Some 25 PLO hands ... feedback requested

TheSalche · #1 10-11-2005, 05:25 PM

Hand 1: Villain is a regular at 25 tables, he's no donk by any means. Do you bet this river?

Party Poker Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.25 BB (10 handed) converter

UTG+1 ($29.10)
UTG+2 ($19.60)
Hero ($33.45)
MP2 ($75.30)
MP3 ($25)
CO ($21.75)
Button ($8.68)
SB ($10.90)
BB ($24.75)
UTG ($41.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Button calls $0.25, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (7 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets $1.7, UTG+2 folds, Hero calls $1.70, MP2 folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls $1.70.

Turn: ($6.85) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $4, BB folds, UTG+1 calls $4.

River: ($14.85) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $14.85

Hand 2: Did I overplay this bottom set? Should I not raise the flop, and wait for a non-scary turn to put in a big bet?
Party Poker Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.25 BB (9 handed) converter

Hero ($20)
CO ($44.06)
Button ($25.45)
SB ($29.45)
BB ($43.55)
UTG ($26.40)
UTG+1 ($18)
MP1 ($22.17)
MP2 ($19)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.25. UTG+1 posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 (poster) checks, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, Hero (poster) checks, CO calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, 1 fold, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.10) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (8 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $2, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero raises to $6, CO calls $6, Button folds, BB folds, UTG calls $4.

Turn: ($20.10) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $13.75 (All-In), CO calls $13.75, UTG folds.

River: ($47.60) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $47.60

autobet · #2 10-11-2005, 05:41 PM

I think you played both hands fine.
Hand 1: You have aces up, so you can show the hand down. You will only be called if you are beat. You may get someone with a better ace to fold, but I would wait and bluff with nothing on another hand.

Hand 2: I usually prefer playing my sets on the flop. There is nothing wrong with waiting until the turn, but when you can raise the flop and go all in on the turn the hand plays itself.