How We Review: The PLO365 Grinder’s Audit
The poker affiliate industry is full of marketers. Most haven’t played poker in many years. We are different.
The PLO365 team is a syndicate of active grinders. We battle daily across low, mid, and high stakes. We understand your exact pain points. A PLO10 player is fighting brutal rake caps. A PLO1k player needs deep liquidity and secure cashouts on crypto poker sites.
We test everything. We only provide real, first-hand experience and deep trustworthiness. Every review we write answers one specific question:
“Does this product increase your winrate?”
If it doesn’t make you money, we don’t recommend it.
1. Poker Rooms & Traffic Sources (The “Skin in the Game” Protocol)
We do not trust affiliate managers. We trust our own bankrolls.
Real Money Testing
We deposit our own money, properly test the cashier, and explicitly test both fiat and crypto withdrawals. Does a cashout take longer than 48 hours without a valid KYC reason? If so, we dock their score.
The T&C Rakeback Audit
You will never see us blindly publish “Up to 50% Rakeback” banners without the crucial fine print. By putting in the volume ourselves, clearing the Welcome Bonus, and battling in the Rake Chases, we extract the raw data. The result is a precise calculation of the True Effective Rakeback, so you see exactly what goes into your cashier.
The Ecosystem Grind
A minimum of 10,000 hands must be played before any review goes live. This required volume allows us to stress-test software stability during intense multi-tabling and confirm seamless HUD compatibility. More importantly, we map the exact softness of the player pool, specifically scanning for “Casino Spillover” and VPIP > 50% crypto whales.
The “Kill List” (Radical Honesty)
We actively call out predatory industry standards to protect your bankroll.
- The “Value Index” Trap: We heavily criticize opaque algorithmic reward systems used by major networks. These proprietary systems secretly cut rakeback for winning players, while simultaneously enforcing absurdly high rake caps.
- The Legacy Site Trap: We criticize the older, mainstream poker sites known for tough, reg-infested games. Their VIP rewards and rakeback structures for high-volume PLO grinders are practically non-existent.
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2. Solvers, Trackers, & Software (The Lab Protocol)
Theory is useless if the poker software crashes your computer.
Hardware Stress Testing
We run PLO solvers like PLO Genius, PLO Trainer, Vision and FlopHero through the wringer, and test them on standard grinder laptops to check UX. We also run them on dedicated servers. This shows how they handle complex 4-Card PLO and 5-Card PLO trees.
Accuracy & GTO Verification
Rather than taking marketing fluff at face value, every solver output gets cross-referenced against established GTO benchmarks. The same rigorous standard applies to Omaha HUDs and trackers like Hand2Note, DriveHud2, and PokerTracker 4, where uncovering database corruption or missed hands is essential for protecting your winrate.
In-Game Utility
Is the tool actually usable during a 4-table session on BCPoker? We review dynamic HUD speed and processing lag. If a tool slows down your grind, it is strictly for post-session study.
3. Training Sites & PLO Courses (The Felt Protocol)
We don’t review PLO courses by reading the table of contents.
Out-of-Pocket Purchasing
Free “shill” accounts are strictly refused. By paying for platforms like Run It Once and PLO Mastermind from our own bankrolls, the true user journey is tested from day one, ensuring you know exactly what to expect.
Pedagogical Breakdown
We complete the modules. We define exactly who the course is for. Is it for a NLHE convert? Is it for a PLO4 regular looking to beat PLO6?
The Winrate Test
This is the ultimate metric. We take the strategies taught and apply them directly at the tables. We track our databases. This proves if the concepts actually translate to a measurable increase in your bb/100.
4. The PLO365 Verdict (Our Rating System)
Our final scores are not random numbers. They are calculated.
- EV/ROI Impact: Does it directly increase your hourly win rate?
- Usability: Does it run smoothly, or does it cause friction?
- Trust/Security: Are your funds and data safe?
The PLO365 Guarantee: Our allegiance is to the player’s bankroll, never the poker room.
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About the Author: Lebi (Head of Content)
Lebi is a Pot Limit Omaha grinder and the Head of Content at PLO365. With over a decade of experience battling in the world’s toughest PLO4, PLO5, and PLO6 cash games, he specializes in translating complex solver data into exploitative, high-ROI strategies.
Rather than relying on theoretical fluff, Lebi bases all his reviews and strategies on rigorous, first-hand experience. He has logged over 2 million hands across major crypto and fiat poker networks, utilizing advanced tools like PLO Genius, Hand2Note, and Vision to map out true Expected Value (EV).
At PLO365, his primary mandate is simple: audit poker rooms, test software with his own bankroll, and expose industry traps like hidden PVI rake systems to protect the player community.
The Grinder’s Philosophy: “I don’t care about what a poker room’s marketing banner says. I care about what hits my cashier. Every site, tool, and course I review is put through a real-money stress test. If it doesn’t increase my bb/100, it doesn’t get published on PLO365.”
Areas of Expertise:
- Game Variants: 4-Card, 5-Card, and 6-Card PLO Cash Games.
- Theoretical & Applied Mechanics: Bridging the gap between GTO and Exploitative strategy using top-tier PLO solvers (Vision, PLO Trainer, PLO Genius) and advanced poker tools (Hand2Note) for massive database analysis.
- Curriculum Auditing: Stress-testing premium PLO courses and elite PLO training sites (like PLO Mastermind and Run It Once). We grind the modules and track the strategies at the tables to ensure they actually translate to a higher bb/100.
- Industry & Profit Auditing: Calculating true effective rakeback, auditing crypto cashier security, and exposing hidden T&C rake traps.
