With some poker buddies from NH after a few beers, we come back to my place from the Sox game and fire up some $1/$2 SH Omaha. Most of the players are competent in the game, but don't play Omaha on a regular basis (I've been playing alot lately), although 3 out of the 6 are mostly Hold Em players (2 are LAG limit players) who just know how the rules. I buy in for $200.

Up to $390 after hitting a boat on the turn vs one of the HE players who hit a flush and fell in love with it, I get into a pot with the one player who knows the concepts of Omaha with a great hand myself.

5 players limp (UTG $180, MP $194, Button $171, SB $60, Hero BB $390)

I have the AhQdKsJs in the BB. I like my hand but I don't want to raise it with this gambling crowd, especially not double suited with no pairs and with the Omaha player OTB. Pot $8 dollars.



Flop:
10sAh4d. I bet 4, button calls. Pot $16.

Turn:
As. I bet $10, he raises to $46 with $121 behind.

This sucks now because I know the Omaha guy doesn't do this unless he's full, he knows the game too much and respects my play. I am 90% sure (especially with the cards in my hand, which helps my read) he's filled up with A10, A4, or 44.

But I have the nut boat draw with any J, K, or Q, as they fill me up with the nut boat because I have the third Ace with the best kickers. Argument for calling is if I hit, I get paid from A10 or A4 as this player knows Omaha, BUT he would also find it hard to not call a lead out on the river, unless with 44 (maybe for a very smallish value bet). Plus, I have a royal flush draw with the Qs, giving me a chance at immortality. With all those outs and implied odds, that I felt a call was correct for $36 more. Pot $108.

River:
7c. I check my missed everything, and he bets $54 dollars into a pot of $108. He has $67 left.

I think this is pretty easy and standard: I....... had no problem releasing this hand. He could of been bluffing me, but I think the lead out with 45% of his stack was shady and was inviting me to re-raise him all-in.

All I ask is, what do you guys think? I have been playing Omaha much more and profiting very well from it lately (especially online, FTP is a gold mine lately) and I would love some feedback who play the game on a regular basis and provide some analysis. Thanks guys.

Pot the flop.

The turn is kinda sexy. You have the nut straight and flush draws, along with all of the nut boat draws and the royal draw.

Having said that, I don't know how much value there is in a bet. What calls/raises you that you beat? Very little. I think I might be tempted to c/c the turn.

River is just sick.

You played it fine, really. Nice hand.

I figured the straight draw was dead due to the paired board, plus any gutshot I hit fills me up (except for the Qs, where angels fall from the sky as I rake in the chips).

Your analysis is correct on the turn......I should of check-called and kept the pot small until I made a big hand. I think I let my HE tendencies get to me with leading out 10 on the turn (did this for value because I thought I was so good).........but at least the lead out on the turn gave me info that unless I improved on the river, I was most likely beat (or at least tied with AK). Sick part of me also thinks he might of had a hand like 76sA2s and filled up on the end. Sick.

Thanks for the advice.

Looks pretty good to me. Bet less on the turn maybe.

Hmm. Kinda missed that. Go figure.