What to do pre flop? How to calulate EV?

[Insistent_]

Full Tilt Poker Game #3237732886: Table Carnegie - $0.05/$0.10 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 2:01:29 ET - 2007/08/13
Seat 1: greatlaydown1 ($4.35)
Seat 2: GunslingerZZ ($5.65), is sitting out
Seat 3: berrrrt ($7.50)
Seat 4: GdoubleD ($5), is sitting out
Seat 5: ZerO 2 the HerO ($1.15)
Seat 6: ubetta4old ($3.70)
Seat 7: devilfish33 ($0), is sitting out
Seat 8: hapigolukki ($9.85)
Seat 9: VinDigital ($4.80)
VinDigital posts the small blind of $0.05
greatlaydown1 posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hapigolukki [Th Kd Ac 5h]
berrrrt calls $0.10
ZerO 2 the HerO calls $0.10
ubetta4old raises to $0.55
devilfish33 stands up
hapigolukki calls $0.55
VinDigital raises to $2.50
greatlaydown1 folds
berrrrt folds
ZerO 2 the HerO folds
ubetta4old raises to $3.70, and is all in
hapigolukki has 15 seconds left to act
hapigolukki raises to $9.85, and is all in
VinDigital calls $2.30, and is all in
hapigolukki shows [Th Kd Ac 5h]
VinDigital shows [Jd Ks Ad Kc]
ubetta4old shows [4h 4d 2c 3h]
Uncalled bet of $5.05 returned to hapigolukki
*** FLOP *** [6d Tc As]
*** TURN *** [6d Tc As] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [6d Tc As Ah] [9d]
hapigolukki shows a full house, Aces full of Tens
VinDigital shows three of a kind, Aces
hapigolukki wins the side pot ($1.95) with a full house, Aces full of Tens
ubetta4old shows two pair, Aces and Fours
hapigolukki wins the main pot ($10.30) with a full house, Aces full of Tens
ubetta4old is sitting out
VinDigital is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.60 Main pot $11.40. Side pot $2.20. | Rake $1.35
Board: [6d Tc As Ah 9d]
Seat 1: greatlaydown1 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: GunslingerZZ is sitting out
Seat 3: berrrrt folded before the Flop
Seat 4: GdoubleD is sitting out
Seat 5: ZerO 2 the HerO folded before the Flop
Seat 6: ubetta4old showed [4h 4d 2c 3h] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 7: devilfish33 is sitting out
Seat 8: hapigolukki (button) showed [Th Kd Ac 5h] and won ($12.25) with a full house, Aces full of Tens
Seat 9: VinDigital (small blind) showed [Jd Ks Ad Kc] and lost with three of a kind, Aces

[alavet]

w00t
fold preflop

[chucky]

Well, the good news is you won. The bad news is you played a very bad hand. AKT5 where only t5 are suited should be folded preflop unless you are playing HU plo with some special situation. Even then you do not want to shove this preflop. Propokertools.com allows you to calculate pot equity for any hand or range of hands. EV is a dollar amount that will show you whether calling or raising or folding (always ev=0) is the best play. EV is most usefully calculated during flop and post flop play. Provide a sample hand of postflop play and I will explain.

[iggymcfly]

Some people say AK's a drawing hand, but I disagree. You're usually flipping at worst so you need to put the other guy to a decision for all his chips. You were in a push/fold situation and you went for it. No limit hold 'em's a game that awards bold aggressive moves.









Oh wait, you were playing PL Omaha? Yeah, not such a good play then.

[Elrazor]

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Well, the bad news is you won.

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as you might actually think you made a good decision here

[Insistent_]

I've played NLT for 3 years, but I am new to Omaha.
Thank you for your advice.

[Elrazor]

Sorry my advice wasnt very constructive - the other posters pretty much covers the basics of this hand

you should only play hands with nut potential, and while you do have nut potential with AKTx, the problem is you will probably have to chop a broadway, or even worse get your money in on the flop with the temporary nuts and be freerolled by a flush