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MP2 ($285.90)
CO ($211.85)
Button ($794.40)
SB ($81.80)
BB ($160)
UTG ($116)
UTG+1 ($690.90)
Hero ($483.65)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls $4, UTG+1 calls $4, Hero calls $4, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls $4, Button calls $4, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks.
Flop: ($26) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $24.7</font>, CO calls $24.70, Button folds, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds.
Turn: ($75.40) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $72.4</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $183.15</font>, Hero calls $110.75.
River: ($441.70) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Final Pot: $441.70
At first glance, this hand seems pretty basic.. but what else can he be looking me up with QQ or JT etc... or a big wrap
hockeyf
11-14-2005, 06:13 AM
Fold preflop for sure, your hand is terrible.
Why not re-raise the turn? In my opinion, either you're against QQ (=> fold) or you're not (=> push).
Especially with the rainbow board.
But then again I'm a fairly low level PLO player, 100-200 max.
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Why not re-raise the turn? In my opinion, either you're against QQ (=> fold) or you're not (=> push).
Especially with the rainbow board.
But then again I'm a fairly low level PLO player, 100-200 max.
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I can't re-raise the turn. That's all he had left - 110.
I guess that basically answers my question though.. would have been better folding preflop. The hand really can't do [censored] other than make a naked set.
The villain did indeed have QQ. For some reason, I was thinking bottom set though.
Next time - I'll play a little tighter.
Tears
BluffTHIS!
11-14-2005, 07:27 AM
Fold that dog preflop next time and fold on the turn. He slowplayed QQ most likely. Even if he has QJT9 and only has top 2 trying to get you off a splitting straight draw, or even bottom set in this particular case, this will be a money loser most of the time. Unless you really have a player dependent reason to call in these situations (in which case you would reraise), then you should be able to lay down middle set or you will never be a winner in the long run.
nicky g
11-14-2005, 08:58 AM
Again, fold that preflop. It's a horrible hand.
I think you have to call the turn. There's too much money in the pot compared to what you have to call - not even a full pot raise - to fold, unless you know villain relatively well. If there was more money left to bet you probably have to fold.
Re: your remark about next time playing tighter: changing your strategy on the result of one hand is horrible. Base your strategy on long-term results and on serious analysis of the game and players.
DRKEVDC
11-14-2005, 10:04 AM
Learning to laydown middle sets will save you an awful lot of money. The same goes for k high flushes and underfulls.
Q: What kind of hand calls the flop and pushes over you on the blank turn in a mid stakes game?
A: One that is either crushing middle set or that is not very far behind.
And that is the worst piece of trash I have seen a 2+2er play from MP.
nicky g
11-14-2005, 11:18 AM
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Learning to laydown middle sets will save you an awful lot of money. The same goes for k high flushes and underfulls.
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Very generally I agree but I'm not sure in a situation where it's for for less than a pot raise all-in with no info on the guy. Hard and fast rules like "always lay down middle set to a raise" are foolish. Would you lay it down if the all in raise was for five bucks? Clearly there are situations when you shouldn't.
DRKEVDC
11-14-2005, 11:25 AM
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Learning to laydown middle sets will save you an awful lot of money. The same goes for k high flushes and underfulls.
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Very generally I agree but I'm not sure in a situation where it's for for less than a pot raise all-in with no info on the guy. Hard and fast rules like "always lay down middle set to a raise" are foolish. Would you lay it down if the all in raise was for five bucks? Clearly there are situations when you shouldn't.
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You are 100% correct, I should have put one more word in my post. It should have read "Learning WHEN to laydown middle sets will save......
Of course I don't laydown middle set every time, however, if I have a decent read on you and you are showing strength, I am laying this down
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Q: What kind of hand calls the flop and pushes over you on the blank turn in a mid stakes game?
A: One that is either crushing middle set or that is not very far behind.
And that is the worst piece of trash I have seen a 2+2er play from MP.
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I was trying to build a lag image - I doubled up quickly after when I hit a wrap/nut flush draw on the flop and hit my flush on the turn.
Sometimes I'll play around 25 VPIP and others around 45VPIP. I think it's important in Omaha when your opponents actually recognize how many hands you are actually playing to mix it up.
Tears
There is loose, and then there is LOOSE.
9943 from MP suggests a VPIP of 80%+.
JasonP530
11-14-2005, 01:32 PM
So if you got raised on the flop, you would lay down the same as if you got raised on the turn? Clearly there is a difference in getting raised in each spot.
I know this has been said, but about preflop. This is where if you had something like T998, you would at least have outs with a gutshot, in case you were up against top set. Here you don't have anything....
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