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I would probably go for the check-call on the river. If he has a busted draw he's either going to fold or bluff you out of the pot. By checking you allow him to bluff without it being too expensive to call. But I'm tight-weak so don't listen to me.

Ad 10x might call here but I would probably just check behind as well.

Well it turns out that he has the inconceivable nine-deuce of clubs for two pair and I didn't improve. Should i have bet the pot on the flop? I usually bet about 3/4 of the pot for a continuation bet in tournaments.

Don't really know anything about my opponent as he had just been moved to my table a few hands ago. This is a tourney with the blinds going up every 10 minutes so you have to accumulate chips. My thinking on the flop is that with the flush draw out there, I have to lean toward calling. But even if he just has a flush draw, he probably has at least one overcard making it about even money or worse. Also with my raise coming from the CO he could be thinking I'm on a pure bluff. If I fold I still have a somewhat above average stack to work with. So what do you do?PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourn

This is limit omaha h/l not pot limit. I agree that you have to raise on the flop. Many players will bet out with A2 low draws so you could be looking at getting at least 3/4ths from the initial better if a low card peels off. Also a raise may scare off a lot of high hands that will automatically put you on KKXX as many omaha 8b play so passively.

I raised all in on the river, he insta-calls and flips over JJ. Looking back at his betting pattern, he has nothing or close to the nuts and I should have definitely just called the river bet.

This is one of those hands where on the river you can make a case of using any of your three available options. I had only been at this table for about a round of hands. This player had not played a pot yet, so I did not have any kind of read on him.PokerStars Game #10877995404: Tournament #54722303, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/07/11 - 00:41:17 (ET)Table '54722303 33' 9-max Seat #2 is the buttonSeat 1: msuakeholdem (1405 in chips) Seat 2: A2345Hrts (4640 in chips) Seat 3: YahooPool (2716 in chips) Seat 4: ONT1LT (2760 in chips) Seat 5: Miffy147 (5010 in chips) Seat 6

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