AA hand
 

Pretty funny, very first hand of the night, after reading the Adam the Expert posts, I'm dealt AA34, with 3 clubs.

I'm really starting to get serious about this game, so tonight I had a text file open on my PC and dropped the histories of any interesting/questionable hands into the file. I'll post as many as I can. I'm still kind of new here, so if I breach any ettiquite (I refuse to spell check that word, sorry :-), please let me know. Also, is there a good hand-converter anywhere for Poker Room PLO8?

Pot-Limit Omaha8, $50 buy-in, .50/.50 blinds, Poker Room.

MP2 ($21 in chips)
MP3 ($45 in chips)
CO hero [A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]] ($50 in chips)
Button ($75 in chips)
Blind1 ($64 in chips)
Blind2 ($7.75 in chips)
UTG ($16.25 in chips)
UTG+1 ($91.50 in chips)
UTG+2 ($37 in chips)
MP1 ($49.25 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
Blind1 posts blind ($0.50), Blind2 posts blind ($0.50), CO/hero posts blind ($0.50).

PRE-FLOP
UTG calls $0.50, UTG+1 calls $0.50, 3 folds, MP3 calls $0.50, hero raises $3 to $3.50, button folds, Blind1 folds, Blind2 calls $3, UTG calls $3, UTG+1 folds, MP3 folds. Pot $12

FLOP [board cards 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ]
Blind2 ($4.25 stack) checks, UTG ($12.75 stack) checks, hero ($46.50 stack) ?????

Results in white. Note edit just changed names to positions, to make it easier for everyone.

<font color="white">Hero checks flop.

TURN [ 8d ]
blind2 bets $4.25 and is all-in, UTG ($12.75 stack) folds, hero ($46.50 stack) calls $4.25. Pot is $20.50.

RIVER [ Js ]

SHOWDOWN
Blind2 shows [ QH,2H,AH,8S ] low 8532A, high 8855A
hero shows [ AD,AC,4C,3C ] low 8543A, high AA55J
Blind2 wins low $9.75, hero wins high $9.75.

SUMMARY
Pot: $20.50, (including rake: $1)
hero, bets $7.75, collects $9.75, net $2
Blind2, bets $7.75, collects $9.75, net $2
UTG, loses $3.50 </font>

Re: AA hand
 

Against those stacks I think you have to pot it here and try to get h/u. Worst that can happen is you lose $12. Most likely you split the existing $12 with someone, you may just scoop it all if a red 2 comes. If someone had a 5 or spades they would probably have bet it, so don't let them take a free card here. Even if one of them had a large stack, I would pot it to see where I am.

Re: AA hand
 

I agree, you need info on the flop, you cant just stand there and let them catch a miracle, im more worried about someone with K/K or Q/Q catching a boat on the turn then jamming you. You gotta bet something on the flop to know where your at. Chamonyx is right someone with a 5 would have made a move or they might check raise, but you have to find out on the flop.

Re: AA hand
 

strongly agree, pot bet, even if somebody has a 5 you'll win half the pot enough of the time or scoop it with an A or 2. your really only screwed if the guy has and A25X