A couple power plays

[briachek]

Hand 1

***** Hand History for Game 3402349093 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Fri Jan 20 01:38:33 EST 2006
Table Table 65387 (Real Money) -- Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: evathim ( $40.80)
Seat 2: briachek ( $40.30)
Seat 3: Balage ( $23.65)
Seat 4: mabsout ( $25)
Seat 5: pumkinpete ( $151)
Seat 6: moesroom ( $17.80)
Seat 7: gammmon ( $26.80)
Seat 8: cusefan_99 ( $28.30)
Seat 9: thehenge ( $33.65)
Seat 10: fatson43 ( $25)
briachek posts small blind (0.10)
Balage posts big blind (0.25)
mabsout posts big blind (0.25)
fatson43 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek [ Ah, 4c, As, Th ]
mabsout checks.
pumkinpete calls (0.25)
moesroom folds.
gammmon raises (0.50) to 0.50
cusefan_99 raises (2.60) to 2.60
thehenge folds.
fatson43 folds.
evathim folds.
briachek calls (2.50)
Balage folds.
mabsout folds.
pumkinpete calls (2.35)
gammmon folds.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 3h, 8d, Td ]
briachek checks.
pumkinpete checks.
cusefan_99 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 9s ]
briachek bets (5)
pumkinpete folds.
cusefan_99 calls (5)
** Dealing River ** : [ 9c ]
briachek bets (18.10)

He only has $20 left and I figured I couldn't bet 10 and fold really so would it had been better to check call? Pumkinpete had been raising a lot preflop and cusefan has done the same and calling lots of raises too.

Hand 2

***** Hand History for Game 3402097965 *****
0/0 Omaha Game Table (PL) - Fri Jan 20 00:49:07 EST 2006
Table Table 65387 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: evathim ( $24.25)
Seat 2: briachek ( $27)
Seat 3: gammmon ( $21.90)
Seat 4: ohmyhagod ( $25)
Seat 5: pumkinpete ( $130.10)
Seat 6: turtlestar ( $35.57)
Seat 7: bowser1724 ( $12.05)
Seat 8: mk1414 ( $20.95)
Seat 9: YoMaHa33 ( $24.25)
Seat 10: dymek5 ( $22.20)
YoMaHa33 posts small blind (0.10)
dymek5 posts big blind (0.25)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to briachek [ Jc, Js, 9s, 2s ]
evathim folds.
briachek calls (0.25)
gammmon folds.
ohmyhagod folds.
pumkinpete raises (1.10) to 1.10
turtlestar calls (1.10)
bowser1724 folds.
mk1414 folds.
YoMaHa33 folds.
dymek5 folds.
briachek calls (0.85)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qc, 5s, Ts ]
briachek checks.
pumkinpete bets (3.50)
turtlestar calls (3.50)
briachek raises (17.50) to 17.50

As i said for hand 1, pete's been doing this ALOT so I decide to make a stand. The other guy calling instead or raising made it seem like he was at least drawing or didn't have a super strong holding. Thoughts?

[Kuso]

Hand 1
Maybe I missed something... you think your aces up are good here? Or are you trying to steal the pot from trip 9s or something?

anyway, it seems like you think they are CSs, so i'd bet. if you think you can induce the river bluff (and feel certain that it's just a bluff), then i'd check. anyway, without more info, i like the bet if you think you're ahead.

Hand 2
I like this a lot. It might be high variance, but I think that you can induce some players to make some -ev calls here. you got tons of outs and a decent made hand, so i really like it.

[briachek]

[Kuso]

just curious... in hand 2, do you think the nut flush (with no other obvious draws) has the odds to call here? of course, it depends on if they are the first caller or second caller, but what's your best guess?

[briachek]

[Kuso]

[briachek]

[Felonius_Monk]

In hand 1 if you think you're ahead you should DEFINITELY check IMO - it's a good "catch a bluff" spot. He's surely not going to call that bet without something that beats aces.

Hand 2 I quite like.