raise in PLO?

Add the amount you need to call to everything already in the pot, then raise by that total. Your raise-to amount is the bet you face plus the pot after your call. Facing a 50 bet into 100, the pot after calling is 200, so the maximum raise is to 250.

What is the maximum preflop raise in pot-limit Omaha?

With no antes and nobody in yet, the first raiser can make it 3.5 big blinds (7 at 1/2). Facing a raise, it is the raise plus the pot after you call it: 24 over a 7 open at 1/2.

Do antes and earlier streets count toward the pot?

Yes. Every chip in the middle counts, including antes, straddles, blinds and bets from earlier streets. Only chips that have been returned to a player are left out.

Is there a quick way to calculate the pot in my head?

For a single bet, use three times the bet plus whatever was in the pot before it. With more players in, call-then-count is safer: add your call to the pot, then raise by the new total.