$1/$2 NLHE - Nautica Charity Poker Festival - 07.03.09
I've got AA UTG, so I make it my standard raise to $7. The next player folds, and then Player A raises to $15. He just sat down, but seems to be a 'normal' player. It folds around to the Button, who makes it $45. He is a younger kid who has a big stack of +$600. He's been playing fast and loose, and has been pushing around his big stack. The SB, who has just $1 in the pot, calls the $45. He's not a good player. He's been playing very loose, especially with any Pocket Pair. Earlier, he had trouble folding 10 10 on a J-high flop when a older gentleman check-raised him.
Now it's back to me. What to do, what to do ... $125, which is about half my stack. Player A, who has $15 in the pot, calls the extra $110. He got $55 left in his stack. Button grabs two stacks of Red, and makes it $245. SB, who has has about $125 left in his stacks, thinks for awhile, and reluctantly folds what I'm guessing is a pocket pair. Of course, I call for a total of $238. Player A also calls for a total of $180. I found out later that he had AK sooooted.
The Flop is 8 6 6. The Button, who put the 3rd and 5th raise in preflop, immediately turns over 8 8. And of course, just for fun, he spikes the last 8 on the River for quads, and scoops a pot of $703.
Nice Hand, Sir.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Hand Of The Day #47
$1/$2 NLHE - Nautica Charity Poker Festival - 07.13.10
A couple of limpers. I'm the Hyjack, and look down at Ac As. I raise to my standard $7, and six players see a Flop of Ah 8d 7d. It checks to me, and I make a standard C-Bet of $25. Ya gotta love Top Set, but the 87d means there are many draws that could tag along. Three players call.
Turn [Ah 8d 7d] 9h. The SB checks. Mid player checks. I check. I hate that card. There is now a three card Straight and two Flush Draws out there. This is a good time for a little Pot Control. I don't mind giving a Free Card here, because I can still hit my Full House Draw. The Button also checks.
River [Ah 8d 7d 9h] 8c. The SB checks. Mid checks. Well, I hit my Full House Draw. I grab two Green chips, and bet $50. Button folds. SB says, "Raise!" He puts the $50 out, and says, "$300." The Mid player quickly ejects, and it's back to me. That's a really big raise that essentially says, "POT!"
98x makes the most sense here. It's hard to put him on Quads. I doubt he would slowplay a Set like this. Plus, most people would only Min raise so they could get paid off. If the Turn and River were both 9, then Quads might be possibility. But in NLHE, Aces Full is usually good.
I go All-In for $494. The SB calls, and shows his hand with confidence. JTo for the Turned Straight. I show my Full House. He looks over the Board in confusion while the table goes "Whoa!" We count down the stacks. He's got around $60 left after paying me off. I scoop what is probably the biggest pot I've ever won.
His check-raise from $50 to $300 is a perfect example of a Zero Play, which is when someone make a bet or raise that could only be called by a hand that has him beat. Am I gonna call the extra $250 with AK? Even if I had 87s, It would be difficult to call that much of a raise, because I couldn't beat anything that would raise that much.
Of course he's gonna lose some money when I made my Full House, but he didn't need to lose the full $494. He could have lead out, and folded to my raise. Or he could have only check-raised to $125 or $150, and then fold to my All-In.
But, as I mentioned before, he really thought he had the Nuts on the River. With the two Red Flush Draws on the Turn, he probably thought, "Dealer, I need a black card on the River." When he saw the black 8c, then he assumed that he still had the Nuts, not noticing that it paired the Board. It's a classic No0b mistake.
A couple of limpers. I'm the Hyjack, and look down at Ac As. I raise to my standard $7, and six players see a Flop of Ah 8d 7d. It checks to me, and I make a standard C-Bet of $25. Ya gotta love Top Set, but the 87d means there are many draws that could tag along. Three players call.
Turn [Ah 8d 7d] 9h. The SB checks. Mid player checks. I check. I hate that card. There is now a three card Straight and two Flush Draws out there. This is a good time for a little Pot Control. I don't mind giving a Free Card here, because I can still hit my Full House Draw. The Button also checks.
River [Ah 8d 7d 9h] 8c. The SB checks. Mid checks. Well, I hit my Full House Draw. I grab two Green chips, and bet $50. Button folds. SB says, "Raise!" He puts the $50 out, and says, "$300." The Mid player quickly ejects, and it's back to me. That's a really big raise that essentially says, "POT!"
98x makes the most sense here. It's hard to put him on Quads. I doubt he would slowplay a Set like this. Plus, most people would only Min raise so they could get paid off. If the Turn and River were both 9, then Quads might be possibility. But in NLHE, Aces Full is usually good.
I go All-In for $494. The SB calls, and shows his hand with confidence. JTo for the Turned Straight. I show my Full House. He looks over the Board in confusion while the table goes "Whoa!" We count down the stacks. He's got around $60 left after paying me off. I scoop what is probably the biggest pot I've ever won.
His check-raise from $50 to $300 is a perfect example of a Zero Play, which is when someone make a bet or raise that could only be called by a hand that has him beat. Am I gonna call the extra $250 with AK? Even if I had 87s, It would be difficult to call that much of a raise, because I couldn't beat anything that would raise that much.
Of course he's gonna lose some money when I made my Full House, but he didn't need to lose the full $494. He could have lead out, and folded to my raise. Or he could have only check-raised to $125 or $150, and then fold to my All-In.
But, as I mentioned before, he really thought he had the Nuts on the River. With the two Red Flush Draws on the Turn, he probably thought, "Dealer, I need a black card on the River." When he saw the black 8c, then he assumed that he still had the Nuts, not noticing that it paired the Board. It's a classic No0b mistake.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Call Me ... MacArthur
I decided to stay in town on my Off Day today, and get some stuff done. I also decided to make my return to the Nautica Charity Poker Festival in Cleveland. I haven't been there for almost a year.
Even though some of our Home game players practically live down there, I've never been a big fan of the place. All the dealers are volunteer, and some of them are dealing for the first time. They can't even follow the action, let alone enforce any rules or control the Pot. It not uncommon for many players to have their fingers in the Pot, either making change or gather up bets.
Since the Dealers aren't in control of the tables, cheating is also common down there. We've all seen Teams working together. Either Whiplashing an unsuspecting player, signaling to their partner, or squeezing out the other players and checking it down. Also, shorting pots is not unusual. I've seen players say $100, but only bet a stack of 16-18 Red chips. I've also seen a player bet $30 with a Black $100 chip, lose the pot, and then try to buy back his $100 chip with not enough Red chips.
Lately, I've heard that things have improved somewhat. Most notably, the $15/hr Time Fee has been replaced with a $6 max Rake. So today seemed like a good day to make my return to Nautica. Here is my Running Log of the session.
4:20 $200 - I arrived just before they opened at 4pm. This was the first time that I've been here this early, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Well, like most things involving Nautica, it was chaotic. There was a big line outside the entrance, and they started letting us in 10 players at a time. Since I got there just before 4pm, I was towards the back of the line. When I finally got inside, I put my name on the $1/$2 list. There were already two tables open, and it took about 15 minutes to get the 3rd opened.
I grabbed the 6 Seat, so I can help the Dealer with Pots, just in case they're a No0b. Fortunately, the volunteer Dealer seemed to have a clue.
5:00 $147 - So far, this has been a normal $1/$2 table. Nobody playing hyper-aggressive, and nobody donking off stacks of chips. There's been a decent amount of preflop raises between $10-$20. The Dealer is quite competent, and we're playing at a good pace.
The only hand I really played with limping and calling a raise with A6s in Mid position. Five players saw the Flop of 9s 7s 7c. It checked around. Turn was a Brick. The BB bet $30, and I was the only caller with my Flush Draw. I missed the River, and folded to the BB's bet.
5:30 $113 - Cards suck so far. It folded to me in Mid, so I raised to $7 with ATh. Only the Blinds call. Flop is 8d 5d 2s. SB bets $10, and I call. Turn is Kc. He bets $10, and I give up.
We got a new Dealer. He is experienced, and very efficient. He's even making change for $5 Red chips with money from the Rake.
6:00 $195 - I reloaded for $100 more. Here are my last 13 hands of the half hour:
J7o (Mid - Fold). Q4s (Fold). 74o (Fold). K8c (UTG - Fold. Everyone limped, and checked it down to River. I would have hit Flush). KTo (BB - Checked my option, and Airballed). 95o (SB - Folded to raise). A6o (Btn - Folded to raise). K4o (Fold). 52o (Fold). 76o (Mid - Limped, then Airballed). J5o (Fold). K2o (Fold). Q7o (UTG - Fold).
6:30 $372 - I finally won a pot! I limped in Mid with Q5c. Flopped Trip Q. Someone called my Flop bet, but folded to my Turn Bet. Very next hand, I raised to $7 with A9d. Three players see the Flop of A 9 6. I bet $15. One player called, but folded on the Turn.
Later, UTG raised to $6. Three players call. I'm the Button, and look at KK. I raise to $30. The BB, UTG, and Hyjack call. Flop is Ts 5s 2c. It checks around to me. I grab a stack of Red chips, and bet it for $80. BB folds. UTG thinks for a bit, and goes All-In for $44. Hyjack folds. UTG has QQ, and misses his two-outer.
7:00 $389 - Dealer changed again. This one isn't bad, but he looks like he is "Separated At Birth" from one of our former Home game players (Theo).
I limp on Button with 64o. I flopped a Gutshot. It checked around to me, and I bet my standard $11, and only get one caller. I hit my Gutshot, but he folded. My Table Image is really Tight now, so I think it's time to start raising more. Preflop has become a Mega-Limp-Fest with pots having 6-9 players each time.
7:30 $1129 - The preflop raising has gone well. I have won two of the pots on the River with a $35 stab while having not much. (Pair of 5 with 54o in one. The other was with QJ-high. The players folded each time.)
Later, I doubled up in a future Hand Of The Day, which includes a "Gift" of about $400.
8:00 $1209 - Another Dealer change, and she is a No0b. The table is helpful in keeping the action moving.
I hit a Small Blind Special with 52o. Flop was 5c 3s 2c. I lead out for $11 on the Flop, and only the "Gift" player called. He called a $20 Turn bet, but folded to the River bet when all the Draws missed.
Later, I hit a Set in the BB with 44, and won a nice pot. I also raised with Q8h UTG+2, and won the pot with Top Pair.
This is the most money I've ever had at a poker table. My old record for $1/$2 profit was $720.
8:20 $1176 - I stabbed at a pot with Middle Pair, but folded to a raise. I also called a Flop bet with a Broadway Draw, but missed.
I was planning on staying until 9pm. Right now, I'm up $876. Part of me really wants to go for the $1000 mark. But part of me is getting hungry. I'm at the 4 Hour mark, which is what I normally play. I decided to cashout, grab some Subway, and go home to type up this post.
A Blogger's work is never done.
Even though some of our Home game players practically live down there, I've never been a big fan of the place. All the dealers are volunteer, and some of them are dealing for the first time. They can't even follow the action, let alone enforce any rules or control the Pot. It not uncommon for many players to have their fingers in the Pot, either making change or gather up bets.
Since the Dealers aren't in control of the tables, cheating is also common down there. We've all seen Teams working together. Either Whiplashing an unsuspecting player, signaling to their partner, or squeezing out the other players and checking it down. Also, shorting pots is not unusual. I've seen players say $100, but only bet a stack of 16-18 Red chips. I've also seen a player bet $30 with a Black $100 chip, lose the pot, and then try to buy back his $100 chip with not enough Red chips.
Lately, I've heard that things have improved somewhat. Most notably, the $15/hr Time Fee has been replaced with a $6 max Rake. So today seemed like a good day to make my return to Nautica. Here is my Running Log of the session.
4:20 $200 - I arrived just before they opened at 4pm. This was the first time that I've been here this early, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Well, like most things involving Nautica, it was chaotic. There was a big line outside the entrance, and they started letting us in 10 players at a time. Since I got there just before 4pm, I was towards the back of the line. When I finally got inside, I put my name on the $1/$2 list. There were already two tables open, and it took about 15 minutes to get the 3rd opened.
I grabbed the 6 Seat, so I can help the Dealer with Pots, just in case they're a No0b. Fortunately, the volunteer Dealer seemed to have a clue.
5:00 $147 - So far, this has been a normal $1/$2 table. Nobody playing hyper-aggressive, and nobody donking off stacks of chips. There's been a decent amount of preflop raises between $10-$20. The Dealer is quite competent, and we're playing at a good pace.
The only hand I really played with limping and calling a raise with A6s in Mid position. Five players saw the Flop of 9s 7s 7c. It checked around. Turn was a Brick. The BB bet $30, and I was the only caller with my Flush Draw. I missed the River, and folded to the BB's bet.
5:30 $113 - Cards suck so far. It folded to me in Mid, so I raised to $7 with ATh. Only the Blinds call. Flop is 8d 5d 2s. SB bets $10, and I call. Turn is Kc. He bets $10, and I give up.
We got a new Dealer. He is experienced, and very efficient. He's even making change for $5 Red chips with money from the Rake.
6:00 $195 - I reloaded for $100 more. Here are my last 13 hands of the half hour:
J7o (Mid - Fold). Q4s (Fold). 74o (Fold). K8c (UTG - Fold. Everyone limped, and checked it down to River. I would have hit Flush). KTo (BB - Checked my option, and Airballed). 95o (SB - Folded to raise). A6o (Btn - Folded to raise). K4o (Fold). 52o (Fold). 76o (Mid - Limped, then Airballed). J5o (Fold). K2o (Fold). Q7o (UTG - Fold).
6:30 $372 - I finally won a pot! I limped in Mid with Q5c. Flopped Trip Q. Someone called my Flop bet, but folded to my Turn Bet. Very next hand, I raised to $7 with A9d. Three players see the Flop of A 9 6. I bet $15. One player called, but folded on the Turn.
Later, UTG raised to $6. Three players call. I'm the Button, and look at KK. I raise to $30. The BB, UTG, and Hyjack call. Flop is Ts 5s 2c. It checks around to me. I grab a stack of Red chips, and bet it for $80. BB folds. UTG thinks for a bit, and goes All-In for $44. Hyjack folds. UTG has QQ, and misses his two-outer.
7:00 $389 - Dealer changed again. This one isn't bad, but he looks like he is "Separated At Birth" from one of our former Home game players (Theo).
I limp on Button with 64o. I flopped a Gutshot. It checked around to me, and I bet my standard $11, and only get one caller. I hit my Gutshot, but he folded. My Table Image is really Tight now, so I think it's time to start raising more. Preflop has become a Mega-Limp-Fest with pots having 6-9 players each time.
7:30 $1129 - The preflop raising has gone well. I have won two of the pots on the River with a $35 stab while having not much. (Pair of 5 with 54o in one. The other was with QJ-high. The players folded each time.)
Later, I doubled up in a future Hand Of The Day, which includes a "Gift" of about $400.
8:00 $1209 - Another Dealer change, and she is a No0b. The table is helpful in keeping the action moving.
I hit a Small Blind Special with 52o. Flop was 5c 3s 2c. I lead out for $11 on the Flop, and only the "Gift" player called. He called a $20 Turn bet, but folded to the River bet when all the Draws missed.
Later, I hit a Set in the BB with 44, and won a nice pot. I also raised with Q8h UTG+2, and won the pot with Top Pair.
This is the most money I've ever had at a poker table. My old record for $1/$2 profit was $720.
8:20 $1176 - I stabbed at a pot with Middle Pair, but folded to a raise. I also called a Flop bet with a Broadway Draw, but missed.
I was planning on staying until 9pm. Right now, I'm up $876. Part of me really wants to go for the $1000 mark. But part of me is getting hungry. I'm at the 4 Hour mark, which is what I normally play. I decided to cashout, grab some Subway, and go home to type up this post.
A Blogger's work is never done.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Weekend Update
I played at the Nautica Charity Poker Festival on Friday night after work. My normal plan for Nautica is show up with $300, and I will play for about 3hrs. Because of the $15 seat fee at the top of the hour, I will "hit & run" if I'm up $200+ when the vultures come around.
This time, I lost the whole $300 in about 2hrs. The table was playing super loose, which is to be expected on a Friday night. I just didn't have many opportunities, or when I tried something, I would get called. I'm one of the few in our group that is a loser at Nautica. Poker is all about adjusting to the table, and I think I need to adjust my game more than just playing tighter.
Saturday Night was our usual home game in Lorain. We had 39 runners for the tournament, which is the 2nd largest we've had since we started back up in September. My tournament had the usual ups and downs, and I finished in 20th place,
The Cash Game went better for me. With the large crowd, we finally got the Mixed table going. It consisted of NLHE, PLO, and NL Crazy Pineapple. Unfortunately, I only got to play about 45 minutes at the Mixed table before it broke, and we all went back to the TV Poker (NLHE) tables. When the game finally broke for the night, I left Dave's basement about 5:30am up $218 in the Cash game.
Hand #1 - Tournament Level 3 75/150
Two limpers, then Bill D raises to 1200. Ryan calls in the CutOff. I'm the Button, and I look down at AA. I decide to just call. (I'll explain later.) Both blinds fold, but the UTG limper calls. Four players see a flop of T 4 2. Everyone checks to me, and I shove for 2900. UTG folds. Bill D thinks for a moment, and then folds. Ryan thinks for a while, counts his large chip stack, and reluctantly calls with 54s. Turn card is [T 4 2] 3 to give Ryan an opened-ender. But I've got two A, and I fairly sure that Bill D folded AK. River is [T 4 2 3] 6, and Ryan wins a pot of 10975 with the backdoor straight. I rebuy using my 3000 AddOn.
There were a few reasons that I just called, rather then doing the obvious All-In. First is that my image of Bill D is very tight & passive. If I shove there, I think he may fold AQ, AK, JJ, QQ or maybe even KK, because he thinks I'm a tight player. Next reason is, as the TD, I get to handle all the late buy-ins, which there were many on Saturday. So I have played very few pots, and have essentially blinded off to this point. Since the structure of this tournament is not on the deeper side, I have the opportunity to play a big pot with AA, and I'm gonna take it. And considering that I was only one card away from almost tripling up, I'm happy with my decision. It just didn't go as planned. That's poker.
Hand #2 - $1/$1 NLHE
I had not been sitting at the Cash table for long, and decided to do my first preflop raise to $3 with 56h in late position. The BB, Dave M, called along with one other player. Flop was 8h 4h 3c. That's a wonderful board for someone who raised with a suited connector, because I can represent an overpair. Dave leads out for $6, the other player folds, and I raise to $20. Dave thinks for moment, and calls.
Turn [8h 4h 3c] Qh. Dave checks, and I bet $25 with my flush. He tanks for a long time, and finally pushes 5 red chips forward, leaving just $27 behind. River [8h 4h 3c Qh] 9h. Dave insta-shoves his remaining $27 in to the pot of around $105. I make the crying call, and he turns over Ah 8c. Top/Top on the Flop, and then Rivered the nut Flush.
I think I underbet the Turn, but I doubt it would have mattered. Being a home game, we've all played a lot of hands together. I think Dave M would have called anything that I bet on the Turn, including an All-In. Also, maybe I could have not made the crying call. At what point do you have to make the call, even though you know you're crushed?
Hand #3 - $1/$1 PLO
We're playing either 5 or 6 handed at the Mixed table, and we're in the PLO round. I'm in mid position with As Ah 7c 5h and I just limp. Our PLO game is usually rather tame preflop, with lotsa limping. Everyone limps in, and the BB, Hip Hop, raises to $6. Two players call, and I decide to squeeze for $25. I know this sort of turns my cards face up, bet I feel there's enough in the pot to go for it. Only Hip calls.
Flop is 7 3 2 rainbow. Hip leads out of $50. If I call, I've only got $54 left, so this is either an All-In or fold. I think for about 2-3 minutes, and say, "All right. Let's go." All-In for $104. He calls. Turn [7 3 2] 3. "That's a really good card for you," says Hip. River is [7 3 2 3] 8, and I say, "just Aces." He has that "You're a fuckin' donkey" look on his face, and he folds. I scoop a pot of about $270.
Normally, I know better than to overplay AAxx in Omaha. Had this been a single raise, mulit-player hand, then I wouldn't have shipped it all-in. But this was a heads-up, 3-bet preflop hand. The flop of 7 3 2 was about as dry as you will see, so what exactly should I be afraid of? 22, 33 and two pair are unlikely. 77 is a possiblity, but I've got a 7 in my hand, so that makes it unlikly. A wrap draw of 654x is also possible.
Hip Hop plays alot of online PLO, so he is more experienced than I am. He know I probably have AAxx in that spot, and that Flop does nothing for me. So a lead out there with a big bet would be a good way to steal the pot.
Finally, even thought he never showed his cards, his comment on the Turn indicated that he flopped two pair, and got counterfeited. Why would he raise in the BB, and then call a 3-bet out of position with xx72?
This time, I lost the whole $300 in about 2hrs. The table was playing super loose, which is to be expected on a Friday night. I just didn't have many opportunities, or when I tried something, I would get called. I'm one of the few in our group that is a loser at Nautica. Poker is all about adjusting to the table, and I think I need to adjust my game more than just playing tighter.
Saturday Night was our usual home game in Lorain. We had 39 runners for the tournament, which is the 2nd largest we've had since we started back up in September. My tournament had the usual ups and downs, and I finished in 20th place,
The Cash Game went better for me. With the large crowd, we finally got the Mixed table going. It consisted of NLHE, PLO, and NL Crazy Pineapple. Unfortunately, I only got to play about 45 minutes at the Mixed table before it broke, and we all went back to the TV Poker (NLHE) tables. When the game finally broke for the night, I left Dave's basement about 5:30am up $218 in the Cash game.
Hand #1 - Tournament Level 3 75/150
Two limpers, then Bill D raises to 1200. Ryan calls in the CutOff. I'm the Button, and I look down at AA. I decide to just call. (I'll explain later.) Both blinds fold, but the UTG limper calls. Four players see a flop of T 4 2. Everyone checks to me, and I shove for 2900. UTG folds. Bill D thinks for a moment, and then folds. Ryan thinks for a while, counts his large chip stack, and reluctantly calls with 54s. Turn card is [T 4 2] 3 to give Ryan an opened-ender. But I've got two A, and I fairly sure that Bill D folded AK. River is [T 4 2 3] 6, and Ryan wins a pot of 10975 with the backdoor straight. I rebuy using my 3000 AddOn.
There were a few reasons that I just called, rather then doing the obvious All-In. First is that my image of Bill D is very tight & passive. If I shove there, I think he may fold AQ, AK, JJ, QQ or maybe even KK, because he thinks I'm a tight player. Next reason is, as the TD, I get to handle all the late buy-ins, which there were many on Saturday. So I have played very few pots, and have essentially blinded off to this point. Since the structure of this tournament is not on the deeper side, I have the opportunity to play a big pot with AA, and I'm gonna take it. And considering that I was only one card away from almost tripling up, I'm happy with my decision. It just didn't go as planned. That's poker.
Hand #2 - $1/$1 NLHE
I had not been sitting at the Cash table for long, and decided to do my first preflop raise to $3 with 56h in late position. The BB, Dave M, called along with one other player. Flop was 8h 4h 3c. That's a wonderful board for someone who raised with a suited connector, because I can represent an overpair. Dave leads out for $6, the other player folds, and I raise to $20. Dave thinks for moment, and calls.
Turn [8h 4h 3c] Qh. Dave checks, and I bet $25 with my flush. He tanks for a long time, and finally pushes 5 red chips forward, leaving just $27 behind. River [8h 4h 3c Qh] 9h. Dave insta-shoves his remaining $27 in to the pot of around $105. I make the crying call, and he turns over Ah 8c. Top/Top on the Flop, and then Rivered the nut Flush.
I think I underbet the Turn, but I doubt it would have mattered. Being a home game, we've all played a lot of hands together. I think Dave M would have called anything that I bet on the Turn, including an All-In. Also, maybe I could have not made the crying call. At what point do you have to make the call, even though you know you're crushed?
Hand #3 - $1/$1 PLO
We're playing either 5 or 6 handed at the Mixed table, and we're in the PLO round. I'm in mid position with As Ah 7c 5h and I just limp. Our PLO game is usually rather tame preflop, with lotsa limping. Everyone limps in, and the BB, Hip Hop, raises to $6. Two players call, and I decide to squeeze for $25. I know this sort of turns my cards face up, bet I feel there's enough in the pot to go for it. Only Hip calls.
Flop is 7 3 2 rainbow. Hip leads out of $50. If I call, I've only got $54 left, so this is either an All-In or fold. I think for about 2-3 minutes, and say, "All right. Let's go." All-In for $104. He calls. Turn [7 3 2] 3. "That's a really good card for you," says Hip. River is [7 3 2 3] 8, and I say, "just Aces." He has that "You're a fuckin' donkey" look on his face, and he folds. I scoop a pot of about $270.
Normally, I know better than to overplay AAxx in Omaha. Had this been a single raise, mulit-player hand, then I wouldn't have shipped it all-in. But this was a heads-up, 3-bet preflop hand. The flop of 7 3 2 was about as dry as you will see, so what exactly should I be afraid of? 22, 33 and two pair are unlikely. 77 is a possiblity, but I've got a 7 in my hand, so that makes it unlikly. A wrap draw of 654x is also possible.
Hip Hop plays alot of online PLO, so he is more experienced than I am. He know I probably have AAxx in that spot, and that Flop does nothing for me. So a lead out there with a big bet would be a good way to steal the pot.
Finally, even thought he never showed his cards, his comment on the Turn indicated that he flopped two pair, and got counterfeited. Why would he raise in the BB, and then call a 3-bet out of position with xx72?
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