Tight Poker

[terminal]

This is only the third hand.

PokerStars Game #9180703856: Tournament #46653972, $3.00+$0.40 Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit - Level I (10/20) -
Table '46653972 1' 10-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RedDawgQ (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: crowetx (1480 in chips)
Seat 4: Madmich (3040 in chips)
Seat 5: Terminalnet (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: papo6 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: WW713N (1500 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: C8W8K8 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: buffalo321 (1480 in chips)
Seat 10: mikeg1483 (1500 in chips)
Madmich: posts small blind 10
Terminalnet: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Terminalnet [:2s: ]
papo6: folds
WW713N: folds
C8W8K8: raises 50 to 70
buffalo321: calls 70
mikeg1483: calls 70
RedDawgQ: folds
crowetx: folds
Madmich: calls 60
Terminalnet: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [:9d: ]
Madmich: checks
Terminalnet: checks
C8W8K8: bets 180
WW713N has returned
buffalo321: calls 180
mikeg1483: raises 890 to 1070
Madmich: folds
Terminalnet: ????

[sfustsh]

Fold.

I just want to make sure you know you only have a lo draw here.

You have to play two cards to make a straight, so the ten has no value.

[ugignadl]

Yeah, easy fold.

[terminal]

Yea that's what I thought to. I figured even if I hit the low it may get split. I guess after seeing I would have won the lo, it makes you second guess, but I knew the fold was right.

Terminalnet: folds
C8W8K8: folds
buffalo321: raises 340 to 1410 and is all-in
mikeg1483: calls 340
*** TURN *** [:9d: ] [:Qh:]
*** RIVER *** [:9d: ] [:6s:]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
buffalo321: shows [:Ac: ] (HI: two pair, Eights and Sixes; LO: 8,7,6,3,A)
mikeg1483: shows [:Jd: ] (HI: a straight, Eight to Queen)
mikeg1483 collected 1675 from pot
buffalo321 collected 1675 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3350 | Rake 0
Board [9d 8h 7d Qh 6s]
Seat 1: RedDawgQ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: crowetx (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Madmich (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Terminalnet (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: papo6 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: WW713N folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: C8W8K8 folded on the Flop
Seat 9: buffalo321 showed [Ac 3h 6c 8s] and won (1675) with HI: two pair, Eights and Sixes; LO: 8,7,6,3,A
Seat 10: mikeg1483 showed [Jd Td Ks Ts] and won (1675) with HI: a straight, Eight to Queen

[caffiend]

Strictly speaking, you could have found a fold preflop this early in the tournament. Your hand has no scoop potential in a family pot, and with two callers in a raised pot you're probably splitting the low. Of course, sometimes you aren't because everyone else has a screw loose, like those guys.

[mervhage]

I must be a terrible player, cause I'm thinking, "ALL YOU CAN EAT BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It's early and the quarter potential is there, but it's worth a shot given the circumstances.

[terminal]

Strictly speaking, you could have found a fold preflop this early in the tournament. Your hand has no scoop potential in a family pot, and with two callers in a raised pot you're probably splitting the low. Of course, sometimes you aren't because everyone else has a screw loose, like those guys.

This is a great starting hand in O8 in my book. I actually like the fact that is was raised. I really don't see myself laying this one down to often.

[sfustsh]

Strictly speaking, you could have found a fold preflop this early in the tournament. Your hand has no scoop potential in a family pot, and with two callers in a raised pot you're probably splitting the low. Of course, sometimes you aren't because everyone else has a screw loose, like those guys.

Any A23 is playable. The reason is because a huge combination of low cards will give you a straight or draw, so you can often freeroll from the flop.

And no, you are not often splitting for low, villains' raise could represent a ton of hands you are pretty good shape against: HHHH AxWWs, two wheel pairs, 3456, JQKA, AA4x, AAxxs, the list goes on.

The only reason this is a bad flop for terminal is because he doesn't have any hi potential, but there is no way I am laying down any A23 in most omaha situations preflop, ESPECIALLY given the price. If that aces were suited I'd be repopping.