Is this Bluffing or a Smart Play? Posted by kamassy , under: Omaha Hi Pot Limit, Omaha Poker Hands
Phew, this was close. I was just sitting there with close to perfect hole cards. If, for example, King was in spades, I would consider them perfect. I called before the flop, sitting and hoping for a flush draw or a rainbow high-card flop.
Well, the flop was disappointing. My great advantage turned into a misery. Sure, I had best possible Two Pair, but there were so many diamonds on the table. Luckily for me, there were 5 players involved in the hand so the pot was close to 20 blinds before the flop. To my big surprise, nobody raised, so I got a free card. 4th diamond on the turn gave me some courage, since I can use it as a block card. I thought about it for a second, and decided to pot-raise. To raise minimum, or even half pot would bring suspicion, since if any of the players had two diamonds, no matter how small they are, they would call to see what happens next.
To cut the long story short, the truth is I took advantage of my early position and raised a pot, hoping that everybody else would fold. And they did! I won 20 blinds pot, but if any of the players re-raised or called, I could be in a big trouble. True, I had 6 potential cards to hope for on the river (three king and queens, so - instead of bluffing, let’s call it a calculated risk).
Nope, who am I kidding. It’s bluffing. I bet that at least one of the opponents folded 2 small diamonds in this Omaha Hi Pot Limit poker game.
Is this Bluffing or a Smart Play?
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