greenscarecrow
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A NLHE game I play has recently added one hand of pot limit omaha high each round. I have pretty close to no experience playing PLO so any good books, online articles, tips etc... would be appreciated. It's a 1/2/5 game with a $200-$500 buy in. Guys are pretty loose and I hear that not many know how to play PLO.
Again, it's not high/low game just high.
Jan. 10, 2016 | 1:33 a.m.
most of your results (the 80%) end up being tied with bankroll management (which I will equate with a small part of my game, say 20%, but integral with far ranging effects)
exercise poor bankroll management and despite your being skilled, your results may suck
exercise good bankroll management and if you are skilled, you will most likely see that reflected in your results
small adjustment really (bankroll management) but big impact
Jan. 6, 2016 | 5:55 p.m.
sorry I don't have a hh for you but any opinion would be appreciated
so I played a $45 satellite to a Borgata winter open event ($560) last night. There were 62 players with 4 seats up for grabs (5th place was $240).
one guy was very aggro and had accumulated over 60K, bb was $1,200 and he was shoving as sb into $20-$22K bb stacks
overall out of the 11 players only him at 60K and another guy at 35K had any type of stacks, the rest of us held between 14K-24K
anyways, he literally had shoved 2 out of 3 (or maybe 3 out of 4) of the last hands and I was bb with A9o and I had like 22K, he open shoves from the CO and the effective stack was probably mine and I was just like don't be afraid, you can't be afraid to stick it in and if he is shoving so much he is probably shoving any A, most broadway and all pairs. I was probably getting 1.2:1 or so
I didn't think about any pot odds at the time, just felt like my range was ahead of his and that was enough so I called off, he had TT and I was out
I really don't think my range ideas were so off but what did plague me after getting bounced was that I stuck my chips in with only one way to win (at showdown), I know that as you get closer to the big prizes your chips go up in value and now I am thinking that I failed to appreciate that kernel of wisdom and in hindsight think I should have folded and looked for better spots to either shove or reshove with fold equity
Thoughts?
Jan. 6, 2016 | 5:50 p.m.
hey Stephen thanks for the vid! I think you mentioned doing a vid on hold em resources and I for one would really like to see that. Cheers!
June 1, 2014 | 1:51 p.m.
thanks for the vid - 2 questions:
1 - on the 34 minute 2x pot overbet shove what, if anything, do you think the difference would be in your opponent's mind if you bet his exact stack rather than an all in shove which obv covered him?
2 - at the 38 minute mark on the 5743 board why don't you consider overbet shoving the river? it seems pretty clear that your opponent doesn't have a 6 or he would have almost always c bet that flop - you on the other hand can have a lot of 6s in your defending range and by betting big on the turn since there is a flush draw I think it is somewhat credible that you have a straight but are betting larger due to the draw - then the river is inconsequential for a straight - the only hand your opponent might have had on the flop and checked which is strong is the 86 but in that case he would almost definitely raise the turn with the flush draw and the need to get more money in. Thoughts?
May 31, 2014 | 8:24 p.m.
Hey Dylan - thanx for the vid - at around 8:27 your stack bumped from bout 60K to 78K - what did I miss?
May 31, 2014 | 5:08 p.m.
This was a $500 buy in with top two receiving all the money. We had 149 entrants so 1st was like 45K and 2nd 22.5K - no deal making allowed.
Anyways, we were down to 11 players and I had a 40bb stack in the bb at blinds 600/1200. The sb who is a good somewhat aggressive regular, with same stack as mine, 3x's it to 3600 and I elect to 3 bet to 10,800 with TT. Sb shoves. I snap. Sb has JJ, I don't set and I'm out. Devastating as I was so hoping to have my first 5 figure score. :-(
I have been rethinking the hand all night and I think a call to lower variance would have been a better route since we were both about 40bb deep. Otherwise, I think I should have checked his stats on 4 betting over 3 betting and figured out his range before just thinking oh blind v blind, TT monster.
Maybe this is all hindsight and my analysis is simply skewed by the unpleasant result. Thoughts?
April 28, 2014 | 12:03 p.m.
At about 17:50 middle top table you have AJo in the bb and the co min raises, you have 22bb, why no shove? you didn't think twice about calling and check folding there...
April 27, 2014 | 8:44 p.m.
On the final hand of the video, I would think the check back on the turn from you is either a monster or a made hand that you want to get to showdown with whereas I would think a small bet from you on the turn is potentially a float or a monster. In the former case, I would check down my air or weakfish hands and fold to any bet on the river (as then I would eliminate most weakish hands and put you more on the monster) and in the latter case, I would call or check raise all in on the turn though if I call I would probably call a river shove too leaning your hand more towards a bluff then a monster if I check and you shove especially since you are a big stack. So, if I am being clear at all, I advocate the turn bet and I am curious why you chose not to bet turn.
April 27, 2014 | 3:49 p.m.
Hey Sam, great vid, ty. My question is at the 36:34 mark where you have the AJo and 3bet the co min raise. What I have been experiencing (or so I believe) is that these 18bb stacks will flat my c bet with say any pair and leave themselves with a pot size donk lead. So, my question is, in this situation there would be 24,400 in the pot and villain would have 25,788 behind, if it flops Q72 or 663 or T95 and he shoves, what are you doing? Better question is what flop would you need to call a pot sized donk lead on the flop. Or, do you have zero respect for the stop n go and just snap? lol
April 27, 2014 | 2:35 p.m.
Hey Dylan - Thanks for the vid - 2 questions:
1 - At about 14:20 in the 55r you discuss shoving the Q9o on the button but I didn't see what you presumed the sb and bb calling ranges to be - can you clue me in on this?
2 - At about 22:58 in the high roller there is a min raise and rice 3 bets, you're in the sb with about 25bb and fold A7o, my question is what are you squeezing with there? My own answer would be ATs+, 66+. Your thoughts?
April 26, 2014 | 6:34 p.m.
towards the end of the video you have the 98s with a limp and a min raise and you elect to call, wouldn't either a fold (since you're calling a bit over 10% of your stack) or a shove (since the pot when it gets to you is like 25% of your stack and neither the limper nor the min raiser evidence strength) be better alternatives?
April 26, 2014 | 3 p.m.
At about the 24 minute mark deoxy has JTs as sb v a 21bb stack bb and you advocate the shove, if the bb is aggro would you rather limp rr shove? and if he is tight would you ever raise fold?
he is repping 2 pair, a set, combo draw or a naked flush draw depending on how aggressive he is - the only reason I put 2 pairs in there is because he had the odds to call with Q6s, Q3s and 63s so those are all in his calling range along with QQ, 33, 66 and other suited hands
just an easy fold for you
only other thing is that your bet is almost begging to be check raised so maybe a small part of his range is air as well
Jan. 30, 2016 | 10:15 p.m.