So I flop the nut str8 with redraws to a higher str8 and no flush draws. I jam on the flop and turn and get called. The only thing that can hurt me is a paired board. Of course, the board pairs.

Proper conservative play would be to check-fold, but I wasn't too keen to do that with this assclown -- he could have held anything. He was a losing player and frequently showed down junk. I put him on a lower str8 draw, the same str8 as me, or (low probability) a set. He actually held two pair and a str8 draw on the turn and hit the boat on the river.

So my question is this... was my assumption about his range of holdings too far off the mark? I figured that he most likely feared the paired board as much as I did and would fold unless he had the boat.

Another question... how else to play this?


$25 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: DAVEET ( $24.63 )
Seat 5: onetwoface ( $47.63 )
Seat 3: AsAhAdAc ( $65.66 )
Seat 6: Hero ( $24.65 )
Seat 7: jimeya ( $12.97 )
Seat 4: PROJECTPI ( $24.05 )
Seat 2: ams1929 ( $25.05 )
Seat 8: TMichael66 ( $25.20 )
Seat 10: sasa78 ( $25 )
TMichael66 posts small blind [$0.10].
sasa78 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Jd Ad Kd 6d ]
DAVEET folds.
AsAhAdAc folds.
PROJECTPI folds.
onetwoface calls [$0.25].
Hero calls [$0.25].
jimeya calls [$0.25].
TMichael66 folds.
sasa78 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Th, 9d, Qs ]
sasa78 checks.
onetwoface checks.
Hero bets [$0.75].
jimeya calls [$0.75].
sasa78 folds.
onetwoface folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4c ]
Hero bets [$2.50].
jimeya calls [$2.50].
** Dealing River ** [ 9s ]
Hero bets [$7.25].
jimeya is all-In.
Hero calls [$2.22].
Hero shows [ Jd, Ad, Kd, 6d ] a straight, nine to king.
jimeya shows [ 9c, Qc, Js, 7s ] a full house, Nines full of queens.
jimeya wins $25.24 from the main pot with a full house, Nines full of queens.
There was no qualifying low hand.

no, his real handle was there. Hero bet pot, villain went in for 2.22 more and hero called.