I just love low limit Omaha!!
I mean, where else can you hit a nut straight on the turn, get lots of action from second-best (or worse) hands, then hit the nut flush on the river only to get more action. Just one or two big hands like this are all that's needed to turn a mediocre session into a nice winning one.
Omaha Hi $0.25-$0.50 (real money), hand #1,672,587,388
Table Quito, 5 Jan 2006 12:05 AM ET
Seat 1: pokerherkel
Seat 2: enzo1960
Seat 3: Pec343
Seat 4: Brokeman70
Seat 5: BoogieMd
Seat 6: stickdude [
,[Kd],[Ac],[Tc] ]
Seat 7: alafunky
Seat 8: Montana408
Seat 9: nomarbles12
Seat 10: Hole Shot
ANTES/BLINDS
Pec343 posts blind ($0.15), Brokeman70 posts blind ($0.25).
PRE-FLOP
BoogieMd calls $0.25, stickdude calls $0.25, alafunky folds, Montana408 calls $0.25, nomarbles12 calls $0.25, Hole Shot calls $0.25, pokerherkel calls $0.25, enzo1960 calls $0.25, Pec343 calls $0.10, Brokeman70 checks.
Another reason to love Omaha - lots and lots of pre-flop limpers...
FLOP [board cards
,[Ks],[2s] ]
Pec343 checks, Brokeman70 checks, BoogieMd checks, stickdude checks, Montana408 checks, nomarbles12 checks, Hole Shot checks, pokerherkel bets $0.25, enzo1960 bets $0.50, Pec343 folds, Brokeman70 calls $0.50, BoogieMd folds, stickdude calls $0.50, Montana408 folds, nomarbles12 folds, Hole Shot folds, pokerherkel bets $0.50, enzo1960 bets $0.50, Brokeman70 folds, stickdude calls $0.50, pokerherkel calls $0.25.
Not a bad flop for me, but not a great one, either. It might have been a mistake to call that many bets, but with that many pre-flop limpers, the pot is already quite big. I need to see a Jack or a club on the turn or I'm outta there.
TURN [board cards
,[Ks],[2s],[Jc] ]
stickdude checks, pokerherkel bets $0.50, enzo1960 bets $1, stickdude bets $1.50, pokerherkel bets $1.50, enzo1960 calls $1, stickdude calls $0.50.
Well, well, well... Forget this "Jack or a club" stuff, I'll take both! It's not often that you get to check/3-bet, but with a nut straight and a redraw to the nut flush, let's go! My feeling while the betting was going on was that I might be splitting the pot, so I obviously want another club to hit.
RIVER [board cards
,[Ks],[2s],[Jc],[8c] ]
stickdude bets $0.50, pokerherkel bets $1, enzo1960 calls $1, stickdude bets $1, pokerherkel bets $1, enzo1960 calls $1, stickdude calls $0.50.
And Bingo! Even with the flush on the board, they still keep raising me. Please, keep giving me your money, guys!
SHOWDOWN
pokerherkel shows [ 4C,AS,KC,9D ]
enzo1960 mucks cards
stickdude shows [ AH,KD,AC,10C ]
stickdude wins $17.50.
SUMMARY
Dealer: enzo1960
Pot: $17.75 | Rake: $0.25
pokerherkel loses $5.25
enzo1960 loses $5.25
Pec343 loses $0.25
Brokeman70 loses $0.75
BoogieMd loses $0.25
stickdude bets $5.25, collects $17.50, net $12.25 <-- that's a 24BB NET from one hand.
alafunky loses $0
Montana408 loses $0.25
nomarbles12 loses $0.25
Hole Shot loses $0.25
So, with that hand, and a few other big hands, I finished up for the night, and with clearing another $10 of the Check-N-Raise bonus, my bankroll is already over $200. Not too bad for 3 days effort.
1/4/2006 stats:
$.25/$.50 Omaha Hi - 163 hands -
14.72 BB/100
Total stats:
$.25/$.50 Omaha Hi - 463 hands -
5.81 BB/100
$.15/$.30 LHE - 257 hands -
18.03 BB/100
Starting Bankroll: $152.06
Current Bankroll: $205.36
Total Won/Lost
$43.30
Total Bonus Earned
$10.00