A234 Facing Raise & Reraise

[Chicos75]

Still new to the game.
Was it correct to fold?

Poker Stars
Pot Limit Omaha Ring game
Blinds: $0.02/$0.05
8 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $2.69
UTG+1: $14.37
MP1: $1.85
MP2: $0.74
CO: $3.78
Hero: $10.28
SB: $2.65
BB: $1.81

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is Button with 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 raises to $0.32</font>, <font color="#cc0000">CO raises to $1.18</font>, Hero folds, 2 folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 calls all-in $0.42</font>.

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($4.4, 3 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: $3.08, Sidepot 1: $1.32)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#cc0000">CO is all-in $2.6</font>, <font color="#cc0000">UTG calls all-in $1.51</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($11.11, 1 player + 3 all-in - Main pot: $3.08, Sidepot 1: $5.85, Sidepot 2: $2.18)


River: 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($11.11, 1 player + 3 all-in - Main pot: $3.08, Sidepot 1: $5.85, Sidepot 2: $2.18)


Results:
Final pot: $11.11

[grizy]

yes, and wrong forum.

[holdme]

Just shove. All you need is a spade or a 5 for the nuts.

[Troll_Inc]

You guys are big meanies.

[cmyr]

HH looks like it was high to me. Yes this is a fold, your hand is balls.

[dmks]

Chicos75,

This is not a good starting hand. You have a much reduced chance of hitting your flush, as you hold another two flush cards in your hand. Further, you will mostly only make really poor straights in small pots. It is likely if you make a straight with this hand that your opponent will be freerolling on you, at least (presuming you make the nut straight). For these reasons, and more, it is probably often not worth limping with this hand -- let alone standing a raise or more.

Bob Ciaffone has made the starting hand section of his book, `Pot-Limit Omaha,' available online here: http://pokercoach.us/OMch.htm. I suggest that you read this, and generally follow his principles in assessing your starting hands. You can also find some threads on starting hand selection by using the forum search.

Good luck with trying to learn Pot-Limit Omaha, it is a fun and rewarding game.