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 Omaha-8 tourney hand, Andrew Wells, 18. Sep 2002 16:37 | ||
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| I'm shortstacked with T250 playing 100-200, rebuys over, and nowhere near the money. There's one more hand before I'm in the blinds, and it looks like a 50:50 chance the limits will double on my small blind. One player just tapped out, and no one has been reseated. I don't have the smallest stack at this table, but no one has a medium stack either. The player on the button this hand has been on a rush jacking up everything and getting one side or the other against one or two opponents by the river for the last eight hands. He has the only large stack right now. At this limit, there have been four or five players seeing the flop, with two or three at showdown. Player UTG folds, and I'm looking at AA55ss. With two nut flush possibilities, aces, and a mediocre but reasonable low draw if two other wheel cards flop - is this now a playable hand? I decided I'd rather not get crippled waiting through the blinds, and that this was a good enough hand to take a stand with. I just called, maybe I should have raised. Everyone knew that the button was going to pop it, and I intended to reraise all-in. Middle position player calls, button raises, and the big blind calls. I go all-in with the last T50, and all call. I did flop bottom set, but the big blind had four face cards and rivered the second nut flush to scoop and knock me out. I fold that hand in a ring game up front, but is it worthwhile to make a stand with it given these tournament conditions? | ||
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| Re: Omaha-8 tourney hand, Mike Caro, 18. Sep 2002 17:59 | ||
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| on 18. Sep 2002 16:37 Andrew Wells wrote: > I'm shortstacked with T250 playing 100-200, rebuys over, and nowhere near the > money. There's one more hand before I'm in the blinds, and it looks like a 50:50 > chance the limits will double on my small blind. One player just tapped out, and > no one has been reseated. I don't have the smallest stack at this table, but no > one has a medium stack either. The player on the button this hand has been on a > rush jacking up everything and getting one side or the other against one or two > opponents by the river for the last eight hands. He has the only large stack > right now. At this limit, there have been four or five players seeing the flop, > with two or three at showdown. Player UTG folds, and I'm looking at AA55ss. With > two nut flush possibilities, aces, and a mediocre but reasonable low draw if two > other wheel cards flop - is this now a playable hand? I decided I'd rather not > get crippled waiting through the blinds, and that this was a good enough hand to > take a stand with. I just called, maybe I should have raised. Everyone knew that > the button was going to pop it, and I intended to reraise all-in. Middle > position player calls, button raises, and the big blind calls. I go all-in with > the last T50, and all call. I did flop bottom set, but the big blind had four > face cards and rivered the second nut flush to scoop and knock me out. I fold > that hand in a ring game up front, but is it worthwhile to make a stand with it > given these tournament conditions? Hi, Andrew -- You absolutely were correct to play the hand. It is VERY unlikely that you'll get anything better in the next two hands, and you have a great chance of beginning your march back into contention. Decision not close -- call or raise. Don't fold. Even if you don't play under the gun or either hand in the blinds, you'd only have $50 left (assuming the stakes double on your small blind as you expect). But that will not happen. You'll be forced to toss in your final $50 in the small blind, even if no-one else calls and accept 5-to-1 odds on your final money. So, you're not getting past the blinds without winning, no matter what. Call this one. It's your best chance. Straight Flushes, Mike Caro | ||
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| Re: Omaha-8 tourney hand, Andrew Wells, 19. Sep 2002 01:27 | ||
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| Would it have been a better choice to have opened for a raise, trying to get it heads up (or shorter handed) with the aggressive player immediately? As it occured I think the big blind would have called two bets cold if the button reraised, since he was holding KQQJs. I'm not sure I shouldn't have tried to play it with a smaller field, giving my aces a better chance to survive and snag the high side. I was thinking I need chips and I have to hit the hand anyway, so I might as well go for a larger pot. Thus the decision to backraise all-in, yet this could have been a mistake if the button doesn't raise or the blind hits the flop with garbage. Anyway, thanks for the quick reply Mike. | ||
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