Some more PLO8

Deposited on UB and played some $25 PL08. I still have about $200 in bonus money to clear over there, and it was ridiculously easy to deposit using a credit card. A year ago I had to buy gift cards to deposit, but now I can deposit at a lot of places using just a credit card. Amazing how it's easier to get your money on sites now than it was before the Safe Port Act.

Here's some interesting hands from the session. I can't find a converter, but I've attempted to make it easier to read.

Started at 07/Jan/08 23:05:25

hero is at seat 0 with $23.75.
daedalus65 is at seat 1 with $23.15.
DaWgBaLLz_25 is at seat 2 with $24.02 (sitting out).
trnchct is at seat 3 with $8.10.
BRUISER2 is at seat 4 with $12.87 (sitting out).
tydoug is at seat 5 with $40.39.
Max Coin is at seat 6 with $22.49.
dawewe is at seat 7 with $27.
okpokerdude_1 is at seat 8 with $28.11.
James52 is at seat 9 with $10.19.
The button is at seat 9.

hero posts the small blind of $.10.
daedalus65 posts the big blind of $.25.
hero: A 6 6 8
daedalus65: -- -- -- --
trnchct: -- -- -- --
tydoug: -- -- -- --
Max Coin: -- -- -- --
dawewe: -- -- -- --
okpokerdude_1: -- -- -- --
James52: -- -- -- --

Pre-flop:

trnchct folds. tydoug calls. Max Coin folds.
dawewe calls. okpokerdude_1 calls. James52 calls.
hero calls. daedalus65 checks.

Ambitious call perhaps, as I'm only playing for high but with so many people in it's impossible to resist completing.

Flop (board: 7 9 T): ($1.50)

hero bets $.70. daedalus65 folds. tydoug
calls. dawewe calls. okpokerdude_1 calls. James52
folds.

Flopped the second nut straight, gotta bet it and see if I can narrow the field. No low draw out there so that should hopefully lose some customers.

Turn (board: 7 9T 4): ($4.30)

hero bets $1.75. tydoug calls. dawewe folds.
okpokerdude_1 folds.

Offsuit four is a pretty decent turn, though it does put a low draw out there. Someone with 8T/89/87, could now have a low draw to go along with whatever. Of course, I'm ruling out someone having J8 since there was no raise on the flop. Still don't want to go nuts however since so many cards can kill me on the river.

River (board: 7 9 T 4 8): ($7.80)

hero checks. tydoug checks.

Pretty shitty river and now I'm forced to check. Probably should have the 8 already if he's drawing to a straight, but it also puts a low draw out there. I figure I probably have to fold to any sizeable bet but thanks to a passive player I get to showdown.

Showdown:

hero shows A 6 6 8.
hero has 6 8 7 9 T: straight, ten high (high).
hero has A 6 7 4 8: 8 7 6 4 A (low).
tydoug shows T J 9 K.
tydoug has T J 7 9 8: straight, jack high (high).
tydoug has no qualifying low hand.

Hand #49062699-16970 Summary:

$.30 is raked from a pot of $7.80.
tydoug wins $3.76 with straight, jack high (high).
hero wins $3.74 with 8 7 6 4 A (low).

So he called with top two on that board and he happened to hit his gutter ball. Blah. At least I had a qualifying low, I guess. Onto the next hand.

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Hand #49062699-16979 at Reston (Pot Limit Omaha 8/b)
Started at 07/Jan/08 23:17:44

hero is at seat 0 with $24.29.
daedalus65 is at seat 1 with $24.25.
DaWgBaLLz_25 is at seat 2 with $24.60.
trnchct is at seat 3 with $7.10.
BRUISER2 is at seat 4 with $12.52 (sitting out).
tydoug is at seat 5 with $42.02.
MAD GENIUS_1 is at seat 6 with $26.77.
okpokerdude_1 is at seat 8 with $26.74.
James52 is at seat 9 with $6.99.
The button is at seat 0.

daedalus65 posts the small blind of $.10.
DaWgBaLLz_25 posts the big blind of $.25.
hero: T J A J
daedalus65: -- -- -- --
DaWgBaLLz_25: -- -- -- --
trnchct: -- -- -- --
tydoug: -- -- -- --
MAD GENIUS_1: -- -- -- --
okpokerdude_1: -- -- -- --
James52: -- -- -- --

Pre-flop:

trnchct folds. tydoug folds. MAD GENIUS_1 folds.
okpokerdude_1 calls. James52 folds. hero
calls. daedalus65 calls. DaWgBaLLz_25 checks.

Alright I have the button so I'm playing this. Some prospects for high, and perhaps some steal equity as well.

Flop (board: A A 3): ($1)

daedalus65 bets $.55. DaWgBaLLz_25 calls.
okpokerdude_1 folds. hero calls.

Flop trip aces but with only a J for a kicker and sans low draw I don't want to go nuts just yet.

Turn (board: A A 3 T): ($2.65)

daedalus65 bets $.25. DaWgBaLLz_25 calls.
hero raises to $2.75. daedalus65 folds.
DaWgBaLLz_25 calls.

Pretty nice turn. I have the nuts and need to build a pot, so I pump up the minbet. Get the original bettor to fold but the caller puts in the extra $2.50

River (board: A A 3 T 4): ($8.40)

DaWgBaLLz_25 checks. hero bets $6.
DaWgBaLLz_25 calls.

That sucks, he probably made a low but I need to bet this anyway just in case he has the case ace, or better yet A3/A4 with no low.

Showdown:

hero shows T J A J.
hero has T A A A T: full house, aces full of tens (high).
hero has no qualifying low hand.
DaWgBaLLz_25 shows A 7 5 6.
DaWgBaLLz_25 has A 7 A A T: three aces (high).
DaWgBaLLz_25 has 5 6 A 3 4: 6 5 4 3 A (low).

Hand #49062699-16979 Summary:

$.80 is raked from a pot of $20.40.
hero wins $9.80 with full house, aces full of tens (high).
DaWgBaLLz_25 wins $9.80 with 6 5 4 3 A (low).

Well at least I only got rivered for half unlike in that two card Omaha-like high only game.

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Hand #49062699-17013 at Reston (Pot Limit Omaha 8/b)
Started at 08/Jan/08 00:06:03

hero is at seat 0 with $27.56.
elbow river is at seat 1 with $10.
DaWgBaLLz_25 is at seat 2 with $19.23.
raisemeidare is at seat 3 with $9.50.
BRUISER2 is at seat 4 with $19.50.
GibbyT is at seat 5 with $13.78.
rivah-ny is at seat 6 with $8.57.
punko is at seat 7 with $3.69.
okpokerdude_1 is at seat 8 with $47.83.
James52 is at seat 9 with $13.56.
The button is at seat 0.

DaWgBaLLz_25 posts the small blind of $.10.
raisemeidare posts the big blind of $.25.

hero: A
4 2 8
DaWgBaLLz_25: -- -- -- --
raisemeidare: -- -- -- --
BRUISER2: -- -- -- --
GibbyT: -- -- -- --
rivah-ny: -- -- -- --
punko: -- -- -- --
okpokerdude_1: -- -- -- --
James52: -- -- -- --

Pre-flop:

BRUISER2 calls. GibbyT folds. rivah-ny calls.
punko calls. okpokerdude_1 calls. James52 raises to
$1.85. hero calls. DaWgBaLLz_25 folds.
raisemeidare folds. BRUISER2 folds. rivah-ny folds.
punko folds. okpokerdude_1 folds.

I was all ready to raise it up when it got to me, except the guy to my right beat me to it. I decide to flat, which was perhaps not the best play since he only had about half a stack. I entered the pot without a plan for the flop.

Flop (board:
2 6 7): ($5.05)

James52 bets $5.05. hero raises to $20.20.
James52 goes all-in for $11.71. hero is
returned $8.49 (uncalled).

I flop the second nut low and go with it. I hadn't seen this guy raise yet at the table, but who the hell knows what anyone's raising standards are? I saw another passive guy at the table raise with T9J8. This guy could easily have naked aces or kings. I can't call, so I have to move-in or fold, and I decide to move in.

Turn (board: 2
6 7 4):
(no action in this round)

River (board:
2 6 7 4 9):
(no action in this round)

Showdown:

hero shows
A 4 2 8.
hero has 4
2 2 4 9: two pair, fours and deuces (high).
hero has A
4 2 6 7: 7 6 4 2 A (low).
James52 shows 3
Q 3 A.
James52 has 3
3 6 7 9: a pair of threes (high).
James52 has 3
A 2 6 4: 6 4 3 2 A (low).

Hand #49062699-17013 Summary:

$1.12 is raked from a pot of $28.47.
hero wins $13.69 with two pair, fours and deuces (high).
James52 wins $13.66 with 6 4 3 2 A (low).

When that 4 hit on the turn I was pretty pissed, but unbeknown to me it actually gave me half the pot. Alright so I pretty much fucked that hand up, but it's tough to know where you're at in this game when different people have different raising standards. I'll post this hand on 2p2 though and see what the community thinks.

One more hand.

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Hand #49062699-17033 at Reston (Pot Limit Omaha 8/b)
Started at 08/Jan/08 00:40:50

hero is at seat 0 with $25.03.
elbow river is at seat 1 with $14.26.
DaWgBaLLz_25 is at seat 2 with $20.39.
W8TING2FOLD is at seat 3 with $7.36.
Crabmon is at seat 4 with $24.90.
GibbyT is at seat 5 with $13.86.
rivah-ny is at seat 6 with $7.37.
punko is at seat 7 with $4.27.
okpokerdude_1 is at seat 8 with $52.39.
James52 is at seat 9 with $10.17.
The button is at seat 4.

GibbyT posts the small blind of $.10.
rivah-ny posts the big blind of $.25.
hero: 8
8 A 3
elbow river: -- -- -- --
DaWgBaLLz_25: -- -- -- --
W8TING2FOLD: -- -- -- --
Crabmon: -- -- -- --
GibbyT: -- -- -- --
rivah-ny: -- -- -- --
punko: -- -- -- --
okpokerdude_1: -- -- -- --
James52: -- -- -- --

Pre-flop:

punko folds. okpokerdude_1 folds. James52 folds.
hero raises to $.75. elbow river folds.
DaWgBaLLz_25 folds. W8TING2FOLD folds. Crabmon
folds. GibbyT calls. rivah-ny folds.

Flop (board: 6
K 5):

GibbyT checks. hero bets $1. GibbyT calls.

Basic c-bet here just hoping he missed. He calls but I have the 2nd nut low draw for some hope in the hand.

Turn (board: 6
K 5 7):

GibbyT bets $.95. hero calls.

7 on the turn gives me the 2nd nut low, he's representing a straight here, so I figure my low is good and go into call down mode.


River (board: 6
K 5 7 6):

GibbyT bets $.70. hero calls.

Bets less with the board pairing. Wonder if I could raise here and take it down? I should at least get half if he calls anyway. Maybe something to consider for next time.


Showdown:

GibbyT shows A
4 T K.
GibbyT has A
K 6 K 6: two pair, kings and sixes (high).
GibbyT has A
4 6 5 7: 7 6 5 4 A (low).
hero shows 8
8 A 3.
hero has 8
8 6 K 6: two pair, eights and sixes (high).
hero has A
3 6 5 7: 7 6 5 3 A (low).

Hand #49062699-17033 Summary:

$.28 is raked from a pot of $7.05.
GibbyT wins $3.39 with two pair, kings and sixes (high).
hero wins $3.38 with 7 6 5 3 A (low)

Wow, just a motherloving king. Oh well.

Ended up down about $1.50 due to perhaps some loose preflop calls and missed flops. Didn't win one big pot and I only scooped twice when I picked up small pots on the flop or turn.
Only cleared $.70 of the bonus also. Too many slow players taking 15 seconds to call preflop. That's it for now, critique welcome.

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