I just had a horrible session proving (as if I didn't aleady know this) that I am playing a limit above my bankroll and talent for PLO. I guess I just liked the thrill of dragging $800+ pots (which I was able to do a couple of times) but this was equalized by the times I watched my $400 disappear in under 60 seconds. So, I am retiring from PLO 400...but not PLO.

All that said, maybe these hands can help others, if not me, as I start trying the lilmits I can better afford. On this first one I was trying to isolate the short stack with what I thought was a pretty good hand for this purpose. Monk, I recall your article where you said a reraise preflop almost always means AAxx, but I have the reraiser covered and I figured I am not that much of a dog here, or am I???

$400 PL Omaha Hi - Monday, May 23, 17:10:08 EDT 2005
Table Table 36798 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Johan35 ( $23.4 )
Seat 4: xxLeppaxx ( $352 )
Seat 8: rs7140 ( $276.1 )
Seat 9: PierreLeRoi ( $937.64 )
Seat 10: gusmahler ( $93.3 )
Seat 5: ptrack mike ( $392 )
Seat 6: fordv8 ( $365 )
Seat 3: Jampo ( $390 )
Seat 7: MaximusRaze ( $597.95 )
Seat 2: soriya2003 ( $400 )
fordv8 posts small blind [$2].
MaximusRaze posts big blind [$4].
soriya2003 posts big blind [$4].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ptrack mike [ 3d Kc Kd Jc ]
rs7140 calls [$4].
PierreLeRoi folds.
gusmahler folds.
Johan35 raises [$22].
soriya2003 folds.
Jampo folds.
xxLeppaxx folds.
ptrack mike raises [$80].
fordv8 folds.
MaximusRaze folds.
rs7140 raises [$268].
Johan35 is all-In.
ptrack mike calls [$192].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8h, 4h, Qc ]
rs7140 checks.
ptrack mike bets [$5].
rs7140 is all-In.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8d ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
ptrack mike shows [ 3d, Kc, Kd, Jc ] two pairs, kings and eights.
rs7140 shows [ Ad, 9c, 6s, Ah ] two pairs, aces and eights.
Johan35 doesn't show [ Jh, 9h, As, Ks ] a pair of eights.
ptrack mike wins $0.9 from side pot #2 with two pairs, kings and eights.
rs7140 wins $505.4 from side pot #1 with two pairs, aces and eights.
rs7140 wins $77.2 from the main pot with two pairs, aces and eights.