Online Poker Forum - Feedback Hand #4

dodge these · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:33 am Post subject: Feedback Hand #4

This is just a couple of hands later against same villain from hand #3

Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 9 players -
The Official Hand History

BB: $123.15
UTG: $156.50
UTG+1: $26.45
UTG+2: $178.00
MP1: $244.90
MP2: $184.35
CO: $74.70
Hero (BTN): $100.00
SB: $38.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with J Spade

A

Q

J

1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, UTG+2 calls $1, 2 folds, CO calls $1, Hero raises to $6.50, 3 folds, UTG+2 calls $5.50, CO calls $5.50

Flop: ($22.00) 4 Diamond

T

A

(3 players)
UTG+2 checks, CO checks, Hero bets $22, UTG+2 calls $22, CO folds

Turn: ($66.00) Q Diamond

(2 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero ??

As you can see now that the villain somehow got deep stacked I reload for the full BI. Now on the turn should I be looking to play it safe and go 4 pot control or just pot it? I have blockers to prety much every hand that can beat me and I doubt he would play any of those so slow but he was being a bit more passive in the few hands since he got a bigger stack. So do I care what he may have here or do I just push regardless of his holdings since besides having blockers I also have a prety big hand in top 2 with a lot of redraws including the gutshot Royal Flush?

francois8 · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

I pot this without hesitation. You've got top two pair with 4 outs to a boat, 3 outs to a nut straight, 1 out to a royal, 7 clean outs to the 2nd nut flush + the 4c with is likely good as well. You've also got the two blockers to the already made nut straight as you pointed out already.

Also you are very likely ahead of any hand villain could have for the nut flush draw with the Kc in his hand. Unless he has one of the last two jacks with it, or ties you with AQ also. Anything AKQX suited type hand, he probably 3-bets you preflop or raises you on the flop.

If you opponent doesn't have the straight he should be afraid of it. Also, if you check and another diamond hits the river, and he pots it, what then? I bet the full pot which commits you for the rest of your chips (~6$) on the end anyway.

If you check and he bets the pot on the end, its tough to know where you stand. Potting it on the turn, even if you're behind somehow you have a large amount of cards to improve.

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