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PLO - What to do??

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  1. pokerisnice pokerisnice is offline

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    Apr 12th, 2007 (4/12/2007 5:19pm)

    Full Tilt Poker Game #2195097584: Table Spunsilk (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha - 17:13:00 ET - 2007/04/12
    Seat 4: DWNR_BALLAS ($98.80)
    Seat 6: pokerisnice ($137.50)
    DWNR_BALLAS posts the small blind of $0.50
    pokerisnice posts the big blind of $1
    The button is in seat #4
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to pokerisnice [8h Qs 9c Qc]
    DWNR_BALLAS raises to $3
    pokerisnice raises to $9
    DWNR_BALLAS calls $6
    *** FLOP *** [Th Qh 6h]
    pokerisnice checks
    DWNR_BALLAS bets $11
    pokerisnice calls $11
    *** TURN *** [Th Qh 6h] [2s]
    pokerisnice checks
    DWNR_BALLAS bets $24.50
    pokerisnice has 15 seconds left to act
    pokerisnice folds
    Uncalled bet of $24.50 returned to DWNR_BALLAS
    DWNR_BALLAS mucks
    DWNR_BALLAS wins the pot ($39.50)
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $40 | Rake $0.50
    Board: [Th Qh 6h 2s]
    Seat 4: DWNR_BALLAS (small blind) collected ($39.50), mucked
    Seat 6: pokerisnice (big blind) folded on the Turn

    Should I have raised the flop??? Is my fold on the turn correct? I realize I played the hand very softly, but that is a very scary flop. How could I have played the hand better?
  2. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Apr 12th, 2007 (4/12/2007 5:21pm) in reply to pokerisnice

    Heads up, I like the re-raise preflop. I think you have to bet the flop...he made a couple of nice value bets there. Tough hand to lay down, but I think you did the right thing on the turn.
     
  3. pokerisnice pokerisnice is offline

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    Apr 12th, 2007 (4/12/2007 5:30pm) in reply to grapsfan

    TY Graps. I was just thinking of another line to take. Like perhaps raising 1/2 the pot on the flop. Would that be a better way to play it? I think raising his flop bet would get him to fold anything but a very big flush. Right?

    I only called the flop bet thinking that my calling his bet would slow him down on the turn unless he has a big flush. Is this line of thinking correct?
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  4. MysteriAce MysteriAce is offline

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    Apr 12th, 2007 (4/12/2007 6:14pm) in reply to pokerisnice

    I think you should lead the flop, not check/call or check/raise.

    You put in the last raise preflop, so you have the initiative. When you check/call the flop you are basically putting up the white flag and saying "please please take this pot from me, I don't want it."

    If you bet the flop and get raised, you have a much better idea of where you are at than if you check and call. For all you know this guy has two pair or a wrap or nothing but the Ah. He could have a flush, too, but the way you played the hand you basically let him take it whether he has the flush or not.

    If one thing is certain to either of you in this hand, he knows that you do NOT have the flush, and that knowledge is power when you get all passive post flop.
  5. FishOnTilt FishOnTilt is offline

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    Apr 12th, 2007 (4/12/2007 10:40pm) in reply to pokerisnice

    wow this is a tricky hand but being heads up i think you should lead out flop with the QQQ lookin for some info but....you got yourself into a mess by not gathering info and you forced to just guess if he has a flush or doesn't. I think you should have called and looked at a river card on the turn though.
     
  6. Stupor_Mundi Stupor_Mundi is offline

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    Apr 13th, 2007 (4/13/2007 12:56am) in reply to pokerisnice

    You're heads up, so keeping the pot too small to get a read is a bad idea... bet the flop and see what he does... I probably fire about 2/3rds of the pot... if he pot raises, I'm gone, if it's much less, you're committed to your board pair outs. Good fold though.
  7. Raptor517 Raptor517 is offline

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    Apr 14th, 2007 (4/14/2007 2:35pm) in reply to pokerisnice

    i really really really dont understand why you would do this. is he never calling the flop without hearts? a lot of idiots at .5-1 plo hu will bluff off stacks with a bare Ah. pot get it in on the flop every time here.
     
  8. charder charder is offline

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    Apr 14th, 2007 (4/14/2007 4:24pm) in reply to Raptor517

    zomg raptor sighting

    ;)
     
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