Is there any other way to play this or am I just losing a stack?

[KrmtDfrog]

$25 PL Omaha - Friday, November 25, 21:01:28 EDT 2005
Table Table 65940 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: iqb10 ( $125.37 )
Seat 3: DcontrolleR ( $17 )
Seat 4: kravey ( $24.90 )
Seat 5: HighTea ( $10.40 )
Seat 6: gammmon ( $61.70 )
Seat 7: yuengling28 ( $25.35 )
Seat 10: Krmt_Dfrog ( $19.20 )
Seat 8: seadogy ( $0 )
Seat 9: kaniy ( $23.65 )
Seat 2: GR1Meval ( $56.85 )
Krmt_Dfrog posts small blind [$0.10].
iqb10 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Krmt_Dfrog [ J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ]
GR1Meval folds.
<font color="red">DcontrolleR raises [$0.85]. </font>
kravey folds.
HighTea folds.
gammmon folds.
yuengling28 could not respond in time.(disconnected)
yuengling28 folds.
kaniy folds.
<font color="blue">Krmt_Dfrog calls [$0.75].</font>
<font color="green">iqb10 calls [$0.60].</font>
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ]
Krmt_Dfrog checks.
iqb10 checks.
<font color="red">DcontrolleR bets [$2.45].</font>
<font color="blue">Krmt_Dfrog calls [$2.45].</font>
<font color="green">iqb10 calls [$2.45].</font>
** Dealing Turn ** 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Krmt_Dfrog checks.
iqb10 checks.
DcontrolleR checks.
** Dealing River ** 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="blue">Krmt_Dfrog bets [$4].</font>
<font color="green">iqb10 raises [$8].</font>
DcontrolleR folds.
<font color="blue">Krmt_Dfrog is all-In [$11.90]</font>
<font color="green">iqb10 calls [$7.90].</font>
iqb10 shows [ 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ] four of a kind, eights.
Krmt_Dfrog doesn't show [ J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ] a full house, Kings full of eights.
iqb10 wins $39.65 from the main pot with four of a kind, eights.

Nope, you are losing your stack here. Just open the (Ms) Piggy bank and reload.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[KrmtDfrog]

bah dum CH!

[boscoboy]

if anyone posts that they don't go broke with this hand at $25PL they are full of crap and you may disregard any of their further postings

[RoundTower]

There are plenty of other ways to play this, but they all involve you losing your stack.

[joewatch]

This should go in the faq:

Q: Am playing correctly if I lose my stack with top boat vs. quads?

A: Yes.

[beset7]

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This should go in the faq:

Q: Am playing correctly if I lose my stack with top boat vs. quads?

A: Yes.

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