Post tagged with lucky river
September
30
This was Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand. My hole cards were 2h-2c-3d-Kc. They weren’t anything spectacular but will show their power at the end! Some players wanted to see the flop, but most of them didn’t find anything interesting and folded after it. Since there were two Clubs I decided to bet. Only one player called. Turn card was Eight of Diamonds and I didn’t like that so I just checked. My opponent bet since he had a straight.
The surprise came on the river. Another Club! Both my opponent and me hit the Flush! I bet a whole pot which was in the same time my all in. My opponent called and he was surprised when he saw that I had a stronger Flush. Lol!
The best feeling in Omaha is when river hits you and the worst one is when the river card hits somebody else!
Be Aware of a River, Man
September
17
Play aggressive, that’s what they say for Omaha Poker. This example shows you why. I had a pretty bad hand, but since nobody placed any bet, I got a free flop from big blind. Now I had an open-ended straight draw. One more thing went to my favor - rainbow on the flop. With all that in count, I finally raised, and this all wouldn’t happen if the guy in the cut off raised since I would be far gone from the pot by now.
What happened next is the guy just called my bet on the flop. Again, serious re-raise would chase me away. On the turn, the magic card appeared and I completed my nut straight, King high. Since this was Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand I had to fear of the river, but I didn’t calculate but rather I was all in before the river. My opponent called and it turned out we have the same hand!
What is interesting in this hand is that the guy already had a nut straight on the turn, but he didn’t raise?! That poor decision lead him to lose this pot completely since the river card completed my Ace High straight leaving him with nothing.
Conclusion brought here is you have to play flop nuts aggressively in Omaha Poker, or you’re doomed.
Learn to Let Go in Omaha Poker
September
10
My hole cards in this Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker game were Kh-2h-3s-5d. One by one player folded his cards. That’s because at this table was sitting a player who raised all the time. Since I was a big blind I decided to call his bet. After the flop I needed to call his bet again. I had nothing but I needed one more Heart for a flush. Turn card was Four of Diamonds. I didn’t like that, since I still had nothing and again I needed to call my opponent’s bet.
I called just because I knew that he was a liar! River card was Seven of Diamonds. I had a straight, Seven high. No flush for me this time. I wasn’t sure that my straight was good for winning, but I called again. If my opponent is holding two diamonds he will win. Off course I called again his bet and as I said – he was a liar!! He had only two pair.
Liar, You're Caught!
September
1
My hole cards in this Omaha Hi Pot Limit Poker hand were double suited A-Q-7-6. After the flop (7c-6d-3c) I had two pair, Sevens and Sixes. One player had bet and all other players fold. I was the only one who called that bet. Turn cards was Ten of Clubs. My opponent bet again. In that moment I was sure that he had a Flush but I had to see a river card so I called. I assume that he was very happy because pot was getting bigger and bigger.
Six!! I love this game! I had a full house, Sixes full of Sevens. My opponent took a little time before he had bet again. Since he bet just a half pot I was pretty sure that he had that Flush so I raised. Off course he called and I guessed he was very angry when he saw my cards.
After this hand one player wrote in chat channel: Lucky. Well, you can call that luck or you can call that however you want but chips were mine!
Luck or Not
August
17
This was Omaha Hi/Lo Limit poker hand. My hole cards were 2h-2c-3d-3s. After the flop I had a three of a kind, Twos. That was great but the problem was - my opponent had a flush, Ace high. Off course I didn’t know that but I was aware that somebody might have a flush. I was thinking for a while and made my decision – I will continue with this hand. That was a tough decision since I knew that it could cost me a lot. Most times people found raise button very interesting in limit games.
After the turn card I asked myself – Should I had fold after a flop? Well, it’s a little late. I gave a lot of chips and I need to continue with this hand. All or nothing. Great! River brought me a full house, Twos full of Sevens. Very soon I was all in. And I won a high pot! Low pot was taken by a player who was also all in with A-2-3-6-7. Since we were all in, rest of the chips were taken from the third player who had a flush after a flop. Luckily he took just a couple of chips. The fourth player who was in the game didn’t win anything, he had just a straight.
Should I Stay or Should I Fold?
August
4
Well, well, well, what we’ve got here? Full House vs. Flush vs. nothing, almost nothing. My hole cards in this Omaha Hi/Lo Limit poker hand were Ac-2h-2c-Kc. Flop brought me three of a kind, Twos. I was happy and my opponent was happy too. We were waiting for just one card. I was waiting one card for a full house, he was waiting one more card for a flush. The third player was waiting for… hm… I have no idea. Turn card brought an advantage to my opponent. Now he had what he was waiting for, a flush. But, his luck lasted for a very short time. Hehe. River card brought me a full house, Twos full of Sevens.
The problem I had in my head was – is my full house strong enough? I mean, somebody could have a stronger one. But… I gave a lot of chips and I will not quit now. I will go till the end, especially because one player will take a whole pot. Nobody could win low hand since community cards contain only two low cards, two and seven.
I won this one! Cool. I understand why the player with a flush was constantly forcing the raise button. I understand why I was pushing the raise button. But, I can’t figure out why the third player stayed in this hand. He only had two pair.
Full House vs. Flush vs. Nothing
July
27
When I am on a bad roll and good cards just keep missing my hands – I turn into a madman. It’s something no one would suggest but hey – I am only human. You can’t measure everything. Even worse, while I was waiting for good cards, I lost 50% of the amount I decided to invest in poker that day, so I was getting pretty nervous.
Good cards finally! A Pair of Kings and K-6 suited with the off suite Queen, pretty good for Omaha Hi Pot Limit poker session. As good as I could get that day anyway. So, I was full of myself and I pot raised. Guy on the button called, and rest of the crew folded.
With luck on the other side of the universe, I missed a flop. Again. But nooo, I don’t want to fold these Kings, come on - they are all I got that day! So, I pot raised. You can call it bluffing but hey – if the guy is holding a seven, I’ll figure that out. He re-raised. I thought – ok, I didn’t play very often, so he knows that if I am playing, I am strong. And he re-raises? That means he’s as strong as I am or even stronger. He had a high pair; it was written on his forehead.
Could he possibly have aces? Of course. But, I decided to go for it – zero or hero! And I was all-in – he called without any hesitation – and his Aces turned towards me. OMG. What a freaking poker day. I kept saying – King, King, King…and there it is! Ha! I hit the luckiest river ever and scooped the pot. And left the table. And went to sleep.
And the River Card Will Be?
July
21
This post should begin with a classic line - don’t try this at home. I had a mad luck throughout this Omaha Hi Pot Limit poker session, so I played some mad moves as well.
As you can see below, I had two straight draws in my hands with some straight potential as well, so I limped in from small blind. After the flop, one player pot-raised and I called. Why I did that? One of my flush combinations worked and I needed only one diamond to complete it. Without a pair on the table, full house was out of the question.
On the turn I had some doubts - now there is a potential straight as well. My opponent pot-raised again, and I called - again. This could end up pretty bad. With straight handing in the air and the constant threat that he’s holding a pair of Kings, Tens or Sixes in his hole cards, I should fold this.
Then came the lucky river for me - 5th diamond. Still with no pair in the community cards, I had nuts! The guy pot-raised, I re-raised the maximum, and it went all the way until he was all in.
I scooped the pot of, but I was curious to see on what cards he played. He wasn’t bluffing at all. He had a flush as well, only one card weaker. To be honest, if I was on his place, I would do the same. He didn’t know that the card he was hoping for lead him off the table. Until the river, in every moment he had a stronger hand.
All I can say is - it’s Omaha!
True Meaning of Lucky River
July
16
I thought it only happens to me, but I finally got somebody quartered. It’s a common thing for Omaha Hi/Lo poker, and one of the reasons I don’t play it very often.
If you take a look at my hole cards, I had Ad-Ks-9s-3s and since this is Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit Poker table, these were quite good. I had A-3 for the low and A-K and K-9 suited to fight for the hi piece of the pot. It wasn’t an aggressive hand till the turn, but then the raising begun. I called a pot-raise from my opponent, since I had a great low-pot potential and also a Two Pair, Kings over Nines for the hi. Community cards were so broken, that no straight of higher couldn’t be created. On the river things got hectic and with one re-raise and my opponent’s call, the pot was built good.
At the showdown, things were very clear - he got quartered, since I won a hi pot and we split the low. Almost perfect!
You got quartered!
July
7
My biggest fear in Omaha is when I have a straight or a flush and there is a pair in community cards. That’s because somebody could have a full house, which is a very common situation, and it’s better then straight and flush, of course. Possibilities for that are very big because it’s Omaha we’re taking about.
This Omaha Hi Pot Limit poker hand is example of that. Me and the player on my left both had a straight, Ace high, and we lost this hand. That happened because river brought another King and all together a full house, Kings full of Sevens for our other opponent. Well, that’s Omaha! Be aware when you don’t have a full house or better when there is a pair in community cards. Luckily, I was aware of this possibility, so I only called other players’ bets.
Be Aware when You See a Pair on the Table
