The Omaha Experience
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peterbirksHere’s an interesting factoid. My last five sessions of 25c-50c Omaha, I have won between $12 and $13. However, the games have varied from an hour-long grind to an hour-long roller coaster of insanity which I joyfully reproduce here. Non-Omaha fans ignore the “read more”. Lovers of car crashes in slow motion and devotees of schadenfreude, sit back and enjoy.
It all started so sensibly, with, after about 20 minutes of not much happening, this happened:
(Pot Limit Omaha) Powered by UltimateBet
FANA is at seat 0 with $34.25.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $18.10.
mrmistake is at seat 2 with $11.25.
gpip2342 is at seat 3 with $22.50.
stun ym kcus is at seat 4 with $24.30.
Dreds2c is at seat 5 with $29.05.
Birks is at seat 6 with $51.15.
GioMetrix is at seat 7 with $24.50.
CaptainTripz is at seat 8 with $76.25.
Master Shake is at seat 9 with $0 (sitting out).
The button is at seat 6.
GioMetrix posts the small blind of $.25.
CaptainTripz posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Ac Ad 6h 3h
Pre-flop:
FANA calls. Andy_05 folds. mrmistake folds. gpip2342 calls. stun ym kcus folds. Dreds2c folds. Birks calls. GioMetrix calls. CaptainTripz checks.
I see no reason to raise with this hand.
Flop (board: 6c Ah 5h):
GioMetrix checks. CaptainTripz checks. FANA checks. gpip2342 bets $1. Birks raises to $2. GioMetrix folds. CaptainTripz folds. FANA calls. gpip2342 calls.
The mini-raise is for variety, really. I want to get some players in, and to be able to make a decentish bet if my hand remains the nuts on the turn.
Turn (board: 6c Ah 5h 9s):
FANA checks. gpip2342 checks. Birks checks.
Unfortunately, my hand is no longer the nuts. I’m not betting here in a million years.
River (board: 6c Ah 5h 9s Ks):
FANA checks. gpip2342 bets $8.50. Birks folds. FANA folds.
About as bad a bet as you can get, I would say. He bet small on the flop because he was on a draw, he checked to me on the turn with the nuts because I had mini-raised. He still had the nuts on the river, and he bet it.
So, being quite pleased with my self-discipline here, I promptly went totally insane a couple of hands later.
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italiannavy is at seat 0 with $15.35.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $33.55.
Jizzy2005 is at seat 2 with $25.
gpip2342 is at seat 3 with $24.30.
stun ym kcus is at seat 4 with $30.15.
Dreds2c is at seat 5 with $39.75.
Birks is at seat 6 with $41.15.
Sabbath is at seat 7 with $48.
laddbeck is at seat 8 with $29.75.
HoldDeadDraw is at seat 9 with $48.55.
The button is at seat 8.
HoldDeadDraw posts the small blind of $.25.
italiannavy posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: 5h 6s 7c 9c
Sabbath: -- -- -- --
laddbeck: -- -- -- --
HoldDeadDraw: -- -- -- --
Pre-flop:
Andy_05 folds. gpip2342 calls. stun ym kcus calls. Dreds2c calls. Birks raises to $3. Sabbath folds. laddbeck folds. HoldDeadDraw folds. italiannavy folds. gpip2342 calls. stun ym kcus calls. Dreds2c calls.
I’m quite happy to punt this kind of junk, although double-suited would be nicer. One reason is that my opponents invariably put me on Acs when I do raise, since I don’t do it that often.
Flop (board: 7s 7h Js):
gpip2342 checks. stun ym kcus checks. Dreds2c checks. Birks bets $12.75. gpip2342 calls. stun ym kcus folds. Dreds2c goes all-in for $36.75. Birks goes all-in for $38.15. gpip2342 goes all-in for $21.30
Am I insane? Even if my opponent doesn’t have JJ, my hand is awful, because the other seven is likely to beat me unless I house up.
Turn (board: 7s 7h Js 5d):
River (board: 7s 7h Js 5d 4d):
Showdown:
Birks shows 5h 6s 7c 9c.
Birks has 5h 7c 7s 7h 5d: full house, sevens full of fives.
gpip2342 shows Ah Kd Kc 9s.
gpip2342 has Kd Kc 7s 7h Js: two pair, kings and sevens.
Dreds2c shows Kh Jh Jd Td.
Dreds2c has Jh Jd 7s 7h Js: full house, jacks full of sevens.
Dreds2c wins the main pot $73.65 with full house, jacks full of sevens. Dreds2c wins the side pot $30.90 with full house, jacks full of sevens.
Well, if it’s any compensation, gpip’s play was even worse than mine and, if Dreds had not had the winning hand, I would have done okay. But my call of the all-in check-raise was just a eush of blood to the head. Put it down to the fact that I had creamed a couple of hundred bucks at $5-$10 and was feeeling flush.
However, this was to have an interesting side-effect. I had somehow turned a rocky rock-like game into a raising fest for nutters. The wimps who liked to see cheap flops immediately crawled away in search of another game.
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Having casually established myself as a raising raving lunatic, I was now being called left,right and centre.
Hand #6818459-19400 at Esher (Pot Limit Omaha)
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Started at 21/Jul/05 13:23:34
italiannavy is at seat 0 with $13.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $35.90.
Jizzy2005 is at seat 2 with $24.50.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $49.50.
stun ym kcus is at seat 4 with $25.75.
Dreds2c is at seat 5 with $102.65.
Birks is at seat 6 with $54.35.
Sabbath is at seat 7 with $48.
laddbeck is at seat 8 with $28.35.
HoldDeadDraw is at seat 9 with $48.30.
The button is at seat 1.
Jizzy2005 posts the small blind of $.25.
burnett1 posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: 9s Jc Jd Ts
Pre-flop:
stun ym kcus calls. Dreds2c calls. Birks raises to $2.75. Sabbath calls. laddbeck calls. HoldDeadDraw folds. italiannavy folds. Andy_05 folds. Jizzy2005 calls. burnett1 calls. stun ym kcus calls. Dreds2c folds.
Flop (board: Jh Ah 2c):
That will do nicely sir.
Jizzy2005 checks. burnett1 checks. stun ym kcus checks. Birks bets $17. Sabbath folds. laddbeck folds. Jizzy2005 goes all-in for $21.75. burnett1 folds. stun ym kcus folds. Birks calls.
Turn (board: Jh Ah 2c Ks):
River (board: Jh Ah 2c Ks 2d):
Showdown:
Jizzy2005 shows 5c 4h 2h Ac.
Jizzy2005 has 2h Ac Ah 2c 2d: full house, deuces full of aces.
Birks shows 9s Jc Jd Ts.
Birks has Jc Jd Jh 2c 2d: full house, jacks full of deuces.
Birks wins $57.50 with full house, jacks full of deuces.
I was, by the way, 47% to 53% dog on this one when the money went in, which slightly surprised me.
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Never mind winning that pot, I couldn’t wait to throw it away again.
italiannavy is at seat 0 with $11.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $34.90.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $46.25.
pigshouse is at seat 4 with $25.
Dreds2c is at seat 5 with $101.65.
Birks is at seat 6 with $87.35.
Sabbath is at seat 7 with $45.25.
laddbeck is at seat 8 with $29.30.
HoldDeadDraw is at seat 9 with $48.30.
The button is at seat 3.
Dreds2c posts the small blind of $.25.
Birks posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: 7h 3h 3c 9h
Pre-flop:
Sabbath calls. laddbeck calls. HoldDeadDraw calls. italiannavy folds. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Dreds2c calls. Birks checks.
Flop (board: 2d 3s 7c):
Dreds2c checks. Birks bets $.50. Sabbath folds. laddbeck calls. HoldDeadDraw folds. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Dreds2c folds.
A pretty dreadful bet actually with only bottom set. I hoped that someone would see it as a bet from a player wanting to see the turn cheaply, but what hand is going to raise me that isn’t beating me?
Turn (board: 2d 3s 7c 8d):
Having realised this, I decide to dig a very large hole and jump into it
Birks bets $5.50. laddbeck folds. Andy_05 raises to $22. burnett1 folds. Birks re-raises to $71.50. Andy_05 goes all-in for $33.90.
River (board: 2d 3s 7c 8d 7d):
Showdown:
Birks shows 7h 3h 3c 9h.
Birks has 7h 3h 3s 7c 7d: full house, sevens full of threes.
Andy_05 shows Ts Kc 8h 8s.
Andy_05 has 8h 8s 7c 8d 7d: full house, eights full of sevens.
Andy_05 wins $70.30 with full house, eights full of sevens.
Well, what did I expect? Dreadful play. I should just throw my hand away after being raised on the turn. Well, this is a roller-coaster ride. But it wasn’t over.
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By now most of the wimps were so terrified of the raising war that had developed, we were short-handed.
lakecay is at seat 0 with $27.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $51.70.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $67.50.
Sonny- is at seat 5 with $16.10. Birks is at seat 6 with $64.05.
The button is at seat 6.
lakecay posts the small blind of $.25.
Andy_05 posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Td Kh Qs 2h
Pre-flop:
burnett1 calls. Sonny- calls. Birks calls. lakecay calls. Andy_05 checks.
Flop (board: 8c Js 9h):
Well, this is a dream flop. I have the nuts and the back up. Only AKQT is better.
lakecay bets $.50. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Sonny- calls. Birks raises to $5.50. lakecay folds. Andy_05 folds. burnett1 calls. Sonny- folds.
Turn (board: 8c Js 9h 2s):
Still the nuts. I’m still betting.
burnett1 checks. Birks bets $15. burnett1 calls.
I assume that we are splitting this and that my opponent has the dry nuts.
River (board: 8c Js 9h 2s 4h):
Still the nuts
burnett1 checks. Birks bets $18. burnett1 folds.
Well well well. The Birks is back!
$2 is raked from a pot of $45.
Birks wins $43.
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Very next hand
Hand #6818459-19425 at Esher (Pot Limit Omaha)
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Started at 21/Jul/05 13:52:14
lakecay is at seat 0 with $26.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $50.70.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $46.50.
Sonny- is at seat 5 with $15.10.
Birks is at seat 6 with $86.05.
The button is at seat 0.
Andy_05 posts the small blind of $.25.
burnett1 posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Qd Ks Kh Th
This is good enough in a short-handed game that has become loosey loosey.
Sonny- calls. Birks raises to $2.25. lakecay folds. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Sonny- calls.
Flop (board: 7h 6h Qh):
So I have the second nut flush. I’m not going mad here, but it’s a nice hand short-handed.
Andy_05 bets $3. burnett1 folds. Sonny- folds. Birks raises to $6. Andy_05 calls.
Well. I think I’m winning, but I’m not sure. After my earlier lunacies, I’m not so keen on an all-in here.
Turn (board: 7h 6h Qh 2s):
Andy_05 bets $3. Birks calls.
River (board: 7h 6h Qh 2s 2h):
Andy_05 bets $3.50. Birks calls.
Showdown:
Andy_05 shows Jh 3h Qc 3d.
Andy_05 has Jh 3h 7h 6h Qh: flush, queen high.
Birks shows Qd Ks Kh Th.
Birks has Kh Th 7h 6h Qh: flush, king high.
Birks wins $32.30 with flush, king high.
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And the very next hand.
lakecay is at seat 0 with $26.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $35.95.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $44.25.
Sonny- is at seat 5 with $12.85.
Birks is at seat 6 with $103.60.
The button is at seat 1.
burnett1 posts the small blind of $.25.
Sonny- posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Ah Kd 5c Kh
Pre-flop:
Birks calls. lakecay calls. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Sonny- checks.
Family pot. I don’t think that my hand is quite good enough for a raise OOP.
Flop (board: Qs Ks 8s):
top set but no spades.... Let’s try to get to the river cheaply...
burnett1 checks. Sonny- checks. Birks checks. lakecay checks. Andy_05 bets $2.50. burnett1 folds. Sonny- folds. Birks calls. lakecay folds.
The plus side here is that if opponent doesn’t have the Ace flush, he is going to be worried by my flat calls.
Ahh, quad kings. Well, that makes things easier.
Birks checks. Andy_05 bets $1.50. Birks raises to $3. Andy_05 calls.
River (board: Qs Ks 8s Kc 2c):
Birks bets $5. Andy_05 calls.
Showdown:
Birks shows Ah Kd 5c Kh.
Birks has Kd Kh Qs Ks Kc: four kings.
Andy_05 mucks cards.
(Andy_05 has Js 2s 4d 3h.)
Oh dear, so Andy_05 (did I mention that he was from Sweden?) did have the second nut flush. Ain’t life a bitch.
Birks wins $22.35 with four kings.
And so, there I was, $13 up. A fun ride, I think you will agree.
It all started so sensibly, with, after about 20 minutes of not much happening, this happened:
(Pot Limit Omaha) Powered by UltimateBet
FANA is at seat 0 with $34.25.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $18.10.
mrmistake is at seat 2 with $11.25.
gpip2342 is at seat 3 with $22.50.
stun ym kcus is at seat 4 with $24.30.
Dreds2c is at seat 5 with $29.05.
Birks is at seat 6 with $51.15.
GioMetrix is at seat 7 with $24.50.
CaptainTripz is at seat 8 with $76.25.
Master Shake is at seat 9 with $0 (sitting out).
The button is at seat 6.
GioMetrix posts the small blind of $.25.
CaptainTripz posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Ac Ad 6h 3h
Pre-flop:
FANA calls. Andy_05 folds. mrmistake folds. gpip2342 calls. stun ym kcus folds. Dreds2c folds. Birks calls. GioMetrix calls. CaptainTripz checks.
I see no reason to raise with this hand.
Flop (board: 6c Ah 5h):
GioMetrix checks. CaptainTripz checks. FANA checks. gpip2342 bets $1. Birks raises to $2. GioMetrix folds. CaptainTripz folds. FANA calls. gpip2342 calls.
The mini-raise is for variety, really. I want to get some players in, and to be able to make a decentish bet if my hand remains the nuts on the turn.
Turn (board: 6c Ah 5h 9s):
FANA checks. gpip2342 checks. Birks checks.
Unfortunately, my hand is no longer the nuts. I’m not betting here in a million years.
River (board: 6c Ah 5h 9s Ks):
FANA checks. gpip2342 bets $8.50. Birks folds. FANA folds.
About as bad a bet as you can get, I would say. He bet small on the flop because he was on a draw, he checked to me on the turn with the nuts because I had mini-raised. He still had the nuts on the river, and he bet it.
So, being quite pleased with my self-discipline here, I promptly went totally insane a couple of hands later.
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Hand Powered by UltimateBet
italiannavy is at seat 0 with $15.35.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $33.55.
Jizzy2005 is at seat 2 with $25.
gpip2342 is at seat 3 with $24.30.
stun ym kcus is at seat 4 with $30.15.
Dreds2c is at seat 5 with $39.75.
Birks is at seat 6 with $41.15.
Sabbath is at seat 7 with $48.
laddbeck is at seat 8 with $29.75.
HoldDeadDraw is at seat 9 with $48.55.
The button is at seat 8.
HoldDeadDraw posts the small blind of $.25.
italiannavy posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: 5h 6s 7c 9c
Sabbath: -- -- -- --
laddbeck: -- -- -- --
HoldDeadDraw: -- -- -- --
Pre-flop:
Andy_05 folds. gpip2342 calls. stun ym kcus calls. Dreds2c calls. Birks raises to $3. Sabbath folds. laddbeck folds. HoldDeadDraw folds. italiannavy folds. gpip2342 calls. stun ym kcus calls. Dreds2c calls.
I’m quite happy to punt this kind of junk, although double-suited would be nicer. One reason is that my opponents invariably put me on Acs when I do raise, since I don’t do it that often.
Flop (board: 7s 7h Js):
gpip2342 checks. stun ym kcus checks. Dreds2c checks. Birks bets $12.75. gpip2342 calls. stun ym kcus folds. Dreds2c goes all-in for $36.75. Birks goes all-in for $38.15. gpip2342 goes all-in for $21.30
Am I insane? Even if my opponent doesn’t have JJ, my hand is awful, because the other seven is likely to beat me unless I house up.
Turn (board: 7s 7h Js 5d):
River (board: 7s 7h Js 5d 4d):
Showdown:
Birks shows 5h 6s 7c 9c.
Birks has 5h 7c 7s 7h 5d: full house, sevens full of fives.
gpip2342 shows Ah Kd Kc 9s.
gpip2342 has Kd Kc 7s 7h Js: two pair, kings and sevens.
Dreds2c shows Kh Jh Jd Td.
Dreds2c has Jh Jd 7s 7h Js: full house, jacks full of sevens.
Dreds2c wins the main pot $73.65 with full house, jacks full of sevens. Dreds2c wins the side pot $30.90 with full house, jacks full of sevens.
Well, if it’s any compensation, gpip’s play was even worse than mine and, if Dreds had not had the winning hand, I would have done okay. But my call of the all-in check-raise was just a eush of blood to the head. Put it down to the fact that I had creamed a couple of hundred bucks at $5-$10 and was feeeling flush.
However, this was to have an interesting side-effect. I had somehow turned a rocky rock-like game into a raising fest for nutters. The wimps who liked to see cheap flops immediately crawled away in search of another game.
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Having casually established myself as a raising raving lunatic, I was now being called left,right and centre.
Hand #6818459-19400 at Esher (Pot Limit Omaha)
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Started at 21/Jul/05 13:23:34
italiannavy is at seat 0 with $13.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $35.90.
Jizzy2005 is at seat 2 with $24.50.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $49.50.
stun ym kcus is at seat 4 with $25.75.
Dreds2c is at seat 5 with $102.65.
Birks is at seat 6 with $54.35.
Sabbath is at seat 7 with $48.
laddbeck is at seat 8 with $28.35.
HoldDeadDraw is at seat 9 with $48.30.
The button is at seat 1.
Jizzy2005 posts the small blind of $.25.
burnett1 posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: 9s Jc Jd Ts
Pre-flop:
stun ym kcus calls. Dreds2c calls. Birks raises to $2.75. Sabbath calls. laddbeck calls. HoldDeadDraw folds. italiannavy folds. Andy_05 folds. Jizzy2005 calls. burnett1 calls. stun ym kcus calls. Dreds2c folds.
Flop (board: Jh Ah 2c):
That will do nicely sir.
Jizzy2005 checks. burnett1 checks. stun ym kcus checks. Birks bets $17. Sabbath folds. laddbeck folds. Jizzy2005 goes all-in for $21.75. burnett1 folds. stun ym kcus folds. Birks calls.
Turn (board: Jh Ah 2c Ks):
River (board: Jh Ah 2c Ks 2d):
Showdown:
Jizzy2005 shows 5c 4h 2h Ac.
Jizzy2005 has 2h Ac Ah 2c 2d: full house, deuces full of aces.
Birks shows 9s Jc Jd Ts.
Birks has Jc Jd Jh 2c 2d: full house, jacks full of deuces.
Birks wins $57.50 with full house, jacks full of deuces.
I was, by the way, 47% to 53% dog on this one when the money went in, which slightly surprised me.
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Never mind winning that pot, I couldn’t wait to throw it away again.
italiannavy is at seat 0 with $11.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $34.90.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $46.25.
pigshouse is at seat 4 with $25.
Dreds2c is at seat 5 with $101.65.
Birks is at seat 6 with $87.35.
Sabbath is at seat 7 with $45.25.
laddbeck is at seat 8 with $29.30.
HoldDeadDraw is at seat 9 with $48.30.
The button is at seat 3.
Dreds2c posts the small blind of $.25.
Birks posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: 7h 3h 3c 9h
Pre-flop:
Sabbath calls. laddbeck calls. HoldDeadDraw calls. italiannavy folds. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Dreds2c calls. Birks checks.
Flop (board: 2d 3s 7c):
Dreds2c checks. Birks bets $.50. Sabbath folds. laddbeck calls. HoldDeadDraw folds. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Dreds2c folds.
A pretty dreadful bet actually with only bottom set. I hoped that someone would see it as a bet from a player wanting to see the turn cheaply, but what hand is going to raise me that isn’t beating me?
Turn (board: 2d 3s 7c 8d):
Having realised this, I decide to dig a very large hole and jump into it
Birks bets $5.50. laddbeck folds. Andy_05 raises to $22. burnett1 folds. Birks re-raises to $71.50. Andy_05 goes all-in for $33.90.
River (board: 2d 3s 7c 8d 7d):
Showdown:
Birks shows 7h 3h 3c 9h.
Birks has 7h 3h 3s 7c 7d: full house, sevens full of threes.
Andy_05 shows Ts Kc 8h 8s.
Andy_05 has 8h 8s 7c 8d 7d: full house, eights full of sevens.
Andy_05 wins $70.30 with full house, eights full of sevens.
Well, what did I expect? Dreadful play. I should just throw my hand away after being raised on the turn. Well, this is a roller-coaster ride. But it wasn’t over.
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By now most of the wimps were so terrified of the raising war that had developed, we were short-handed.
lakecay is at seat 0 with $27.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $51.70.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $67.50.
Sonny- is at seat 5 with $16.10. Birks is at seat 6 with $64.05.
The button is at seat 6.
lakecay posts the small blind of $.25.
Andy_05 posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Td Kh Qs 2h
Pre-flop:
burnett1 calls. Sonny- calls. Birks calls. lakecay calls. Andy_05 checks.
Flop (board: 8c Js 9h):
Well, this is a dream flop. I have the nuts and the back up. Only AKQT is better.
lakecay bets $.50. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Sonny- calls. Birks raises to $5.50. lakecay folds. Andy_05 folds. burnett1 calls. Sonny- folds.
Turn (board: 8c Js 9h 2s):
Still the nuts. I’m still betting.
burnett1 checks. Birks bets $15. burnett1 calls.
I assume that we are splitting this and that my opponent has the dry nuts.
River (board: 8c Js 9h 2s 4h):
Still the nuts
burnett1 checks. Birks bets $18. burnett1 folds.
Well well well. The Birks is back!
$2 is raked from a pot of $45.
Birks wins $43.
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Very next hand
Hand #6818459-19425 at Esher (Pot Limit Omaha)
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Started at 21/Jul/05 13:52:14
lakecay is at seat 0 with $26.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $50.70.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $46.50.
Sonny- is at seat 5 with $15.10.
Birks is at seat 6 with $86.05.
The button is at seat 0.
Andy_05 posts the small blind of $.25.
burnett1 posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Qd Ks Kh Th
This is good enough in a short-handed game that has become loosey loosey.
Sonny- calls. Birks raises to $2.25. lakecay folds. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Sonny- calls.
Flop (board: 7h 6h Qh):
So I have the second nut flush. I’m not going mad here, but it’s a nice hand short-handed.
Andy_05 bets $3. burnett1 folds. Sonny- folds. Birks raises to $6. Andy_05 calls.
Well. I think I’m winning, but I’m not sure. After my earlier lunacies, I’m not so keen on an all-in here.
Turn (board: 7h 6h Qh 2s):
Andy_05 bets $3. Birks calls.
River (board: 7h 6h Qh 2s 2h):
Andy_05 bets $3.50. Birks calls.
Showdown:
Andy_05 shows Jh 3h Qc 3d.
Andy_05 has Jh 3h 7h 6h Qh: flush, queen high.
Birks shows Qd Ks Kh Th.
Birks has Kh Th 7h 6h Qh: flush, king high.
Birks wins $32.30 with flush, king high.
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And the very next hand.
lakecay is at seat 0 with $26.45.
Andy_05 is at seat 1 with $35.95.
burnett1 is at seat 3 with $44.25.
Sonny- is at seat 5 with $12.85.
Birks is at seat 6 with $103.60.
The button is at seat 1.
burnett1 posts the small blind of $.25.
Sonny- posts the big blind of $.50.
Birks: Ah Kd 5c Kh
Pre-flop:
Birks calls. lakecay calls. Andy_05 calls. burnett1 calls. Sonny- checks.
Family pot. I don’t think that my hand is quite good enough for a raise OOP.
Flop (board: Qs Ks 8s):
top set but no spades.... Let’s try to get to the river cheaply...
burnett1 checks. Sonny- checks. Birks checks. lakecay checks. Andy_05 bets $2.50. burnett1 folds. Sonny- folds. Birks calls. lakecay folds.
The plus side here is that if opponent doesn’t have the Ace flush, he is going to be worried by my flat calls.
Ahh, quad kings. Well, that makes things easier.
Birks checks. Andy_05 bets $1.50. Birks raises to $3. Andy_05 calls.
River (board: Qs Ks 8s Kc 2c):
Birks bets $5. Andy_05 calls.
Showdown:
Birks shows Ah Kd 5c Kh.
Birks has Kd Kh Qs Ks Kc: four kings.
Andy_05 mucks cards.
(Andy_05 has Js 2s 4d 3h.)
Oh dear, so Andy_05 (did I mention that he was from Sweden?) did have the second nut flush. Ain’t life a bitch.
Birks wins $22.35 with four kings.
And so, there I was, $13 up. A fun ride, I think you will agree.
