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Old 11-30-2005, 09:24 AM
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Default Re: Aggression in Pot-Limit Omaha

You don't always have to build a big pot out of position on a strong drawing board when you have no draws yourself to go with a set. After you have bet the flop in the situation you describe, checking is a viable option. That way when a certain draw gets there that the opponents didn't actually have, you get to see a cheaper showdown because they are worried that you might be lying in the weeds. And if one of them is aggressive enough to bet the turn when you check, then checkraising is often the best option when you can get most of your stack in by doing so. If you are playing against unknowns, then it is harder to figure out what is the best plan. But if you know their tendencies, especially how aggressive or passive they are, then you can figure out better what to do. And if one of them likes to smoothcall the flop with top 2 or bottom set, then checkraising is often the best turn move, and the one more likely to get a 3rd player with a weak draw to fold, leaving you headsup with a dominated hand.

You can't ever let regular opponents know that a bet always means a made hand and not a draw, that you never bluff even for your whole stack, or that a check on any street means you don't have the nuts. Otherwise you won't get paid off enough, won't get any free cards, and will get run off the best hand at their pleasure every time a scare card comes.
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