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"Big" PLO8 hand against a maniac (2 Viewers)

trigs said:
I take it you only raise preflop with AA2xx then? What are other good hands?
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.... Uh... So.. The Nuts is the best hand possible. I was going off your post, which that hand isn't the nuts. It's not even close to "the nuts". It's a good hand, so I'd play it as a good hand.

Never said once I wouldnt play it, but as I said before, I am not used to isolating with a A high and no low board to see if your low is worth anything. I agree playing against 1 is way better then having a group come along, but I'd have a hard time tossing out 20-30 dollar bets with a A high low draw with one nut flush draw... And literally nothing else.

I'd want to see a flop and actually know where my hand lands before the big bets come flying.
 
Josh Kifer said:
.... Uh... So.. The Nuts is the best hand possible. I was going off your post, which that hand isn't the nuts. It's not even close to "the nuts". It's a good hand, so I'd play it as a good hand.

Never said once I wouldnt play it, but as I said before, I am not used to isolating with a A high and no low board to see if your low is worth anything. I agree playing against 1 is way better then having a group come along, but I'd have a hard time tossing out 20-30 dollar bets with a A high low draw with one nut flush draw... And literally nothing else.

I'd want to see a flop and actually know where my hand lands before the big bets come flying.
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Damn near any two low cards will also give you a straight draw. I love low hands like this. I love me some low protection. Hmmm, probably should have embraced "protection" when I was 20, but oh well.

Either way, I'm either raising to 20, potting it, then grabbing a bourbon so that I'll enjoy the ride just a little bit better
 
detroitdad said:
Damn near any two low cards will also give you a straight draw. I love low hands like this. I love me some low protection. Hmmm, probably should have embraced "protection" when I was 20, but oh well.

Either way, I'm either raising to 20, potting it, then grabbing a bourbon so that I'll enjoy the ride just a little bit better
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Fine with protection, but... Far from the nuts....

I lose a bit too much protecting low draws in our game, so I'm curious how this plays out...
 
Weekly I play 5/5 PLO with a live Mississippi straddle LIVE in any position. We run it Thursdays at the Casino Club. I will not pay attention to the denominations as it may effect my line of thinking. I am simply going to assume 5x. They play big0 Tuesdays and I say THEY because I do not like chopping pots or waiting all night for "nut nut."

ok phew! with all that said..... lol
I flat call here.
Off the top of my head 67% of the time your chopping with a/2 in Big0 (quartered) VS 40% in Omaha8. Your high hand FLUSH will be visible if hit and frankly isn't very vulnerable as straits win more than half the time in Omaha. Now swap a J/K for that 3/4 and ill repot.


God I love POKER!

ps lets see the chips might need u to harvest me a barrel of those quarters...
 
Josh Kifer said:
Fine with protection, but... Far from the nuts....

I lose a bit too much protecting low draws in our game, so I'm curious how this plays out...
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I never called it the nuts. Fuck, I love hands like this. I'll build a big pot with it every time. Fuck it. Lets play for stacks! :) Man I'm jonesing for some poker
 
Josh Kifer said:
.... Uh... So.. The Nuts is the best hand possible. I was going off your post, which that hand isn't the nuts. It's not even close to "the nuts". It's a good hand, so I'd play it as a good hand.

Never said once I wouldnt play it, but as I said before, I am not used to isolating with a A high and no low board to see if your low is worth anything. I agree playing against 1 is way better then having a group come along, but I'd have a hard time tossing out 20-30 dollar bets with a A high low draw with one nut flush draw... And literally nothing else.

I'd want to see a flop and actually know where my hand lands before the big bets come flying.
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Yes, I know it's not the absolute nut preflop starting hand (whatever that may be). I was clearly exaggerating. I guess when I referred to it as "the damn nuts" it didn't come off as joking to you.
 
detroitdad said:
Damn near any two low cards will also give you a straight draw. I love low hands like this. I love me some low protection. Hmmm, probably should have embraced "protection" when I was 20, but oh well.

Either way, I'm either raising to 20, potting it, then grabbing a bourbon so that I'll enjoy the ride just a little bit better
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This is why I need to read about the game. Because by my way of thinking, that straight is only maybe good if you isolate. In a multiway pot, with the low end of the straight, you're getting beat. But again, my gut tells me isolating isn't the right move here.
 
trigs said:
Yes, I know it's not the absolute nut preflop starting hand (whatever that may be). I was clearly exaggerating. I guess when I referred to it as "the damn nuts" it didn't come off as joking to you.
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You were joking about the status of a hand? Sorry, I guess I would think during a discussion about a hand, we're talking about... Uh... The hand...

I'll note sarcasm in your statements about hands from now on...
 
upNdown said:
This is why I need to read about the game. Because by my way of thinking, that straight is only maybe good if you isolate. In a multiway pot, with the low end of the straight, you're getting beat. But again, my gut tells me isolating isn't the right move here.
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with a/2/3/4 you have an excellent shot at the nut low. With nut lows, you can very well get quartered. If part of the flopped nut low includes a 6 or a 7 now you have a pretty good high hand as well.
 
Josh Kifer said:
You were joking about the status of a hand? Sorry, I guess I would think during a discussion about a hand, we're talking about... Uh... The hand...

I'll note sarcasm in your statements about hands from now on...
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Are you serious guy? You are picking on me saying that this hand is legit the nuts. Obviously it's not, but it's a really strong hand that I would pot preflop and I'd pot the flop in this specific hand.
 
Josh Kifer said:
I'd want to see a flop and actually know where my hand lands before the big bets come flying.
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I guess we have different opinions on what constitutes “big bets flying” making it $20 preflop is how we make it possible to make real bets on the flop. And if the flop is the worst flop possible, KJJ we can let go of $20 easily enough and not have it be a big hit to the stack.
 
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Josh Kifer said:
You were joking about the status of a hand? Sorry, I guess I would think during a discussion about a hand, we're talking about... Uh... The hand...

I'll note sarcasm in your statements about hands from now on...
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Wait? This is coming from you? lol..............Isn't "sarcasm" in about 99% of your posts?
 
trigs said:
Are you serious guy? You are picking on me saying that this hand is legit the nuts. Obviously it's not, but it's a really strong hand that I would pot preflop and I'd pot the flop in this specific hand.
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Lol. I'm not picking on anyone. I went off what you said.

Holy hell, sensitive today eh?
 
Josh Kifer said:
Lol. I'm not picking on anyone. I went off what you said.

Holy hell, sensitive today eh?
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Next time I read your comments on hands I'll make sure to remember that you said: "I'm a holdem player and have alot to learn on Omaha games."
 
Rhodeman77 said:
I guess we have different options on what constitutes “big bets flying” making it $20 preflop is how we make it possible to make real bets on the flop. And if the flop is the worst flop possible, KJJ we can let go of $20 easily enough and not have it be a big hit to the stack.
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Oh yeah, I'm cheap... Very very cheap.... So it could just be buy in dynamics...
 
You have great low possibilities and speculative at best high possibilities at this point. I don’t mind playing multi-way with this hand, although there is the danger that you will let a naked A2 or similar come along and get quartered. I like potting here most of the time.
 
trigs said:
Next time I read your comments on hands I'll make sure to remember that you said: "I'm a holdem player and have alot to learn on Omaha games."
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You mean... What I said before....

*clapping* good! I'm happy for you!
 
Geremie said:
I need to know whether villain is Cuban. If so, snap fold (just ask @Anthony Martino). If not, I’d pot and then reassess.
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If there are ANY Cubans in the hand, FOLD!

Preflop I'm fine with a limp UTG or a raise, but I'm not looking to get stacks in pre with this hand. There's a good chunk of hands that never have a low come in. So when Villain raises I want to just call and hope others come along. It should make it harder for an aggressive opponent to run a bluff if he's facing a multiway field.

I'd be trying to get this as multiway as possible. You want bad players paying off with non-nut holdings. Yes, there's the risk you get quartered, but you have suitedness and super counterfeit low protection so let em in!
 
Anthony Martino said:
If there are ANY Cubans in the hand, FOLD!

Preflop I'm fine with a limp UTG or a raise, but I'm not looking to get stacks in pre with this hand. There's a good chunk of hands that never have a low come in. So when Villain raises I want to just call and hope others come along. It should make it harder for an aggressive opponent to run a bluff if he's facing a multiway field.

I'd be trying to get this as multiway as possible. You want bad players paying off with non-nut holdings. Yes, there's the risk you get quartered, but you have suitedness and super counterfeit low protection so let em in!
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Yeah, but you like to pull on it.......or be a puller? or something like that. I would fully expect you to flat call :)
 

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