Who Loves Omaha? Me!

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

PokerStars Game #3819942338: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/01/31 - 18:35:57 (ET)
Table 'Toutatis' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: guba75 ($37.75 in chips)
Seat 2: andersCleanU ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 3: cragar212 ($9 in chips)
Seat 4: jorge antoni ($6 in chips)
Seat 5: ImABalla34 ($9.35 in chips)
Seat 6: KnoxB2 ($52.70 in chips)
Seat 7: Marcy Boy ($21.95 in chips)
Seat 8: ICantRaed ($39.95 in chips)
Seat 9: Turn_Prophet ($25.95 in chips)
guba75: posts small blind $0.10
andersCleanU: posts big blind $0.25
cragar212: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Turn_Prophet [Qs Jh As 3d]
cragar212: checks
jorge antoni: calls $0.25
ImABalla34: calls $0.25
KnoxB2: calls $0.25
Marcy Boy: calls $0.25
ICantRaed: folds
Turn_Prophet: calls $0.25
guba75: calls $0.15
andersCleanU: checks
*** FLOP *** [9s 3c 2s]
guba75: checks
andersCleanU: checks
cragar212: checks
jorge antoni: checks
ImABalla34: checks
KnoxB2: checks
Marcy Boy: checks
Turn_Prophet: bets $0.75
guba75: calls $0.75
andersCleanU: calls $0.75
cragar212: folds
jorge antoni: calls $0.75
ImABalla34: folds
KnoxB2: calls $0.75
Marcy Boy: folds
*** TURN *** [9s 3c 2s] [Th]
guba75: checks
andersCleanU: checks
jorge antoni: checks
KnoxB2: checks
Turn_Prophet: bets $2
guba75: calls $2
andersCleanU: folds
jorge antoni: calls $2
KnoxB2: folds
*** RIVER *** [9s 3c 2s Th] [Qd]
guba75: checks
jorge antoni: checks
Turn_Prophet: bets $4
guba75: folds
jorge antoni: calls $3 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Turn_Prophet: shows [Qs Jh As 3d] (two pair, Queens and Threes)
jorge antoni: mucks hand
Turn_Prophet collected $16.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $17.75 | Rake $0.85
Board [9s 3c 2s Th Qd]
Seat 1: guba75 (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 2: andersCleanU (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: cragar212 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: jorge antoni mucked [2h Ks Tc 9d]
Seat 5: ImABalla34 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: KnoxB2 folded on the Turn
Seat 7: Marcy Boy folded on the Flop
Seat 8: ICantRaed folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Turn_Prophet (button) showed [Qs Jh As 3d] and won ($16.90) with two pair, Queens and Threes




PokerStars Game #3819992903: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/01/31 - 18:40:30 (ET)
Table 'Toutatis' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: guba75 ($34.75 in chips)
Seat 2: andersCleanU ($37.20 in chips)
Seat 3: cragar212 ($13.90 in chips)
Seat 5: ImABalla34 ($8.85 in chips)
Seat 6: KnoxB2 ($50.45 in chips)
Seat 7: Marcy Boy ($21.45 in chips)
Seat 8: ICantRaed ($39.95 in chips)
Seat 9: Turn_Prophet ($33.10 in chips)
cragar212: posts small blind $0.10
ImABalla34: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Turn_Prophet [8c 6d Ac Td]
KnoxB2: folds
Marcy Boy: calls $0.25
ICantRaed: calls $0.25
Turn_Prophet: calls $0.25
guba75: calls $0.25
andersCleanU: folds
cragar212: raises $0.25 to $0.50
ImABalla34: calls $0.25
Marcy Boy: calls $0.25
ICantRaed: calls $0.25
Turn_Prophet: calls $0.25
guba75: calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [Jh Ts 8s]
cragar212: checks
ImABalla34: checks
Marcy Boy: checks
ICantRaed: checks
Turn_Prophet: bets $2.85
B A Mac joins the table at seat #4
guba75: calls $2.85
cragar212: folds
ImABalla34: folds
Marcy Boy: calls $2.85
ICantRaed: calls $2.85
*** TURN *** [Jh Ts 8s] [5d]
Marcy Boy: checks
ICantRaed: checks
Turn_Prophet: bets $7.50
guba75: folds
Marcy Boy: calls $7.50
ICantRaed: calls $7.50
*** RIVER *** [Jh Ts 8s 5d] [4h]
Marcy Boy: checks
ICantRaed: checks
Turn_Prophet: bets $22.25 and is all-in
Marcy Boy: folds
ICantRaed: folds
Turn_Prophet collected $35.10 from pot
Turn_Prophet: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $36.90 | Rake $1.80
Board [Jh Ts 8s 5d 4h]
Seat 1: guba75 folded on the Turn
Seat 2: andersCleanU (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: cragar212 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: ImABalla34 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: KnoxB2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Marcy Boy folded on the River
Seat 8: ICantRaed folded on the River
Seat 9: Turn_Prophet collected ($35.10)

Man I had to be crazy on that second hand, but I knew they all had spades. 8)

[Loonbat]

I hate the second hand. Mediocre cards, out of position, a possible str8 flops with a flush draw out there. Honestly, you shouldn't have taken a flop with these fairly uncoordinated cards in MP.

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

I won't disagree with you over the second hand, but let me say a few things in my defense.

1. The table was ULTRA passive. People would not bet the flop with less than a set, and would not raise without the nuts.
2. My hand was quite marginal, but they weren't the worst, since I had some gap connectors, and I was double suited with an ace. Implied odds on this table were huge if I could hit a flop, but in a more aggressive game I agree that this is a clear fold.

On the flop, I decided to take a stab and see where I stood my representing a strong hand. If anyone raised, I was out of there, but I figured I had at least a 50% chance to either win the pot or get it heads-up, which means if no spade falls on the turn, I'd probably win. I could have just checked, but by betting, I took control of the hand and gave myself options on the turn.

The turn could not have helped anyone, so I decided that another bet had a great shot at taking this pot. The two callers here could not have had anything but a spade draw to call all that without raising. So I knew that if no spade fell on the river, it was mine.

The river I took a big risk, but I knew they had missed their draws, and was 90% confident this bet would win for me. It was not my finest selection of cards, and I shouldn't have done this from MP, but I felt that I was controlling the tempo of the hand the entire way.

I definitely respect your right to hate the way I played it though.