PLO hand

[zinn0]

I dabble every once in a while with Pot Limit Omaha. I'm going to be honest when I say I have a very limited understanding of the game. That being said, PLO is next on my list after I get bored with 7CS, and have a book or two to help me grasp the game a little better.

Here is a hand from yesterday...should I even make the preflop call? 10 10 K J double suited isn't that weak is it?

Once the table checked the flop, I decided to bet the turn to see where everyone stood. The original raiser folded, so I thought I just might be ahead. Instead, I got very lucky on the river.


PokerStars Game #3260897731: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2005/12/06 - 19:59:34 (ET)
Table 'Cassini' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: brianpoker ($65.85 in chips)
Seat 2: andersCleanU ($33.65 in chips)
Seat 3: zinn0 ($12.10 in chips)
Seat 4: cocoblackcat ($54.90 in chips)
Seat 5: TweetDreams ($7.70 in chips)
Seat 6: RJSwirlz ($54 in chips)
Seat 7: Heyguru! ($32.85 in chips)
Seat 8: Ivory1 ($25.85 in chips)
Seat 9: Powerninja ($51.35 in chips)
Ivory1: posts small blind $0.10
Powerninja: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to zinn0 [Jd Th Kh Td]
brianpoker: calls $0.25
andersCleanU: folds
zinn0: calls $0.25
cocoblackcat: raises $1.10 to $1.35
TweetDreams: folds
RJSwirlz: folds
Heyguru!: calls $1.35
Ivory1: folds
Powerninja: folds
brianpoker: calls $1.10
zinn0: calls $1.10
*** FLOP *** [9d Kd 2s]
brianpoker: checks
zinn0: checks
cocoblackcat: checks
Heyguru!: checks
*** TURN *** [9d Kd 2s] [2h]
brianpoker: checks
zinn0: bets $2
cocoblackcat: folds
Heyguru!: calls $2
brianpoker: calls $2
*** RIVER *** [9d Kd 2s 2h] [Ts]
brianpoker: checks
zinn0: bets $3.50
Heyguru!: folds
brianpoker said, "heres comes a horrible call" (too funny)
Heyguru! leaves the table
brianpoker: calls $3.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
zinn0: shows [Jd Th Kh Td] (a full house, Tens full of Deuces)
brianpoker: shows [Ac 8c Ad As] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
zinn0 collected $17.85 from pot

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

Overall, your opponents played it much worse than you did. You had a good hand pre-flop, but in these low limit often-passive games, I often see players only raise with AAxx. I think your hand was good enough to raise to begin with rather than just calling. It's possible your opponent may then have just called instead of raising.

[zinn0]

Wow, I forgot all about this hand...

[TheSalche]

just used a poker calculator for your hand postflop ...

http://twodimes.net/poker/

Omaha Hi: 820 enumerated boards containing 2s Kd 9d
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Jd Td Kh Th 548 66.83 272 33.17 0 0.00 0.668
As Ac 8c Ad 272 33.17 548 66.83 0 0.00 0.332

when the board paired it puts you further behind, but not out by far

Omaha Hi: 40 enumerated boards containing 2s 2c Kd 9d
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Jd Td Kh Th 14 35.00 26 65.00 0 0.00 0.350
As Ac 8c Ad 26 65.00 14 35.00 0 0.00 0.650

I think you played this hand well actually, not betting the flop with a draw is a good pot control method if somebody had of bet. Then small bet the turn. I would've bet more on the river, since hands that are beating you would've bet the flop.

BTW: When you post PLO hands do some pot calculations for us, it helps out a bit.