PLO/8 hand

Swede · #1 01-13-2005, 02:26 PM

Hello all! This is a hand I played just a few hours ago and I´d like to hear what you think. Please keep in mind that I´m totally new to PLO/8, just started playing it a few days ago. This is also my 1st hand post so let me know if I did anything wrong.

Party Poker Pot-Limit Omaha/8, $2 BB (10 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG+1 ($93)
Hero ($180.2)
MP1 ($96)
MP2 ($74)
MP3 ($232.15)
CO ($100)
Button ($82.65)
SB ($206.28)
BB ($63.35)
UTG ($272.35)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls $2, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls $2, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO raises to $11, Button folds, SB calls $10, BB calls $9, UTG calls $9, Hero calls $9.

Is it ok to call this PFR?

Flop: ($55) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB bets $52.25, BB raises to $52.35 (All-In), UTG folds, Hero raises to $104.6, CO folds, SB raises to $195.28 (All-In), Hero calls $64.60 (All-In).

This is a good flop for me. I was thinking about flat-calling here(perhaps I should have?) At this point I was sure SB was on a flush draw + something like Jx 10x. Had I just called here I would have had to fold to a bet if a [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] fell on the turn, right?

Turn: ($471.83) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: ($471.83) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players, 3 all-in)

Final Pot: $471.83
Main Pot: $212.05, between Hero, SB and BB.
Pot 2: $233.70, between Hero and SB.
Pot 3: $26.08, returned to SB.

Results to follow. All comments greatly appreciated. I find PLO/8 to be a fascinating game and am determined to learn how to play it properly. Is it possible to grasp the concepts of PLO/8 having only played very little OH/PLO?

Best, John