PLO Diaries

Nothing really eventful to say. I played 650 hands in about an hour and focused as much as I could — lost about 1.5BI, EV adjusted about .5BI. I’m probably still playing a bit loose with my 3-bets OOP, though overall I felt pretty great about my play in this session. I’m going to have to start giving some more thought to betsizing soon.

Biggest pot lost — maybe a mistake, I’m not really sure:

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
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CO: $17.20
BTN: $59.70
SB: $28.85
Hero (BB): $101.15
UTG: $38.20
MP: $46.25

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with K A 9 K
2 folds, CO raises to $1.75, BTN raises to $5.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $5, CO raises to $17.20 all in, BTN calls $11.70, Hero raises to $69.05, BTN calls $42.50 all in

Flop: ($136.85) 2 J 8

Turn: ($136.85) T

River: ($136.85) 6

Final Pot: $136.85
CO shows T A A 5 (a pair of Aces)
BTN shows 5 6 8 7 (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
Hero shows K A 9 K (a pair of Kings)
BTN wins $84.55
BTN wins $49.30
(Rake: $3.00)

Second biggest pot lost was standard, AA AI 4-ways with great equity:

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
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CO: $50.00
Hero (BTN): $50.00
SB: $77.70
BB: $82.95
UTG: $48.80
MP: $68.55

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with A 4 Q A
UTG raises to $1.75, MP calls $1.75, CO calls $1.75, Hero raises to $9.50, 2 folds, UTG calls $7.75, MP calls $7.75, CO raises to $48.25, Hero raises to $50 all in, UTG calls $39.30 all in, MP calls $40.50, CO calls $1.75 all in

Flop: ($199.55) Q 5 5

Turn: ($199.55) 2

River: ($199.55) Q

Final Pot: $199.55
CO shows 6 T 8 7 (a flush, Queen high)
Hero shows A 4 Q A (three of a kind, Queens)
UTG shows 4 K K A (two pair, Kings and Queens)
MP shows 9 T K 7 (a pair of Queens)
CO wins $3.60
CO wins $192.95
(Rake: $3.00)

Biggest pot won: I think this is ok. Preflop is definitely thin but I bet smaller on the flop because generally speaking I have a lot of fold equity here (I think), even when I have the best hand I want to take it down given what can fall on the turn. Once I bet small and he c/r’s I think I have enough implied odds to look for a good turn card given our stacks.

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
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Hero (CO): $155.65
BTN: $58.15
SB: $61.35
BB: $62.75
UTG: $66.85
MP: $64.90

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is CO with 4 9 A 5
1 fold, MP raises to $1, Hero raises to $3.75, 3 folds, MP calls $2.75

Flop: ($8.25) 2 K 3 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $4, MP raises to $12.10, Hero calls $8.10

Turn: ($32.45) 4 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $25, MP raises to $49.05 all in, Hero calls $24.05

River: ($130.55) 7 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $130.55
Hero shows 4 9 A 5 (a straight, Five high)
MP shows 8 K K 3 (three of a kind, Kings)
Hero wins $127.55
(Rake: $3.00)

And, on honor of Joe Tall, games are good!

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
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BTN: $99.65
SB: $50.00
BB: $50.75
UTG: $103.10
Hero (MP): $58.30
CO: $97.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with 3 7 K K
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.75, 3 folds, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($3.75) 4 6 5 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3.75, BB raises to $15, Hero raises to $48.75, BB raises to $49 all in, Hero calls $0.25

Turn: ($101.75) 9 (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($101.75) J (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $101.75
BB shows T 8 6 3 (a flush, Nine high)
Hero shows 3 7 K K (a flush, King high)
Hero wins $98.75
(Rake: $3.00)