Jack Long

PokerStars Zoom Hand #123156775916:  Omaha Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2014/10/13 22:24:46 WET [2014/10/13 17:24:46 ET]

Table 'Delta Antliae' 2-max Seat #1 is the button

Seat 1: Hero ($369.27 in chips) 

Seat 2: V ($115.35 in chips) 

Hero: posts small blind $0.50

V: posts big blind $1

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to Hero [Jh Ts Qh Qs]

Hero: raises $2 to $3

V: calls $2

*** FLOP *** [8c 5h 3s]

V: checks 

Hero: checks 

*** TURN *** [8c 5h 3s] [Jd]

V: bets $5

Hero: calls $5

*** RIVER *** [8c 5h 3s Jd] [7c]

V: checks 

Do we bluff? On the one hand our QQ has some showdown value and seems too strong to bluff with, but on the other hand i do expect him to have a ton of 2 pairs. Given we look like we can't ever have air on the 7 do we just bluff this hand?

Hi all,

Am i right in thinking that you pay twice as much rake  if you run it twice? How much will this affect win rates when playing 0.5/1 and 1/2? And do you get more VPPs for the extra rake generated by running it twice?

Thanks

Hi all, I'm noob at PLO and was wondering how you guys feel about this spot as it is common in PLO. We want to protect our hand on the turn but by doing that my range is basically 100% draws on the river. How do we overcome this? The obvious answer is to just flat hands like this, but does that give up too much equity? I realise we do not do that great if we do get it in so maybe it is better to flat since we are protected on most rivers by the rest of our range?

PokerStars Zoom Hand #121048800956:  Omaha Pot Limit ($1/$2) - 2014/09/04 10:22:30 ET

Table 'Diotima' 6-max Seat #1 is the button

Seat 1: Hero ($200 in chips) 

Seat 2: V ($206.06 in chips) 

Seat 3: V2 ($403.42 in chips) 

Seat 4: V5 ($848.78 in chips) 

Seat 5: V4 ($140.96 in chips) 

Seat 6: V3 ($128.88 in chips) 

V: posts small blind $1

V2: posts big blind $2

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to Hero [Kh Ad 4h 5c]

V5 has timed out

V5: folds 

V4: folds 

V3: folds 

Hero: raises $2 to $4

V: raises $10 to $14

V2: folds 

Hero: calls $10

*** FLOP *** [9d 4d 6c]

V: bets $18

Hero: calls $18

*** TURN *** [9d 4d 6c] [As]

V: bets $46

Hero: raises $122 to $168 and is all-in

Hi all!

I have had previous success at HUNL and am starting to play some HU PLO because it is an extremely fun game! I played this hand vs villain, I think I played it fairly standard, I might fold flop against some villains but this guy plays too honestly on turns and I know he is going to c/f more than enough (+ my equity). Since he is check folding a lot when he bets I think he is going with it like 80% and I am not in love with the spot since I am dead vs JT+ but I think it is a standard jam.

Anyway, what I am interested in is when do we play the turn c/c game vs bet call. His hand is obviously strong enough to bet call, but what conditions do we look for when deciding whether to bet call vs c/c. I agree with his line and at the moment I am basically preferring the c/c line when a) it is a better card for his range, not so applicable on this board and b) my hand is not quite strong enough to bet call (or at least i feel plays better as c/c), maybe something like T987, although perhaps this does better by shoving because naked Jx will fold and T987 is vulnerable. I am not entirely sure.

PokerStars Zoom Hand #118749982366:  Omaha Pot Limit ($1/$2) - 2014/07/14 13:17:23 ET

Table 'Iota Apodis' 2-max Seat #1 is the button

Seat 1: H ($210.22 in chips) 

Seat 2: V ($315.88 in chips) 

H: posts small blind $1

V: posts big blind $2

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to H [6h 9h Ac Ts]

H: raises $2 to $4

V: raises $8 to $12

H: calls $8

*** FLOP *** [4s 6s Jd]

V: bets $15.51

H: calls $15.51

*** TURN *** [4s 6s Jd] [Th]

V: bets $35.98

H: raises $126.48 to $162.46

V: raises $125.91 to $288.37 and is all-in

H: calls $20.25 and is all-in

Uncalled bet ($105.66) returned to V

*** FIRST RIVER *** [4s 6s Jd Th] [2h]

*** SECOND RIVER *** [4s 6s Jd Th] [7d]

*** FIRST SHOW DOWN ***

V:  shows [Ks Qh Qs 5h] (a pair of Queens)

H : shows [6h 9h Ac Ts] (two pair, Tens and Sixes)

H collected $209.97 from pot

*** SECOND SHOW DOWN ***

V: shows [Ks Qh Qs 5h] (a pair of Queens)

H: shows [6h 9h Ac Ts] (two pair, Tens and Sixes)

H collected $209.97 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot $420.44 | Rake $0.50 

Hand was run twice

FIRST Board [4s 6s Jd Th 2h]

SECOND Board [4s 6s Jd Th 7d]

Seat 1: H (button) (small blind) showed [6h 9h Ac Ts] and won ($209.97) with two pair, Tens and Sixes, and won ($209.97) with two pair, Tens and Sixes

Seat 2: V (big blind) showed [Ks Qh Qs 5h] and lost with a pair of Queens, and lost with a pair of Queens

I am not interested in this hand in particular, just general criteria for preferring 3bet, cbet flop and c/c vs bet/call. I am aware it also changes as stacks get deeper.

Thanks!