Friday, April 17, 2009

Splat

I'm so crushed, it's not funny.

I'm ahead preflop. 40.17 to win. Meaningless, I know. 15% on flop with an OESD and 2 pair. Would I play it the same way again? Would you?

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $0.10 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG+1 ($2.75)
MP1 ($10.05)
MP2 ($10.50)
MP3 ($11.40)
CO ($9.85)
Hero (Button) ($8.90)
SB ($9.40)
BB ($7.45)
UTG ($11.90)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6, 8, 8, 9

UTG calls $0.10, UTG+1 calls $0.10, MP1 calls $0.10, 1 fold, MP3 calls $0.10, CO calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, 1 fold, BB checks

Flop: ($0.75) 6, 7, 9 (7 players)

BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets $0.40, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.40, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.40, UTG+1 raises to $2.65 (All-In), MP1 raises to $9.50, Hero calls $8.40 (All-In), 1 fold

Turn: ($21.40) 4 (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($21.40) 4 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $21.40 | Rake: $1.05

Results:

Hero mucked 6, 8, 8, 9 (two pair, nines and sixes).

UTG+1 mucked 4, K, 10, 8 (straight, ten high).

MP1 had 7, 7, 6, 10 (full house, sevens over fours).

Outcome: MP1 won $20.35

Hwang points out that a simple OESD with nothing on top is pure crap. I should have learned my lesson on this hand, but I didn't. I may have had a chance and therefore a reason to call with the two pair added, but now that I look at it again, I don't think so. As it played out, even though UTG+1 was a 3 to 1 favorite on the turn, it still wasn't good enough.

1 comment:

KenP said...

Those middle connected hands are train wrecks looking for a spot to go off the rails.

I'm no O guru. But those hands with middle cards are either going to stack or get stacked. If you love variation -- and what PLO player doesn't -- play em.

Don't know about you; but I don't think I have the discipline to play them properly.

:)