Omaha Poker Hands
October
18
This was Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand in which I got great hole cards Kc-Ac-As-9d, so I raised a whole pot before flop. Only one player called. Since we were sitting at this table for a while I knew that he was holding strong cards too. Flop cards 10s-5s-7d disappointed me, but I wanted to keep pushing with my aces, so I raised half a pot again. He called and mine attempt to chase him away failed. Hm?
Turn card was Two of Clubs. I didn’t have a choice but to continue with betting. If I checked he would know that I bluffed! He called. Hm, he must have something but I can’t give up now, since I am also quite sure he would re-raise if he hit the flop or turn. River card was Six of Clubs. I raised half pot again and he called! Oh man! I wasn’t happy at all.
I won!! He was holding two Kings and he didn’t want to throw them away same as I didn’t want to throw away my pocket Aces! LOL! This one was lucky and in the same time risky!
Aces vs Kings
October
16
If I’m a player who bluffs all the time I can understand this Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand. Since I’m not, it’s hard to me to understand what was going on after the river card. For me, this hand was pure hit - with flop nuts, quads.
After the flop I raised just half of a pot. I didn’t want to scare players away and end up empty handed. Only one player bite the bait. Great! The same thing happened after the turn card, since he had called again! Cool! After the river I raised whole pot which was my all in and he called! I thought he hit the straight or he had a full. The truth was he had nothing, only two Queens on the flop! Jesus! Ok he was waiting for a straight, but he didn’t hit it on the river. That’s OK. Calling a bet after the river is ridiculous if you have nothing!
Anyway, thanks for the chips my friend!
Thank You My Friend
October
15
This was Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand. My hole cards were As-2h-4d-7c and I hit a straight on the flop. My opponent hit three of a kind, Eights. We bet, raise, re-raise…. Until he was all in. When I saw his cards I wasn’t happy! With two more cards to come, there was a chance that he could pair the board and win this hand with full house.
I just didn’t want to see a pair in the community cards, but… Turn card was a Five. What a tragedy! Since there was a Five on the flop and Five on the turn he hit a full house. Oh no, there is no card which can save me on the river. What can I say? Nice hand. You won.
Can’t Let Go
October
13
Terrible Omaha Poker weak is behind me. It got from bad to worse with each session and each hand. I was off my balance, and I kept making bad decisions continuously. This Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand was the one after which I decided to call the day off (I should do that much earlier).
After some serious suck-outs and bad decisions, I finally hit the Flush, King high on the turn. My opponent raised after my check on the flop, but was pretty nervous when I raised before after the turn. I placed him on high pocket pair, or Sevens (I was right) and I knew by his reactions that he did not have strong spades. He thought for a while and then decided to go all in. I was more than happy to call, since I sustained more than one suck-out in this session. Thought things couldn’t get any worse - I am strong, I am not drawing and he’s the one keeping fingers crossed.
When I saw his cards, I knew what I need to avoid - Five, Jack and Eight. Whoa-la! A seven! A SEVEN? Guy hit quads on the river? I didn’t even consider that possibility.
OK, that was enough of Omaha Poker for this day, this week and this century (of course I exaggerate).
Bad Beat With Cherry On Top
October
11
This was Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand. My hole cards were Kc-Kh-8s-5d. Even I had a rainbow hand I wanted to see the flop. It was cheap and who knows what will happen. This is Omaha!
Flop cards weren’t good for me, 8d-Js-6s. One opponent raised half pot. By the way, he hit a full house. I decided to call just one more time hoping for a King. Turn card was Eight of clubs. Now, the other opponent raised half pot. Hm, I had three of a kind but… something smells bad in this hand. After couple of seconds I folded my cards. It was hard but I felt that something will go very wrong with this hand. As I expected the second opponent re-raised!
River card was Queen of Diamonds. Round of raising and re-raising continued! At the end when they showed their cards I was so proud because I folded my three of a kind. Opponent who had a full house on the flop lost by a stronger full house. The guy who won this hand hit the full house on the river. That must hurt! It would hurt me too if I decided to stay in this hand. Phew!
Something Smells in this Hand
October
9
Since I was sitting at this Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker table for a while I noticed that one player always raises when he has a high pocket pair - no matter what appears on the flop.
This time my hole cards were excellent Ac-Kc-Kh-Jh so I raised pre-flop. Couple of players called my raise and among them was he did too. Flop cards were 7d-5h-2d and they missed me so bad! My dear opponent raised a whole pot and in that moment I was so sure that he had high poker pair again! He must had missed the flop too! Then I made a biggest mistake by re-raiseing a whole pot. Everybody folded and he called. In the same time he was all in. When I saw his cards I was so angry on myself! Why in the hell would somebody push with these cards? Guess, only me!
My opponent had three of a kind. After a turn card he had a full house! The only card that could save me was a King but that didn’t happen on the river. I lost and I knew that I made a terrible mistake by guessing that my opponent is holding high cards in his hands!
Nope, He did not Miss the Flop
October
6
We tend to publish interesting hands, and this one fits that description.
As you can see, this one wasn’t completed (I folded on showdown second later), but it’s worth of looking. This hand is one of rare cases, where I ended up an Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand with absolutely nothing! Not a single pair. Of course, I had some draws and outs but I hit nothing. What’s even more weird is that I saw a river card. Nobody had bet in Omaha Poker? Any bet on the flop or turn would take this pot.
Unusual Omaha Poker Hand
October
5
This was Omaha Hi/Lo Limit Poker hand and at the end I was so disappointed. First of all I hit a flop and then I hit the river card.
I was holding pocket Nines in my hand and I hit two more Nines at the table. The worst of all was that nobody wanted to call my bet. Come on, this is a limit game! It’s not expensive! The only player who had called my bet was chasing a low hand and managed to catch it. We split the pot. This was so sad for my four of a kind! No extra cash for me this time.
That’s so Sad
October
5
We already wrote about aggressive Omaha Poker play, but this Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand was very specific. Specially by the number of people seeing the river card. Usually it’s one on one situation. Everything was quiet until the turn with some minor betting and calling. Both me and small blind checked, and then the third player pot-raised. He was known by high raiser on high pocket cards, so the guy on the cut-off called. I was, however surprised with the all in re-raise from small blind. I counted my outs and it was not very expensive, so I decided to either call or raise. However, I didn’t want to many players in the pot, so I re-raised with all in. Even bigger surprise was two all in calls from the other two player involved. So, we now have a 4 player showdown.
River card brought me nuts straight King high! So, the pot is mine and I am happy with it. Lets now analyze other player’s hands.
Small blind had a very weak flush draw and weak straight draw (only 4 outs). Guy with pocket aces was a bit loose, but I understand, since the board was off everything. Cut off player was totally mad and I guess pretty inexperienced in Omaha Poker.
In overall I was very happy with the outcome. Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker is pretty unpredictable.
Omaha Poker is Unpredictable
October
2
This was Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker tournament. My hole cards in this hand were 3h-4d-5h-6c. I was hoping to hit a straight so I called my opponent’s pre flop bet. River cards were 2d-Qh-4h. My opponent had bet a whole pot and I called because I had a feeling that next card will be the right one! And it was. With that five I had a straight!
My opponent had bet again, the other player called and I raised a whole pot which was more then their all in. They called! When I saw their cards I was so happy but if any card of Hearts shows up on the river I will be beaten!
Guess what the river card was?! King of Hearts! Unbelievable!! My opponent won! Luckily he won just a main pot, rest of the chips were mine! I won almost half a pot, not bad! The only one who lost was the player who had straight also but the weaker one!
I’m Happy With the Remains Too
