***** Hand History for Game 2718266654 *****
$25 PL Omaha - Thursday, September 15, 21:57:58 EDT 2005
Table Table 37545 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: cwesleyd ( $60.05 )
Seat 2: LThiker ( $20.45 )
Seat 3: damirchik ( $29.25 )
Seat 4: tizoddler ( $26.05 )
Seat 5: mr_pekk ( $23.55 )
Seat 6: tiger_g ( $25 )
Seat 7: orest36 ( $24.25 )
Seat 8: RockingTreys ( $20.35 )
Seat 9: jeremy341a ( $52.10 )
Seat 10: briachek2 ( $28.15 )
tizoddler posts small blind [$0.10].
mr_pekk posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek2 [ Ah Qd 9h 9d ]
tiger_g folds.
orest36 calls [$0.25].
RockingTreys folds.
jeremy341a calls [$0.25].
>You have options at Table 37359 Table!.
briachek2 calls [$0.25].
cwesleyd calls [$0.25].
LThiker folds.
damirchik folds.
tizoddler raises [$0.65].
mr_pekk folds.
orest36 calls [$0.50].
jeremy341a calls [$0.50].
briachek2 calls [$0.50].
>You have options at Table 38689 Table!.
cwesleyd calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c, Ts, Jh ]
tizoddler checks.
orest36 bets [$2].
jeremy341a calls [$2].
briachek2 calls [$2].
cwesleyd folds.
tizoddler folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
orest36 checks.
jeremy341a checks.
briachek2 checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
orest36 checks.
jeremy341a checks.
briachek2 bets [$7].
orest36 folds.
jeremy341a calls [$7].
briachek2 shows [ Ah, Qd, 9h, 9d ] a straight, eight to queen.
jeremy341a doesn't show [ 9c, 9s, 7d, 8s ] a straight, seven to jack.
briachek2 wins $22.80 from the main pot with a straight, eight to queen.

My question is mainly about the flop. Take one off with just a backdoor flush and OESD? It doesn't seem bad looking back at it but it seemed marginal at the time. Second question, do you take the free card on the turn or bet it when they show weakness?

i like the call on the flop... i think you've got good implied odds and you have position on the raiser and a caller. the fact that you ended up having the button folded to you was a bonus.

i think the flop play is read-dependent. That was a brick. so drawing hands are stll drawing and a set will likely call. How likely is it for these players to lay down? I have found PTO and PAhud to be VERY reliable on this one. If they both are willing to lay down to a bet, then bet. If not, then see the river for free.

nice pot, btw.