Anyone play PLO8 ? Is it popular? I did not see it on other gaming site
Is PLO8 just Omaha Hi-Lo or what variation does that stand for?
PLO8 stands for Pot Limit Omaha 8 or better.
Here is a partial copy/paste of an article published on pokernews.com
The action in PLO8 proceeds exactly like any other Omaha ring game, except that all bets and raises are capped at the size of the current pot.
Players receive four down cards to start, and must use two and only two of them to combine with three and only three of the five board cards to make their best high hand and low hand. Half of the pot is awarded to the best high hand, with the other half going to the best low hand.
There is not always a qualifying low hand in PLO8.
Unless the board contains three cards 8 or lower, there is no possible low hand to be made and the entire pot is awarded to the best high hand.
Players may use different combinations of their hole cards and the board to make each hand. For example, a player with the Ad-2d-3c-5h on a board of 2s-Jd-7d-8h-Kd would use the Ad-3c from their hole cards and the 2s-7d-8h from the board to create their low hand, and play the Ad-2d along with the Jd-7d-Kd for the high.