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Re(3): a plo hand
No. You are absolutely not correct in repotting because you had "live cards." You are still obviously way behind since EVEN IF you put him on AA, you have no idea what his other two cards are. For all you know, they could be QQ, as well as spades. Your repot is terrible. What you are essentially doing is closing your eyes and praying for the poker gods to deliver you from the hell of your middle pair. Not a particularly good idea in PLO.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 19th, 2008
Re(3): $5r final table huge donk
This is a really dumb statement. ICM is particularly important in tournaments at the final table, just as it is in a SNG. That is not to say that this is not a super easy snap call, but to discount ICM is a mistake.
Posted in: Bad Beats 		MaitreD
Feb 19th, 2008
Re(1): a plo hand
I don't hate the preflop raise. I would raise a little more, but . . . still, not bad. I also don't really HATE the call of the reraise, since unless he is a thinking player, he has telegraphed his holding as AAxx or KKxx. So, calling with the implied odds of stacking him is fine IMO. I HATE your flop play, however. "Hitting" a pair in PLO is almost never going to guarantee you a win. You had no part of the flush draw, no real shot at a straight draw, and yet you reshove' That is REALLY, REALLY weak play. You could easily be drawing virtually dead here to somebody with a flush draw or, heaven ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 19th, 2008
Re(1): PLO question. Flopping top straight
Seems to me like the best way to play these hands is to do both, if you know what I mean. You should sometimes be betting, while other times you should be flatting. Assuming you are at a table, though, and you somehow see that one player has hit a set and another has a flush draw (of which you have no part), your equity is actually quite small in relation to the pot you are building if you raise. For me, with no redraws, the optimal play is to peel a card off and see what develops on the turn. That way, you can make any raise you want to make sure none of your opponents are getting the right ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 19th, 2008
Re(1): bad call here?
Nah, good call. But I would have bet a touch more on the flop because of the flush draw. While you certainly have to be scared of the boat, you answered your own question when you said "full of mega donks." I think in the $12 180s, you have to call this, while a laydown might be more appropriate in others.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 15th, 2008
Re(1): Is this overplayed AA in omaha?
Yes, you overplayed them. But as played, you have to get it in after he raises your C-bet. There is too much in the pot to fold. However, you could have bet less preflop and bet less on your c-bet and still accomplished the same thing. Anticipate what your bet size is going to have to be if called, so that any subsequent action you take looks reasonable and flows naturally.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 15th, 2008
Re(4): help w/ hand from DD FT
Callllllll all day. The shove could be a standard ISO, in which case you are far ahead of his range. As a general rule of thumb, I would have a hard time laying down QQ in circumstances like this. Call and feel good about it.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 15th, 2008
Re(1): What's the optimal play here?
While certainly the aggressive play is to shove (because any RR basically does the same thing), your M is big enough that doing so is likely a mistake. Fold and move on.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 15th, 2008
Re(1): shoving or waiting?
Ship ship McGipp.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 15th, 2008
Re(4): another clown owned by annette
What a shame. I just typed a great response to you, Welsh. But this sdkfls;aldfj site fails so often it was all lost. Sigh. I am going to create the Cliff's notes for your edification. 1) Learn to spell. My name is "MaitreD" and getting that right should not be difficult, as it is typed on the screen in front of you. 2) Tourney results: Cash is where the money is, not tourneys, thus my switch to cash. You can find me at the Omaha tables on Stars most nights out of the week. Come and sit down with me and I will be happy to take your (and your husband's) entire roll. 3) AA is not the nuts in ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 15th, 2008
Re(2): another clown owned by annette
Please STOP posting about games about which you know nothing. CMoney played this hand about as bad as it could be played. Not only did her overvalue aces pre (with his stack size, he should be looking to play this either slow to avoid getting stacked, or fast ONLY if he can get the majority of his stack in play), but he played the flop badly. What in the hell is a shove with no fold equity going to do' HE has to know that she has a hand that she was willing to call his reraise with. Since he has aces, what does that leave for her' That flop is scary for a lot of reasons. Correct play is to ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 14th, 2008
Re(1): omaha help
I don't think you should bet the flop, but you need to bet the turn here for some value and to charge any draws. While your two pair might not be good, losing to either a str8 or a set, you need to also charge people who might be drawing to a flush, str8, or better two pair. Now that you are in the hand, I would probably bet pot on the turn. The real problem with this hand is that you should have folded pre. You have an M of ~4 and you need to get it all in and soon. Limping pre doesn't do anything for you, especially against such a big field of players who are doing the same. You either ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 13th, 2008
Re(1): Confused (late in the rebuy period of the 3r)
Call all day. Why' Because you have two pair against an aggro opponent who is trying to use his stack to discourage you from calling. Therefore, the right play is to go contrary to what he is wanting you to do (fold). Call call call. If he shows up with k10, c'est la vie. More likely in my mind is a combo draw QJh or a bare flush/str8 draw. Call call call.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 13th, 2008
Re(1): do u call or fold here?
I fold preflop. Terrible hand selection. Edit: And what are you trying to accomplish with your raise of the flop bet' There are three clubs, man! You have a fairly weak holding and are beat 96% of the time. Anybody with a club is looking ok against you and has evinced interest in the hand. FOLD to the initial bet. But more importantly, don't get involved pre. As played, fold fold fold. Most likely holding in my mind is a small set, although an ace and a club seems plausible, too.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 11th, 2008
Re(3): Bankroll Question
$33 MTTs are not appropriate for this roll, although I too fail to use proper bankroll management. Stick to $10 MTTs and the 45 man mentioned above.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 8th, 2008
Re(1): Is this standard or am I a donk?
Shove not standard. Result standard. Sometimes you get coolered, but even if you had done the normal preflop raise here and he calls (assuming he is tricky), the result is probably the same. UL.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 8th, 2008
Re(2): Omaha Hi Hand -- Thoughts?
The preflop raise is loose, admittedly, but I have to call the reraise once it gets around to me. As to leading out so that villain will fold AA, how many Omaha players do you know who are willing to lay down AA in what would be a heads-up pot' Let alone this one, whom I have seen follow through on three separate occasions with bare premiums. I don't think leading out does anything. In fact, it hurts me, since my shove is going to demand less attention and require less thought if he ends up calling (because there will be a larger amount of money in the pot, giving him better odds to call). If ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 8th, 2008
Re(5): Omaha Hi Hand -- Thoughts?
No need to get in a huff, part1. Thanks for your thoughts. Like I said in the OP, I wanted to see what the consensus was with preflop and flop. While I agree that raising my hand pre in early position is not optimal if I do it all the time, it doesn't hurt to vary up my raises so that I don't only raise with premiums. Out of position is a bigger concern, but that is part of why I elected to shove the flop rather than simply call. And no, I don't give a damn what he actually had. I am more concerned with his range. If it costs me 90 to win 140, I am getting 1.55:1. So I would have to have 39% ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 8th, 2008
Re(3): Do I have to get it in here ($27.50 25K)
Optimuss is correct. Raise size is fine. Now let it go.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 8th, 2008
Re(2): Omaha Hi Hand -- Thoughts?
The purpose of my shove isn't really to induce a fold. Sure, I would be happy taking down the pot, but in my mind when you have a huge combo draw like this, I would be willing to see all five cards every time. I had a decent flush draw as well as a lot of cards that make my straight. Although a shove certainly can be used as a scare tactic, I would rather just insure that I get to see the turn and the river. If I simply call his bet and the turn comes a blank, my odds of hitting are now half of what they were, which means I no longer have the odds to continue (even taking into account the ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 8th, 2008
Re(3): Omaha Hi Hand -- Thoughts?
Are you guys forgetting that there is $40 in the pot before we even see the flop and villain only has 90 behind' It will cost me $90 to potentially win EDIT [$140]. Do odds mean nothing to you' Even if he has me crushed by a higher spade draw, I am still close to winning the required amount to make this +ev. Throw in the fact that his range also includes non-flush draw premiums, and I am sitting pretty at %59. While I agree that if he has two spades, I am in more trouble, in my mind that is worse case scenario. His preflop raise indicated a premium pair, aces or kings. So I have two cards ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 8th, 2008
Re(1): My boy is on fire
Way to go, bro. Gainesville represent!!! CONGRATULATIONS!
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 8th, 2008
Omaha Hi Hand -- Thoughts?
History: Villain has been married to his big pairs and has been unwilling to let them go. For that reason, I have singled him out to play some more speculative hands to see if I could stack him. He is currently down two buy-ins to me. What do you think of my 1) preflop play; and 2) flop check-shove. Here is the link to the hand, and displays much easier than the HH below: . PokerStars Game #15132777509: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/02/07 - 20:19:08 (ET) Table 'Fujian' 6-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: ademgokill ($170.10 in chips) Seat 2: DeNovo ($279.10 in chips) Seat 3: ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 8th, 2008
Re(4): My omaha hot streak had to end i guess
Agreed. Simply calling with top boat when you are in position is really weak. You need to raise (and probably be raising on the flop and turn) to get money in there. This is not the kind of hand you want to meekly show down.
Posted in: Bad Beats 		MaitreD
Feb 7th, 2008
Re(3): My omaha hot streak had to end i guess
That's my point. If Emily is not folding to a four-bet and villain thinks he has the best hand, what card (aside from the case four, of course) can possibly come on the turn and make villain's play any easier' Any card that comes could give a straight, or boat up somebody with top two. To me, the optimal play with the bottom set of fours is to ship it here if you feel you are ahead and to fold if you think you are behind, based on Emily's earlier play. And Emily, ignore the post that says you got outplayed. There is a huge difference between being coolered and outplayed. I think somebody ...
Posted in: Bad Beats 		MaitreD
Feb 7th, 2008
Re(2): My omaha hot streak had to end i guess
IMO a smooth call with the fours is pretty bad here. Either his set is good and he needs to get the money in, or he needs to fold if he thinks he is beat. He is putting in 1/3 of his stack only to play it safe and reduce variance' If he really thought emily had a higher set, he would have folded. He probably feared some kind of wrap with the K,J. If that is the case, wouldn't it be better to shove over the raise'
Posted in: Bad Beats 		MaitreD
Feb 7th, 2008
Re(1): ship the ftops 1
What an amazing hit, man. This is great news. Take 80% off and invest it, play with the rest. What a wonderful surprise it must be. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 7th, 2008
Re(1): Insta reraise in late position?
Fold. You don't need to get involved with a marginal, easily dominated hand this early in the tournament, especially when facing a raise and a reraise. Your hand has shrivelled up and should hit the muck so fast that your computer screen shakes a little bit.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 6th, 2008
Re(4): How does this mutt not think I had pocket 7's???
^^^^ Level' If not, also dear God.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 6th, 2008
Re(4): How does this mutt not think I had pocket 7's???
^^^^^ Level' If not, dear God.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		MaitreD
Feb 6th, 2008