2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

Errr... I was kinda stuck on this one. The almost min raise threw me way off as well.

What's my line. I don't think Villain will stack off with 59, but might with A5.

Full Tilt Poker
Pot Limit Omaha Ring game
Blinds: $10/$20
4 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $2145.50
Button: $2008
SB: $1644.50
Hero: $3283.10

Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
2 folds, SB calls, Hero checks.

Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($40, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($40, 2 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $40</font>, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to $100</font>

Re: 2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

With position...I just call his mini raise. If the river brings a low, I would check call his bet. If not, you have a tough decision to push or play it safe.

Re: 2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

I think that you have to re-pot. A diamond flush pays you here, but you are likely splitting the pot. I don't want to wait for the river to see a low. I want to put the villian to the test right now and gamble for the low to hit.

Re: 2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

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I think that you have to re-pot. A diamond flush pays you here, but you are likely splitting the pot. I don't want to wait for the river to see a low. I want to put the villian to the test right now and gamble for the low to hit.

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Um. What?

I'd probably reraise here pot. If he slows down then your hand is probably the better boat/ only boat. Might not stack off with 95 but I think that A5 is more likely most of the time. Honestly, it doesn't look to me like this guy has a boat yet. That having been said, Im still not willing to felt with this hand on the turn.

Re: 2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

Oh wait, I misread the action. Still reraise and I AM willing to go to the felt with this hand on the turn and almost any river after you're reraise.

Re: 2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

I bet he has ace five here on the turn. Stack him.

Edit: I have never played limits this high...so it's possible that he could be trying to trap you with aces, but I doubt it. He could have a checked flop fearing the flush, but again I doubt it, since it's four-handed.

Re: 2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

this hand looks like he either has any 5, or could very well be trying to take the pot away from you, figuring you dont have a hand. i really think he's just making a play here, and i dont think he'll call a huge re-raise with anything but A5.

i would call his raise, since he's likely to assign you a low draw/all kinds of hands that you could call with here. if he has A5, i think he'll pot the river, and i think he'll c/c with a lesser FH and probably trips if the low gets there on the river.


if he pots the river, i would re pot it. if he checks the river, i would pot it.


but i think it would be a mistake to raise this turn, b/c too often he is just making a stab at it since you dont seem to be strong at all.

Re: 2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

If you don't re-raise on the turn, how will you trap him? In addition, if he has a viable low draw, he will call the river and you will split. If the low does not hit on the river, he escapes. Plus, there is a remote chance that he has a pair that will hit a larger boat on the river and I would not want to give him a free card. I discount quad 5's, but it is possible.

I don't play this limit. From what I have watched, the play is hyper aggressive and many hands end up all in. If you disagree with my comments, please let me know why. Thanks.

Re: 2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

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I would not want to give him a free card

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not to nitpick but he charged himself $100 to see the river. there are no free cards here.

Re: 2000PL08 - Errr... I have a boat.
 

I'm sorry, but anything other than re-raising the max seems retarded, unless there is some real reason to believe that this SB, who did not raise pre-flop and can have any 4, and who did not throw out a bet when an ace hit on a 3-diamond flop, has AAxx, or unless there's something I'm missing in the post. There is no reason to give this guy a chance to draw to a low for no add'l $ above his raise. How awesome will you feel when he calls your pot bet on a low river card and turns over 5-6-7-8, or 2-4-J-J, and you split -- when he might have folded to your re-raise.

If he's "taking a stab at it", why not take his money now with a re-raise? Why give him the chance to see another card for no additional price, and give him a chance to draw to a marginal low? Or maybe hit a better full house? What am I missing?