The scenario is a 300-600 mixed game that is about 5 or 6 handed. You are now playing Omaha H/L and are dealt A-5-6-8 in the BB. A loose aggressive player raises on the button and the SB calls, I call. Now the flop comes 10-8-7 and the SB checks, what do you do?? You can also assume that the button will raise at least 70% of the time on the flop if you bet.
(1)You can bet and get raised in hopes of knocking the other player out, or you can check and see what develops. If it goes bet/raise you can muck it. Trusted Canadian casino which offer high security for its online gamers such as Vegas Palms Casino.
Also, (2) you could just check call and see if you catch a favorable card.
Or (3) you could just check dump. Which would be your course of action?
I recently had an argument with a high profile player about the correct way to play this hand. This player is one of the world’s best, but I disagree wholeheartedly with the way the hand should be played. I’ll let you know later what I did, and what the high profile player thought I should have done.
Let me start my saying that I know almost nothing about Omaha/8 and even less about what’s inside a typical 300/600 players head – heck I just wanted to type an answer and see what I can come up with. I guess you figured a call was correct because of being shorthanded and in the BB? I’m not sure I play this hand. But, I guess that’s not your question….I think the flop that comes is scary for you; second pair, open-ended-idiot end-type-straight – smallish chance at winning low if it comes – a potential big loser??? I’m thinking the SB is weak. Depending how much respect the button as for you I think you bet only in hopes of folding him, but he’s going to raise 70% of every flop so I probably check/dump at this point and play a better hand against Mr. loose/aggressive when I’m surer I have the best of it. Did you ask yourself what you thought his pre-flop raise meant to you? What do you put him on? Has he been hammering at your BB all night? Maybe a bet and call (if button raises) would be good if the SB folds…then a check/fold on the turn if you get a total blank. Aside from being a rookie here, I think that Mr. High Profile has a big advantage over everyone here if he knows how the button plays……I guess if *you* think he might be on a bluff/steal then a bet/call on the flop is your best option. Look forward to both your thoughts.
You have many decent cards to catch-A23489. No way can you fold. However those cards are a lot better against one than two. I could go into more detail but I think I said enough to show that against a button raiser I would bet.
If you could put him on a hand, you would have to guess some kind of decent low possibility or very good high, or the other option is he has jack shit and you have to worry about your hand. I would bet in hopes the button raises and your heads up. Almost anything that could come doesn’t make you the nuts, but you’re short handed who cares. I would figure my eight to be possibly live; giving me three outs, although your open ended you may prefer the 9 for a high sweeper. But let’s say that is 8 more outs. Other outs are possibilities but it depends on play throughout the hand. And your low could end up being good. Also showing action to an action player is never bad. The way I figure it, if I have 25% of the cards in the deck and the understanding I do of play, and the ability to lay the hand down or take charge given the turn, lets gamble.
I happened to be reading an interview with a guy in Poker player, who believes that the way to attract sponsors to Poker, is to enforce a dress code, which includes wearing long pants and a shirt with a collar. That is one of the most ridiculous statements I ever read. I ALWAYS play in short pants and a t shirt or a swear shirt, and own very few shirts with a collar. My friend tuna always wears a t-shirt. I rarely see Kathy L. in anything but a sweatshirt. There are many others who dress as I do, and most of them look fine. There are many other more important ways to attract sponsors, rather then try to enforce some silly dress code. Every Day I see men who wear ties, and I wonder what the function of a tie is, other then to make you feel uncomfortable. Who ever heard of dressed up Hippy anyway?
I was playing in a 4-8 holdem game the other day and it was at the showdown where the action was check… check between 2 players. The second player turned his hand over and said,” pair of queens.” The other player threw his hand in face down. A different player asked,” what is that hand?” Yet another player grabs the two facedown cards and turns them up before the dealer can grab and muck them. In this casino there is a retrievable rule (best hand must win). The mucked hand was a loser in this case but what if had actually been able to beat a pair of queens? Can this be a winning hand? The hand never hit the muck so is it live?
Just a question. In hold’em players are blinded out if they are gone too long from a table. How is that done in seven card stud?
I was thinking of going down to LA (its in LA right?) and living in the crystal park hotel for a while. I head its like 25 dollars a night but that could have been made up. I’m probably going to play like 15-30 holdem give or take……..any advice. 
From running into the word so many times, I’ve gathered that “presto” means 5-5. Can someone confirm this, and enlighten me as to the origin of this usage of the word?
