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Omaha beginner......
Ok read abit about omaha this morning, by Hellmuth, trying to get to a decent level to play 10/20nl....thas tn or 20, not £10/£20 blinds
Just had this hand....its pretty strange...as I believe I hold the cards I need to hit to improve, Im blocking myself from improving, and on this flop, I have to fold to raises? or at least slow down on the turn?...
Go easy on me...
| Player | Action | Cards | Amount | Pot | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| palina | Small blind | £0.02 | £0.02 | £1.87 | |
| Joey19 | Big blind | £0.04 | £0.06 | £1.40 | |
| Your hole cards |
| ||||
| Millers13 | Fold | ||||
| lindak | Call | £0.04 | £0.10 | £3.50 | |
| ELVIS | Call | £0.04 | £0.14 | £4.68 | |
| DOHHHHHHH | Call | £0.04 | £0.18 | £5.15 | |
| palina | Call | £0.02 | £0.20 | £1.85 | |
| Joey19 | Check | ||||
| Flop | |||||
| |||||
| palina | Check | ||||
| Joey19 | Check | ||||
| lindak | Check | ||||
| ELVIS | Check | ||||
| DOHHHHHHH | Bet | £0.20 | £0.40 | £4.95 | |
| palina | Fold | ||||
| Joey19 | Fold | ||||
| lindak | Fold | ||||
| ELVIS | Fold | ||||
| DOHHHHHHH | Show |
| |||
| DOHHHHHHH | Win | £0.39 | £5.34 | ||
How strong am I here?
How do you respond to a raise? or even a raise and a re rasie?
Comments
As you say, in some ways you've hit the flop too hard, i.e. you hold some blockers for your full house.
However, it does mean that if you make your full house, you're much more likely to be holding the best hand.
In cases where you hold bottom set, the tendency is to think that the board pairing (on the turn or river) is good, i.e. it completes your full house. However, it also completes a better full house for anyone who is holding top two pairs. Losing with the low full house in Omaha is not uncommon and can be costly.
You could already be losing to a straight yet you want to protect against a flush draw. Betting out here is good and taking the pot down is fine. Things are unlikely to improve for you and you find out if someone has got the made straight early. It would be very tricky of someone just to call your bet with the straight due to the possible flush draw. If someone re-pots you, you can lay your hand down. You're about 30% against the straight and in horrible shape against a better set.