if checked around with a J I check and fold to a bet.
anyway this is a though hand to play when you play only for half of the pot
Statistics: Posted by euri10 — Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:29 am
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I think you play a lot of PLO8 though, where I believe forcing opponents out is a much bigger advantage in a hand, though again, there are a lot of hands in PLO8 that I'm happy to make a small raise on to build a pot. Then again, like you, my yearly stats would suggest that I suck at PLO8
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Statistics: Posted by Felonius_Monk — Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:17 pm
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I'm not real fond of the check raise here. Anyone with the gutshot draw will happily check along, or if they decided to semi bluff on the flop, they will happily call your raise (getting in the order of 9-1 or 10-1 on their call at a minimum).
Also, if it is checked around and a low card comes off - now there's no way to thin out the field and take control of the hand.
Sure, one would think that the flop checking around is pretty rare with 7 opponents - but you and I both know that it happens all the time - especially in Omaha Hi/Lo.
Just for the record, I don't necessarily believe there is any one way to play this - but I am trying to come to grips with how others would play it - because my style hasn't seemed to be working lately...
Alright and now for the not-so-dramatic conclusion, I check-called the turn with 2 others and check-raised the river when the case king came...
Statistics: Posted by starstealer — Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:14 pm
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BTW, you're right, I almost never raise from the BB. Since I prefer to raise with big 2way hands and limit the field, AA2x where x is another low card is about the only thing I'd be holding to raise from there. UTG or EP is a different story, but I'm not going to push anyone out after they have all limped, so completing your SB when I am the BB is a safe play. Maybe I need to change some of that up.
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*BTW, after last night I am finally in the black for A2 hands in April. Scooped 2 guys with a wheel after you left with A244 and a board of 235 helped, but even that one wasn't a 'true' A2 win.
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Statistics: Posted by JDLush — Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:08 pm
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