Short But Sweet PLO
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peterbirksHow to play Aces in an aggressive low-stakes game against a bully:
Hand #5868017-241 at Palm Desert (Pot Limit Omaha)
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Started at 10/May/05 12:40:50
Joseph Storm is at seat 0 with $31.60.
Nimster is at seat 1 with $54.25.
supergoat is at seat 2 with $45.40.
SamuelAdams is at seat 3 with $57.10.
billyho1327 is at seat 4 with $70.85.
CageyB is at seat 5 with $95.25.
worf21 is at seat 6 with $17.30.
charlson is at seat 7 with $18.25.
wdr is at seat 8 with $40.25.
Birks is at seat 9 with $47.25.
The button is at seat 6.
charlson posts the small blind of $.25.
wdr posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Kd Ac As 5c
Pre-flop:
Birks calls (yes, we are at it already). Joseph Storm calls. Nimster folds. supergoat folds. SamuelAdams folds.
billyho1327 raises to $2.75. CageyB folds. worf21 folds. charlson folds. wdr folds. Birks
re-raises to $9.50. Joseph Storm folds. billyho1327 calls.
Flop: Qs 5d 2d
Birks bets $20.25. billyho1327 folds, showing Kc Ks 4d Ad.
$1 is raked from a pot of $20.25.
Birks wins $19.25.
The only thing that was unusual about the hand was the willingness of Billy to lay down his hand, with a nut flush draw. a gutshot and an overpair. More than 50% of players at this level would have called here. And they would be right. He is actually 50.37% favourite. I think that he must have missed his middle-pin 3 as an out.
Hand #5868017-241 at Palm Desert (Pot Limit Omaha)
Powered by UltimateBet
Started at 10/May/05 12:40:50
Joseph Storm is at seat 0 with $31.60.
Nimster is at seat 1 with $54.25.
supergoat is at seat 2 with $45.40.
SamuelAdams is at seat 3 with $57.10.
billyho1327 is at seat 4 with $70.85.
CageyB is at seat 5 with $95.25.
worf21 is at seat 6 with $17.30.
charlson is at seat 7 with $18.25.
wdr is at seat 8 with $40.25.
Birks is at seat 9 with $47.25.
The button is at seat 6.
charlson posts the small blind of $.25.
wdr posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Kd Ac As 5c
Pre-flop:
Birks calls (yes, we are at it already). Joseph Storm calls. Nimster folds. supergoat folds. SamuelAdams folds.
billyho1327 raises to $2.75. CageyB folds. worf21 folds. charlson folds. wdr folds. Birks
re-raises to $9.50. Joseph Storm folds. billyho1327 calls.
Flop: Qs 5d 2d
Birks bets $20.25. billyho1327 folds, showing Kc Ks 4d Ad.
$1 is raked from a pot of $20.25.
Birks wins $19.25.
The only thing that was unusual about the hand was the willingness of Billy to lay down his hand, with a nut flush draw. a gutshot and an overpair. More than 50% of players at this level would have called here. And they would be right. He is actually 50.37% favourite. I think that he must have missed his middle-pin 3 as an out.
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Re: Playing AA
Date: 2005-05-11 12:36 pm (UTC)Re: Playing AA
Date: 2005-05-11 02:10 pm (UTC)After counting my chips, the question is "How do I avoid being on the other end of this?". The Q9 guy is an idiot IMHO, but QA man was probably totally convinced he was winning, maybe thinking we had Q9 and 99 respectively?
I was surprised your man called your re-raise, even with the suited pair, he only gets an EV of .3 at best and your K takes that down a lot. I raise occasionally with suited connectors and that I feel will stand calling your re-raise as I'm fairly certain what I'm up against.