Zach6668 513 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Ok... sooooo, since I suck at all forms of Hold'Em apparently, I'm trying to take up LO8.I'm playing around at the 1/2 level here, and obv need some help.The table isn't as loose as I'd like it to be, but here's a random hand where I was a bit confused.Any help would be wicked cool.Full Tilt PokerLimit Omaha Ring gameLimit: $1/$29 playersConverterPre-flop: (9 players) Hero is SB with 3 A 4 3 UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, 5 folds, Hero calls, BB checks.Flop: 6 3 T (3SB, 3 players)Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls.Turn: Q (3BB, 3 players)Hero checks, BB bets, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls.River: 7 (5BB, 2 players)Hero checks, BB checks.Results:Final pot: 5BB Link to post Share on other sites
aim786 0 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Lol take all of my advice with a grain of salt.Is leading the river bad? The only hands that scoop you are A266/A2TT/A2QQ/A277, but how often does BB wake up with that? Other than that, I think you quarter him/scoop the pot quite often on the river here... Link to post Share on other sites
checkymcfold 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 cap the flop. cap the turn. cap the river HU. the only hand that really beats you is a bigger set and a2, so fire and fire away. you have a four card monster. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 cap the flop. cap the turn. cap the river HU. the only hand that really beats you is a bigger set and a2, so fire and fire away. you have a four card monster.Yeah, ok. This felt super passive.I was kinda in one of those "assume he has the nuts" mode. I figured a better low draw, at least. However, I should have the best high, usually, so I don't know why I let go. Link to post Share on other sites
checkymcfold 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Yeah, ok. This felt super passive.I was kinda in one of those "assume he has the nuts" mode. I figured a better low draw, at least. However, I should have the best high, usually, so I don't know why I let go.yeah, never do that with a 4 card hand unless an amazingly passive player is capping with you without a second thought. you're good for at least 3/4 WAYYYY more often than you lose money in these sorts of spots. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 By 4 card hand, do you mean one that has a decent high, as well as a good low here? Link to post Share on other sites
Vman96 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 By 4 card hand, do you mean one that has a decent high, as well as a good low here?Yes, in general. It literally means you are using all 4 cards from your hand (obviously)...but in PLO8 speak, it usually means you have a strong 2 way hand that uses all 4 cards. The most common example is two pair + nut low. And I agree with checky...play this one hard. Getting scooped out is very unlikely. Link to post Share on other sites
ahosang 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Agree with most of what checkymcfold said, except one thing I'm not sure of in a hypothetical situation.Assume we lead/3-bet the turn and it is capped HU. Do we really need to cap the river? Villain seemed pretty confident on turn, so wouldn't that suggest a potentially stronger hand than us in at least 1 direction. And the river brings extra hands to beat us.Wouldn't bet/call be a little more prudent? Or is that MUTB syndrome?? Link to post Share on other sites
checkymcfold 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Agree with most of what checkymcfold said, except one thing I'm not sure of in a hypothetical situation.Assume we lead/3-bet the turn and it is capped HU. Do we really need to cap the river? Villain seemed pretty confident on turn, so wouldn't that suggest a potentially stronger hand than us in at least 1 direction. And the river brings extra hands to beat us.Wouldn't bet/call be a little more prudent? Or is that MUTB syndrome??hmm, what's MUTB?as for your point, it's well taken against passive opponents who won't cap aything but nut/nut hands. it's just very, very important to cap most 4 card hands down in HU situations to ensure maximized value when you hold a wheel+6, etc. on later hands against any opponents even bordering on normal. capping 4 card hands, especially 2nd/2nd type hands on uncoordinated board, is a safe way of getting your image such that you'll get paid off almost every time when you have a nut/nut type hand. IMHO, but i play a pretty image-y style of LO8 these days. Link to post Share on other sites
ahosang 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 hmm, what's MUTB?Monsters Under The Bed Link to post Share on other sites
checkymcfold 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Monsters Under The Bedlol, right.<<<---- retarded. Link to post Share on other sites
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