[Buzz]

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Just to add the person who went all in said he had AA 7 19. suited in clubs. just wondering>??

[/ QUOTE ]omaha hi lo king - Me too. I'm wondering too.

I'm wondering what is AA 7 19? [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

If you have poker skill, you should probably prefer not to face this kind of pre-flop action, although your own hand,
A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img],Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], would not be a bad hand with which to gamble, before the flop.

But although if you have skill, you'd rather not face this kind of wild pre-flop action, it may be the best option open to your less skilled opponent. He/she goes all in and you have to guess who has the better starting hand and (more importantly) who will end up having the better fit with the board on the river. And you have to do this with little or no information, before you can use any edge in understanding flops and before you can utilize any card-reading skill you may have.

The way casinos make their money is having a slight odds edge and grinding down gamblers over the long haul. For example, if you play craps, the casino has a small edge on each bet. Over the course of the evening, you may get lucky, but over the course of a lifetime playing craps in a casino, your luck will probably run out. Your best chance playing craps in a casino is probably to put all your money on the don't pass line in a one time bet. And then if you win, pick up and leave. (People don't do that because it's no fun).

But if you think about it, if you are a more skilled poker player than your opponent, that's your opponent's best move in a poker game too. Assuming you have more poker skill, you're going to grind your opponent down over the course of an evening of playing poker. So the best move a less skilled opponent can make against you is probably to take away your long term edge by shoving all-in before the flop.

And if you're going to play no-limit, then you have to be able to counter this kind of ploy. I think I'd call with your hand. I think that's the parry.

But I'd hate doing it. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

You can either play poker as a game of money played with cards or you can play poker as a game of cards where you keep track of who is winning with money.

I want to go through a hand with a logical thinking opponent, figure out what he has before he figures out what I have, and play so as to take advantage of hopefully what is my superior card placing ability. I want to go through a whole session like this, hopefully having just a small edge on each hand, losing some while winning others. That's playing poker as a game of cards, and playing cards is what is fun for me. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

But to each his own. You like no-limit. Fine. But then you have to expect wild all-in gambles and be willing to gamble too. Otherwise you're a target.

Just my opinion.

Buzz