PLO Diaries

I’ve been using a timer recently to limit my sessions to 30 minutes so that I can still mix work and getting in hands. This is especially helpful after days like today, where I ran about 6BI under expectation in allin pots. Normally EV adjustment isn’t the best way to tell how you’re running, but when you’re consistently getting it in very good in 3-way and sometimes 4-way allins and not winning with good draws or holding with decent equity, it’s pretty tough to stomach.

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (SB): $29.21
BB: $12.66
UTG: $5.50
MP: $11.60
CO: $25.00
BTN: $31.04

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with 4 3 A A
UTG raises to $0.85, 1 fold, CO raises to $2.90, 1 fold, Hero raises to $9.80, 1 fold, UTG calls $4.65 all in, CO requests TIME, CO calls $6.90

Flop: ($25.35) 9 5 9 (3 players – 1 is all in)
Hero bets $19.41 all in, CO calls $15.20 all in

Turn: ($55.75) 3 (3 players – 3 are all in)

River: ($55.75) 3 (3 players – 3 are all in)

Final Pot: $55.75
Hero shows 4 3 A A (three of a kind, Threes)
UTG shows K J A J (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
CO shows 8 Q K T (a flush, King high)
CO wins $37.05
CO wins $15.92
(Rake: $2.78)

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: $9.49
Hero (MP): $29.49
CO: $1.02
BTN: $52.03
SB: $19.47
BB: $36.81

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP with K 9 Q A
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.85, CO raises to $1.02 all in, 1 fold, SB calls $0.92, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.17

Flop: ($3.31) Q 5 Q (3 players – 1 is all in)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, SB raises to $9.31, Hero raises to $28.47 all in, SB calls $9.14 all in

Turn: ($40.21) J (3 players – 3 are all in)

River: ($40.21) 5 (3 players – 3 are all in)

Final Pot: $40.21
Hero shows K 9 Q A (three of a kind, Queens)
CO shows 6 A J 5 (a full house, Fives full of Jacks)
SB shows J 6 Q 8 (a full house, Queens full of Jacks)
SB wins $35.05
SB wins $3.15
(Rake: $2.01)

That’s all for today, just another reminder that variance in PLO is brutal. I’m going to focus on studying some more, there are definitely some marginal spots that I’m setting up for myself, that while I’m getting it in good postflop I’m setting up potentially nasty scenarios with my preflop habits. Example:

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $70.45
BB: $15.86
UTG: $16.68
Hero (MP): $25.90
CO: $19.75
BTN: $28.27

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP with 8 6 T 7
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.85, CO calls $0.85, 1 fold, SB calls $0.75, 1 fold

Flop: ($2.80) 8 4 T (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2.80, CO calls $2.80, SB folds

Turn: ($8.40) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $8.40, CO raises to $16.10 all in, Hero calls $7.70

River: ($40.60) 2 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $40.60
Hero shows 8 6 T 7 (two pair, Tens and Eights)
CO shows 9 K K 8 (a flush, King high)
CO wins $38.57
(Rake: $2.03)