This was in the first round of the game so don't hafve a read on this guy. Do you play this the way ?

Omaha Hi/Low $0.25-$0.25 PL (real money), #1,692,403,791
Table Bombay, 9 Jan 2006 10:44 PM ET



Seat 1: Trigga J ($11.05 in chips)
Seat 2: PokerDad22 ($6.55 in chips)
Seat 3: Elf44 ($19.10 in chips)
Seat 4: smallpoker ($46.35 in chips)
Seat 5: SafetyDude19 ($14.45 in chips)
Seat 6: pakalolopete ($4.90 in chips)
Seat 7: Lloyd_33 ($16.15 in chips)
Seat 8: Pecwan1 ($24.50 in chips)
Seat 9: M.ArielBrown ($6.25 in chips)
Seat 10: dragon691 ($19.15 in chips) [ AD,10D,2H,QH ]



ANTES/BLINDS
M.ArielBrown posts blind ($0.25), dragon691 posts blind ($0.25).

PRE-FLOP
Trigga J folds, PokerDad22 folds, Elf44 calls $0.25, smallpoker calls $0.25, SafetyDude19 calls $0.25, pakalolopete folds, Lloyd_33 folds, Pecwan1 folds, M.ArielBrown checks, dragon691 bets $1.25, Elf44 folds, smallpoker folds, SafetyDude19 calls $1.25, M.ArielBrown folds.

FLOP [board cards QD,3S,8H ]
dragon691 bets $3.75, SafetyDude19 calls $3.75.

TURN [board cards QD,3S,8H,4S ]
dragon691 bets $11.25, SafetyDude19 calls $9.20 and is all-in.

I bet the pot as I figure that I had the bottom wrapped up and I might be able to push him out with a big bet.

Should the fact that he cold called my pot bet on the pre-flop and flop have made me slow down?

Results below in white
RIVER [board cards QD,3S,8H,4S,2D ]


SHOWDOWN
dragon691 shows [ AD,10D,2H,QH ]
SafetyDude19 shows [ 4H,AS,3H,5D ]
dragon691 wins high $2.05, SafetyDude19 wins low $14.55, SafetyDude19 wins high $14.60.

Pre-Flop
I don't make that raise OOP. OOP you aren’t going to be able to control the pot after the flop so try and keep it small pre-flop.

Flop
This action is opponent dependant. Against an aggressive opponent I will check call, and lead against a player that knows how to fold. Most players at this level are loose passive so they will not bet if checked to on the turn. Against these players I usually bet.

Turn
You hit your low you have to push now.

River
Poker sucks.

Here is twodimes to ease your pain.

pokenum -o8 4h as 3h 5d - ad td 2h qh -- qd 3s 8h
Omaha Hi/Low 8-or-better: 820 enumerated boards containing 3s Qd 8h
cards scoop HIwin HIlos HItie LOwin LOlos LOtie EV
As 5d 4h 3h 76 232 588 0 178 411 0 0.270
Ad Td Qh 2h 453 588 232 0 411 58 0 0.730

My main consideration when it comes to raising is if I have a pulling or a pushing hand. In case you are not familiar with those terms, a pulling hand is one in which you want to play a large family pot and a pulling hand is one that plays better with fewer people. A23s is a good example of a pulling hand and AA4 is a good example of a pushing hand.

Here is a quick breakdown of what I am raising.

Few limpers
I raise almost nothing. With pulling hands I don’t want to push anyone out of the pot and with pushing hands raising isn’t going to push enough people out so I am looking to limp raise.

A couple of limper
Will pulling hands I use PAHud to determine if I am going to raise. If the fish are playing to my right and have already limped I will raise (but not full pot, remember you want them to call). If the fish are to my left and therefore haven’t acted I will limp.

With pushing hand I usually raise pot but again I look at PAHud.

LP with lots of limpers
I will raise 3x BB with pulling hands and full pot with pushing hands.

Blinds
I call with pulling hands and raise with pushing hands if I think I can get HU or 3 way.

Note: playing this way really defines your hand for anyone who is paying attention. The good news is that at low levels nobody is paying attention; however, when you move up you are going to have to disguise your play more.

I raise that from the blinds personally. Other than that contentious point I think everyone is more or less agreed you played it fine.

Thank you all for your help.