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tak29813 · Pair Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 28

I loved playing a Horse tourney, and always thought I was a fair Omaha player. I was wrong, I suck.

Please help me.

In reviewing this hand, I think I missed two bets. Any constructive thoughts greatly appreciated.

Full Tilt Poker Game #393839635: Table Play Chip 110 - 5/10 - No Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 20:19:55 ET - 2006/01/20
Seat 1: Raylene (2,090)
Seat 2: Steph1Grant (2,710)
Seat 3: pigboy42 (31,127)
Seat 6: tljh1970 (10,029)
Seat 8: tak29813 (1,545)
tak29813 posts the small blind of 5
Raylene posts the big blind of 10
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to tak29813 [Kd 3h Ah Ad]
Steph1Grant calls 10
pigboy42 calls 10
tljh1970 calls 10
tak29813 calls 5
Raylene checks
*** FLOP *** [As Ts 5d]
tak29813 bets 50
Raylene raises to 100
Steph1Grant calls 100
pigboy42 calls 100
tljh1970 calls 100
tak29813 calls 50
*** TURN *** [As Ts 5d] [Th]
tak29813 bets 550
Raylene calls 550
Steph1Grant calls 550
pigboy42 calls 550
tljh1970 calls 550
*** RIVER *** [As Ts 5d Th] [Tc]
tak29813 checks
Raylene checks
Steph1Grant checks
pigboy42 bets 1,180
tljh1970 calls 1,180
PAYJOE sits down
PAYJOE adds 400
tak29813: laying down AA
tak29813 folds
Raylene folds
Steph1Grant calls 1,180
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pigboy42 shows [6s Js Td Qh] (four of a kind, Tens)
tljh1970 mucks
Steph1Grant mucks
pigboy42 wins the pot (6,840) with four of a kind, Tens
tak29813: nice hand
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,840 | Rake 0
Board: [As Ts 5d Th Tc]
Seat 1: Raylene (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 2: Steph1Grant mucked [8d 4c 8h 9s] - HI: a full house, Tens full of Eights
Seat 3: pigboy42 showed [6s Js Td Qh] and won (6,840) with HI: four of a kind, Tens
Seat 6: tljh1970 mucked [3d 3c 9c Qs] - HI: a full house, Tens full of Threes
Seat 8: tak29813 (small blind) folded on the River

guitarguy178 · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject:

It's hard to judge your hand because in play chips people will call no matter what. When you flopped top set with a flush draw on board, you did good by making a pot sized bet. Once you were raised though, you should have then put the pressure on and made a large raise. By calling, you could have let someone hit the flush. You played fine on the turn and made a great laydown on the river.

Kloaked Spirit · Royal Flush Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 869

This should've been raised pre-flop. You have a very strong hi/lo hand and you need to make use of it. Even though you're in early position, the raise would be useful.

I also agree with the suggestion for re-raising the flop here. You have people all too willing to chase, so make them pay dearly for it.

The turn's fine. People may still chase for no reason, and they're getting horrible odds to do it considering hi is all but yours and connecting with lo gives them only half the pot.

The river would make me cry, but giving someone a T in this situation isn't far-fetched considering the flop and turn play. So a nice laydown there especially if you thought you were beat. I wouldn't have announced I'm laying down AA here as people might try to run me over in the future.

guitarguy178 · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject: Re:

tak29813 · Pair Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 28

Thanks for the help, looking back it seems obvious.

I am too afraid to raise pre-flop, but that sure was the hand to do it with.

Announcing the lay-down was more comfortable at the time based upon the chat that had been occuring, but I really see your point. I need to be more protective of my table image.

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