Ive been told never play for the low by some and others Ive been told to aways play for the low....What is the best course of action?
Hers a hand i played I want frank and honest critique (not insults ok?)
I have my own judgement on it but I will disclose that later
PokerStars Game #20421679393: Tournament #108323710, $3.00+$0.30 8-Game (Omaha Hi/Lo Limit) - Level III (50/100) - 2008/09/15 6:13:17 ET
Table '108323710 1' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: audiamond1 (2040 in chips)
Seat 2: Nijsse (1800 in chips)
Seat 3: Bad97 (1140 in chips)
Seat 4: dbossie (1630 in chips)
Seat 5: nevi73 (1460 in chips)
Seat 6: Ipsofatso (930 in chips)
Ipsofatso: posts small blind 25
audiamond1: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Ipsofatso
Nijsse: calls 50
Bad97: folds
dbossie: calls 50
nevi73: folds
Ipsofatso: raises 50 to 100
audiamond1: calls 50
Nijsse: calls 50
dbossie: calls 50
*** FLOP ***
Ipsofatso: bets 50
audiamond1: calls 50
Nijsse: calls 50
dbossie: calls 50
*** TURN ***
Ipsofatso: bets 100
audiamond1: calls 100
Nijsse: calls 100
dbossie: calls 100
*** RIVER ***
Ipsofatso: bets 100
audiamond1: calls 100
Nijsse: calls 100
dbossie: calls 100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ipsofatso: shows
(HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: 5,4,3,2,A)
audiamond1: mucks hand
Nijsse: mucks hand
dbossie: shows
(HI: two pair, Eights and Fives; LO: 8,5,3,2,A)
Ipsofatso collected 700 from pot
Ipsofatso collected 700 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1400 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: audiamond1 (big blind) mucked
Seat 2: Nijsse mucked
Seat 3: Bad97 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: dbossie showed
and lost with HI: two pair, Eights and Fives; LO: 8,5,3,2,A
Seat 5: nevi73 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Ipsofatso (small blind) showed
and won (1400) with HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: 5,4,3,2,A
Many Thanks
Ipso
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5 comments
Dont agree with the preflop raise. Its hand that if you can see a flop cheap then go for it. Once the flop came out , I think you played it fine. You had two pair and a moderate low draw. The turn was crucial for you. If a spade or face card came out, then I wouldve folded. ( Of course Im not referring to an Ace or Jack)
So yes you played it fine except for the preflop raise. If someone had pushed allin off the flop then I wouldve folded there too. So lot of factors good of happened but ultimately the best betting scenario happen for you.
Your hand is a decent had to make a call with preflop, but nothing to raise with as you are behind anyone with an Ace low. The Ace will come up pretty often and will give you a nice shot at the nut flush with the next three low cards. Your Jack flush is nothing special, but might still scoop the pot for you while you play for the low.
After the flop, people will chase the flush and you have an opportunity to make them pay if you happen to hit your full house. With two low on the board, your low is looking pretty nice, though not the nuts.
The turn brings a possible straight for you, but to hit it you would need the 6, which would leave you with the low straight to anyone with a 7. Your best chance is still your two pair for the high as long as the flush/straight doesn't come on the river. You're pretty much still chasing, but it's worth calling a small bet.
The river hit you as best it could. The 24 is the nut low and the nut high. I would have bet as much as I could, especially being the short stack.
in omaha you really want to go for both sides of the pot i tend to play suited aces with low cards and hope to see a good flop i allways have ace 2 or ace 3 in hand before i play out-side of the blinds
There are books out there, and probably online also that list the top hands down to the worst in H/L. You are trying to scoop here(take both high and low) when you enter a hand. You should look for excuses to fold your hand from what I've read. For instance, just because you have an, A2 in your hand, it shouldn't be an automatic call ,let alone raise. You need some decent High cards to go with the A2. Hands with a 6 ,7,8, or 9 in them should be considered risky because these are trouble cards. Also it's nice to have a 3rd low card (like you did) in case one of your cards gets counterfeited on the low. It's a complicated fun game to play. I've gotten most of my reading material from the library.
GL !!!