Why be afraid to move up?

[mshalen]

Just a hand post. No commentary required.
I have moved up to $50 PLO in the last few days.

Hand #8112606-125 at Lancaster (Pot Limit Omaha)
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Started at 02/Sep/05 15:06:50

SlowLane is at seat 0 with $24.50.
CPSancho is at seat 1 with $47.85.
Akilees is at seat 2 with $45.25.
texascrzylady is at seat 3 with $59.65.
Z Money is at seat 4 with $17.75.
Mister Fister is at seat 5 with $44.40.
GomerPyleDC is at seat 6 with $48.50.
Hero is at seat 7 with $48.75.
gamecockspur is at seat 8 with $19.
PokerHerGood is at seat 9 with $25.65.
The button is at seat 6.

Hero posts the small blind of $.25.
gamecockspur posts the big blind of $.50.


Hero: As Ad 2d 4d


Pre-flop:

texascrzylady raises to $1. ZMoney calls. Mister Fister calls
Hero calls. gamecockspur calls.


Flop (board: Ac 4h 9h):

Hero bets $5. gamecockspur goes all-in for $18.
texascrzylady folds. Z Money folds. Mister Fister
goes all-in for $43.40. Hero calls.

Turn (board: Ac 4h 9h 8s):

(no action in this round)


River (board: Ac 4h 9h 8s Qc):

(no action in this round)

Showdown:

Mister Fister shows 9d Ah Jh Kd.
Mister Fister has 9d Ah Ac 9h Qc: two pair, aces and nines.
Hero shows As Ad 2d 4d.
Hero has As Ad Ac 9h Qc: three aces.
gamecockspur shows Kh 7c 5h 2h.
gamecockspur has Kh 7c Ac 9h Qc: ace high


Hand #8112606-125 Summary:

$3 is raked from a total pot of $109.80.
$2.95 is raked from the main pot of $59.
$.05 is raked from side pot #1 of $50.80.
Hero wins the main pot $56.05 with three aces.
Hero wins the side pot $50.75 with three aces.

[joewatch]

I see people push the nut flush draw all the time. Bet you would be singing a different tune if a heart fell though, right?

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[mshalen]

Then I could post about how I got a bad beat from some fish stacking off with a flush draw. But when I started posting here I said I would never post a bad beat story.

[DRKEVDC]

I see this mistake a lot at $25 PLO where people overvalue their top two pair on the flop. Trying to think what I would have done there. Obviously he has a strong DRAWING hand, would you guys have called the raise with what he had. I think I would have, howver, this could be a leak that I have.

top two pair and nut flush draw on flop, no reason to think aces, i happily shove it in.

[Jim T]

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top two pair and nut flush draw on flop, no reason to think aces, i happily shove it in.

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I have to agree. Aces are the only hand you really have to worry about. If you're up against a set of 9s, you are only a slight dog, and there is enough money already in the pot to cover that. You're favored against just about anything else, even bottom set (unless there are a lot of hearts out).

On the other hand, with a pretty decent bet followed by an all-in raise, you might have to think the AA was out there.

The guy going all in with just a king high flush draw, on the other hand...

I guess that might depend on how the game was being played up to that point, but that certainly looks like a poor play. If gamecockspur had been playing like this previously, that would also make the A9 re-raise make more sense BTW.