.25/.50 PLO Hand at FTP 6-max

[sondring]

Is this standard? Any other way to play this?

Full Tilt Poker Game #1329564345: Table Macon (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Omaha - 13:06:44 ET - 2006/11/30
Seat 1: AlexCal25 ($54.80)
Seat 2: Lionofsc ($44.40)
Seat 3: MuffinTaster ($52.30)
Seat 4: luetin ($48.75)
Seat 5: ImYummy ($35.35)
Seat 6: LEO_GM ($23.15)
luetin posts the small blind of $0.25
ImYummy posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to luetin
LEO_GM folds
AlexCal25 folds
Lionofsc calls $0.50
MuffinTaster raises to $2.25
luetin calls $2
ImYummy calls $1.75
Lionofsc calls $1.75
*** FLOP ***
luetin checks
ImYummy bets $9
Lionofsc calls $9
MuffinTaster folds
luetin raises to $45

[briachek]

[DonkiFornication]

[sondring]

Thanks for the input. Just getting started w/ omaha. I thought I played it ok, but was berated in chat by the guy I stacked. Turns out I was a 63% fav. vs him.

Intresting re: the fold pre-flop. Would you be more inclined to call if the had been the ?

results:

ImYummy folds
Lionofsc has 15 seconds left to act
Lionofsc calls $33.15, and is all in
luetin shows
Lionofsc shows
*** TURN *** [Qc Ah 8h]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Ah 8h 3h]
luetin shows a flush, Ace high
Lionofsc shows a flush, Ace high
luetin wins the pot ($99.30) with a flush, Ace high
Lionofsc: lucky
Lionofsc is sitting out

[briachek]

[sondring]

ImYummy folded and Lionfsc had for a Jack high flush draw and 2nd pair.

[teknipper]

At the PL $50 I think I prefer the passive play described above for the following reason.

1: Your drawing to the nuts in every way. A raise to promote your draw is unnesssary. You might be knocking out someone who will pay you off with a second straight or second flush.

2: If everyone flat calls, then you are looking at a $36 pot. If the board bricks, you are going to call the pot sized bet IF it comes. If it doesnt come, then you get to see a free river. If it misses as well, then you get away with little damage.

3: If the pot sized bet comes on the turn and you make your hand on the river, they others will almost have to pay you off since you will be making a $10-$15 bet into a $75-$100 pot. If the river misses, you save $10 or so.

4: If you make your straight on the turn, then you might freeroll another straight with your flush draw.

With that said, I think you played the hand well. At worst case you are getting a coin flip. If you lose, those are advertisement dollars. REBUY!!!!!!!

I always love the "experts" who belittle plays like this without an understanding of the game. Quite frankly, I am seeing it more and more since the Party breakup. I think the general rudeness there has spread to the other sites since the US ban and is turning me off to poker. However, that is a subject for another post.

Tom

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