if russian had 2 pair, then the bet was a no brainer. actually, i'm certain that he DIDN'T have 2pr, as he'd have to have the same hand as the winner (nut low + 2pr) and they would split. so, at best, russian had pair (i would bet with this), but i think he had air.

i'm not asking about what to do with a nut low and any high -- frankly, i think these are pretty easy to play. i'm wondering why russian made the bet assuming he had NO high and the nut low (i'm fairly certain that this was the case).

well, he can't be sure that the other guy acutally has the nut low... he may think he's freerolling. given how much these players pimp lows, though, and given how uncoordinated the board was (sorry, can't remember the cards), the made low seemed obvious to me. in fact, my thought on that bet was "someone's getting quartered" -- i was just surprised when it was the russian i can't imagine someone (e.g., the non-russian) putting lots of chips in a HU pot on a low board with just a decent high and no decent low.

anyway, i'd really like to know the ratio of how often he takes that down versus how often he gets quartered. again, it COULD be the case that his bet is a pure freeroll -- that is, that bet is being made no matter what, so ANY fold is pure profit, and any quartering was going to happen anyway (this is not necessarily true if non-russian also has a nut low with no high). seems iffy to me.

if the river was a scare card like a flush card or a card that paired the board, i love the play.


fwiw, i assumed that they would have to have the same two pair based on my vague recollections of the cards i saw. of course, russian COULD have had a different two pair and the nut low, but i am 99% sure that wasn't the case.

Here's the hand, my comments at end:


***** Hand History for Game 3868060510 *****
$2000 PL Omaha Hi-Lo - Saturday, April 01, 18:47:57 ET 2006
Table Table 95206 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 4: syforyou111 ( $2081.78 )
Seat 3: vodyanoy ( $4288.47 )
Seat 1: qazxcvbnm333 ( $825.53 )
Seat 8: vladkos ( $2577.02 )
Seat 7: CaliSugarDad ( $4780.92 )
Seat 10: HakAllah ( $4055.62 )
Seat 2: kalenmle88 ( $1872 )
Seat 9: grlsgrlsgrls ( $330 )
Seat 6: Handanba ( $461.50 )
Seat 5: VICTORIA1 ( $380 )
grlsgrlsgrls posts small blind [$10].
HakAllah posts big blind [$20].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HakAllah [ 8d 8s 9d Qs ]

qazxcvbnm333 calls [$20].
kalenmle88 folds.
vodyanoy calls [$20].
syforyou111 raises [$45.56].
VICTORIA1 folds.
Handanba folds.
CaliSugarDad folds.
vladkos folds.
grlsgrlsgrls folds.
HakAllah folds.
qazxcvbnm333 calls [$25.56].
vodyanoy calls [$25.56].

** Dealing Flop ** [ 2h, 6c, 5c ]

qazxcvbnm333 checks.
vodyanoy checks.
syforyou111 bets [$163.68].
qazxcvbnm333 folds.
vodyanoy calls [$163.68].

** Dealing Turn ** [ 7d ]

vodyanoy checks.
syforyou111 bets [$491.04].
vodyanoy calls [$491.04].

** Dealing River ** [ Ks ]

vodyanoy bets [$1473.12].
syforyou111 is all-In.

vodyanoy shows [ 3c, 9c, Kd, As ] a pair of kings.
vodyanoy shows 6,5,3,2,A for low.
syforyou111 shows [ 2c, Ad, 3s, 7h ] two pairs, sevens and twos.
syforyou111 shows 6,5,3,2,A for low.
vodyanoy wins $45.81 from side pot #1 with a pair of kings.
vodyanoy wins Lo ($45.81) from side pot #1 with 6,5,3,2,A.
syforyou111 wins $2118.06 from the main pot with two pairs, sevens and twos.
syforyou111 wins Lo ($1059.03) from the main pot with 6,5,3,2,A.
vodyanoy wins Lo ($1059.03) from the main pot with 6,5,3,2,A.



This is straight up standard good play by both. The nut low + pair guy should be betting that flop, the Russian should at least call, I personally would raise and try to get everything in there with the flush draw. On the turn, obv the two pair should be betting, and the flush draw + nut low is correct to call. When the river gives the Russian top pair, he's definitely correct to lead for the max. Two good hands, relatively well played.

thanks... clearly i missed the TP the russian had when the cards were turned up (don't have the advantage of PAhud SD info).



given that he had TP + nut low, betting on the river is the obvious play.

converted hand

Party Poker
Pot Limit Omaha Ring game
Blinds: $10/$20
10 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $825.53
UTG+1: $1872
UTG+2: $4288.47
MP1: $2081.78
MP2: $380
MP3: $461.50
CO: $4780.92
Button: $2577.02
SB: $330
Hero: $4055.62

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is BB with
UTG calls $20 (pot was $30), UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls $20 (pot was $50), MP1 raises to $45.56, 5 folds, Hero folds, UTG calls $25.56 (pot was $115.56), UTG+2 calls $25.56 (pot was $141.12).

Flop: ($166.68, 3 players)
UTG checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 bets $163.68, UTG folds, UTG+2 calls $163.68 (pot was $330.36).

Turn: ($494.04, 2 players)
UTG+2 checks, MP1 bets $491.04, UTG+2 calls $491.04 (pot was $985.08).

River: ($1476.12, 2 players)
UTG+2 bets $1473.12, MP1 calls all-in $1381.5.
Uncalled bets: $91.62 returned to UTG+2.

Results:
Final pot: $4239.12
UTG+2 shows 3c 9c Kd As
MP1 shows 2c Ad 3s 7h