i think AQJ2 is mostly a call and we want to bluff with worse Jx like J55 J66 type of stuff. and we are targeting folds from overpairs not 4x. happy to be proven wrong otherwise

Hand 1: Correct. Mandatory c/r.

Hand 3: Don't really like bet/getting it in for 300bigs here - I do in general play a very high flop check frequency strategy when deep OOP in 3b pots for this exact reason. I'm sure betting the flop as a part of a more aggressive strategy is perfectly reasonable; it's just tougher to navigate turns most of the time. One of the hardest things to do in PLO is playing deep OOP in 3b pots imo, - and you better be prepared to hero.

Hand 4: I would flat if it wasn't for the population tendencies in general; these half-assed c-bets are almost always bet/folds and are very exploitable.

Good points. Thanks for chiming in <3

Agree. I don't think it's a c/r objectively. I do however think that you can exploit the **** out of these boards. The amount of times I see people call twice and fold river with overpairs (and even 4's) is staggering. As a site note: PLO500 FF, when running (almost never), is mostly comprised of PLO200 regs (also the bad ones) taking shots or feeling it that day, and of course the occasional whale. Bar a few good regs the games are incredibly passive and a lot of the regs play visibly scared (checking back obvious valuebets etc.). This makes an exploitative strategy even more appealing.

good luck op, nice to hear your thoughts on some of the hand histories. you always post interesting hands that is for sure.

<3

friday night is always something else, 2,6k$ up

calling pre as both utg and bb are whales

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 193.21 BB
SB: 100.5 BB
BB: 124.02 BB
UTG: 307.12 BB
Hero (CO): 746.78 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 3 A 6 4

UTG raises to 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 2.5 BB

Flop: (11 BB, 3 players) 6 2 6
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets 6.5 BB, BB raises to 29.95 BB, fold, Hero raises to 100.3 BB, BB calls 70.35 BB

Turn: (211.6 BB, 2 players) 9
BB bets 19 BB, Hero raises to 267.1 BB, BB calls 1.22 BB

River: (252.03 BB, 2 players) J

BB mucks T J 4 3 (Two Pair, Jacks and Sixes)
(Pre 52%, Flop 13%, Turn 24%)
Hero shows 3 A 6 4 (Three of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 48%, Flop 87%, Turn 76%)
Hero wins 497.42 BB

well executed river c/r

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 187.94 BB
SB: 122.62 BB
BB: 279.96 BB
UTG: 101.01 BB
Hero (CO): 148.01 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 2 K A K

UTG raises to 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (8.5 BB, 2 players) T 4 J
UTG checks, Hero bets 6.14 BB, UTG calls 6.14 BB

Turn: (20.77 BB, 2 players) 5
UTG checks, Hero bets 17 BB, UTG calls 17 BB

River: (54.77 BB, 2 players) 3
UTG checks, Hero bets 53.27 BB, UTG raises to 74.37 BB, Hero calls 21.1 BB

UTG mucks 6 6 8 7 (Straight, Seven High)
(Pre 38%, Flop 29%, Turn 30%)
Hero shows 2 K A K (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 62%, Flop 71%, Turn 70%)
Hero wins 202.01 BB

If you play in my games I'll advise you to call my 4bets - you will flop the stone cold nuts no matter what hand you hold!

Jokes aside. I'll spare you the endless hands of me 4betting and them calling with aq66sss etc. and flopping quads, it is what it is. Down only 800$ (0$ in evbb) total the past 3 days, so it isn't even that bad.

I have decided to spend some time in PLO matrix. I'm trying to figure out how to adapt the 6 max PF chart to 3 and 4-handed play, which is what PLO 200 FF runs as almost exclusively. I've located some general mistakes that I make already - some of which are actually baffling to me (like I can't believe that is a fold!); but the solver never lies I guess.

Also, I have found an exploit on a certain reg that is making me loads of $$, we'll see if he adapts - I have my doubts.

I have never found any joy in watching movies, however recently I have kinda gotten into it. So if you have a movie (or movies) that you just love then please share it/them with me

I'll finish off with a hand vs a braindead whale who decided he wasn't having it (dunno about the turn action really).

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 153.15 BB
Hero (SB): 492.21 BB
BB: 391.11 BB
UTG: 501.31 BB
CO: 100 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A 7 9 A

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero raises to 27 BB, BB calls 18 BB

Flop: (54 BB, 2 players) 2 5 2
Hero bets 39.9 BB, BB calls 39.9 BB

Turn: (133.8 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero checks, BB bets 88 BB, Hero calls 88 BB

River: (309.8 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 308.3 BB, BB calls 236.21 BB

Hero shows A 7 9 A (Full House, Twos full of Aces)
(Pre 67%, Flop 58%, Turn 70%)
BB mucks J 7 J 6 (Full House, Twos full of Jacks)
(Pre 33%, Flop 42%, Turn 30%)
Hero wins 852.81 BB

As a poker player you should watch "The Cincinnati KId" starring Steve McQueen. It's all about poker.

Blazing Saddles by Mel Gibson is really funny.

Uncut Gems, Se7en, The Usual Suspects, True Romance, Into the wild.

Roman J. Israel, Esq

I'm not sure that I will spend my time off the tables watching poker related stuff, tbh. But I'll consider it on the off chance I'm in the mood Blazing Saddles and Roman J., I'll definitely check out!

Seen them all except for The Romance - it looks promising though! Uncut Gems, what a ride that was!

Played a pretty interesting hand the other day vs a reg

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100.63 BB
SB: 142.57 BB
BB: 649.7 BB
Hero (UTG): 195.6 BB
CO: 423.07 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 4 7 5

Hero raises to 3.5 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 3 BB, fold

Flop: (8 BB, 2 players) 2 8 T
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (8 BB, 2 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 5.78 BB, SB raises to 20.71 BB, Hero calls 14.94 BB

River: (49.42 BB, 2 players) 5
SB checks, Hero bets 36.42 BB, SB raises to 118.36 BB

????

I'm not sure I like my river sizing, think we should go smaller here

Just played the most insane 200 hands of my life as you can se per the graphh



Here comes the hands

This is just, wow (turn sizing is meh)

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 609.82 BB
SB: 305.38 BB
BB: 233.33 BB
Hero (CO): 100 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 7 8 8

Hero raises to 3.5 BB, BTN raises to 12 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 8.5 BB

Flop: (25.5 BB, 2 players) 4 7 5
Hero bets 12 BB, BTN calls 12 BB

Turn: (49.5 BB, 2 players) K
Hero bets 36.86 BB, BTN calls 36.86 BB

River: (123.22 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero bets 39.14 BB, BTN calls 39.14 BB

BTN shows 2 3 2 9 (Three of a Kind, Twos)
(Pre 27%, Flop 24%, Turn 13%)
Hero mucks 9 7 8 8 (One Pair, Eights)
(Pre 73%, Flop 76%, Turn 88%)
BTN wins 200.5 BB

vs same guy. he ran up a 2,5k$ stack in the span of 150 hands (and this is generally just me 4 and 5betting lately. every single time ; next time I see a 224r flop in a 4bet pot I'm gonna open a beer)

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 935.16 BB
Hero (SB): 174.03 BB
BB: 126.45 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A 5 A 7

BTN raises to 3.5 BB, Hero raises to 11.5 BB, fold, BTN raises to 35.5 BB, Hero raises to 107.5 BB, BTN calls 72 BB

Flop: (216 BB, 2 players) T 7 4
Hero bets 66.53 BB, BTN calls 66.53 BB

Turn: (349.05 BB, 2 players) 9

River: (349.05 BB, 2 players) 4

BTN shows K J Q 9 (Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 43%, Flop 57%, Turn 50%)
Hero mucks A 5 A 7 (Two Pair, Aces and Fours)
(Pre 57%, Flop 43%, Turn 50%)
BTN wins 348.05 BB

aaaand yes that's the flop, he even slowrolled me on the river, haha

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 244.02 BB
Hero (SB): 101.5 BB
BB: 826.04 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K A 3 J

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero raises to 27 BB, BB calls 18 BB

Flop: (54 BB, 2 players) Q T T
Hero bets 14.84 BB, BB calls 14.84 BB

Turn: (83.68 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, BB checks

River: (83.68 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero bets 59.66 BB, BB calls 59.66 BB

Hero mucks K A 3 J (Straight, King High)
(Pre 53%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)
BB shows T K 8 Q (Full House, Tens full of Queens)
(Pre 47%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)
BB wins 202 BB

then vs another fish

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 414.66 BB
SB: 132.6 BB
Hero (BB): 130.33 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 6 A 8 A

BTN raises to 3.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 11 BB, BTN calls 7.5 BB

Flop: (22.5 BB, 2 players) 3 4 8
Hero bets 21.5 BB, BTN calls 21.5 BB

Turn: (65.5 BB, 2 players) 5
Hero bets 64.5 BB, BTN raises to 193.5 BB, Hero calls 33.33 BB

River: (261.16 BB, 2 players) T

BTN shows A 7 2 K (Straight, Five High)
(Pre 31%, Flop 25%, Turn 78%)
Hero mucks 6 A 8 A (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 70%, Flop 75%, Turn 23%)
BTN wins 355.83 BB

aaaand

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 336.81 BB
SB: 111.5 BB
BB: 557.73 BB
Hero (CO): 216.52 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J T Q K

Hero raises to 3.5 BB, BTN raises to 12 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 8.5 BB

Flop: (25.5 BB, 2 players) 9 Q Q
Hero checks, BTN bets 16.33 BB, Hero raises to 44.5 BB, BTN raises to 158 BB, Hero raises to 204.52 BB, BTN calls 46.52 BB

Turn: (434.54 BB, 2 players) A

River: (434.54 BB, 2 players) 6

BTN shows A 9 Q 2 (Full House, Queens full of Aces)
(Pre 49%, Flop 64%, Turn 100%)
Hero mucks J T Q K (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 51%, Flop 36%, Turn 0%)
BTN wins 433.54 BB

Started tilting so I quit instantly after this last hand, not even sure it's a flop raise tbh, was probably already tilted. it is what it is, it happens

Tomorrow is a new day!

Had some time. So decided to put in another session. Played very well. Managed to pull it all back. What a day.



Finally managed to dick someone in a 4b pot. So had myself a beer

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 130.62 BB
Hero (SB): 113 BB
BB: 116.26 BB
UTG: 100 BB
CO: 209.27 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 Q A A

fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero raises to 27 BB, BB calls 18 BB

Flop: (54 BB, 2 players) 3 2 5
Hero bets 52.5 BB, BB raises to 89.26 BB, Hero calls 33.5 BB

Turn: (226 BB, 2 players) 5

River: (226 BB, 2 players) K

Players agreed to run it twice.

Turn #2: (226 BB, 2 players) T

River #2: (226 BB, 2 players) Q

Hero shows 9 Q A A (Flush, Ace High)
Board #1 (Pre 65%, Flop 91%, Turn 100%)
(One Pair, Aces)
Board #2 (Pre 63%, Flop 90%, Turn 100%)

BB shows 8 J Q 9 (Flush, King High)
Board #1 (Pre 35%, Flop 9%, Turn 0%)
(One Pair, Queens)
Board #2 (Pre 37%, Flop 10%, Turn 0%)

Hero wins 112.25 BB
BB wins 3.26 BB
Hero wins 112.25 BB

Challenge so far:

This is cool, I wonder if his play is correct in theory on turn. I like it, I guess it also depends what he thinks your delay cbetting range is. I don’t think his play is as bad as some would think, AT also has pretty poor playability on a lot rivers so he opts for the x/r bluff line (can also use 99 as blockers for straightening rivers, also he can possibly rep some flushes w his 9d as well). I actually don’t hate his river line, I just don’t know if it’s correct.
EDIT: Villain's hand can also be a lead on turn when flop goes x/x, not sure. IMO x/c might be the worse line on turn, but maybe I'm totally off and its standard lol.

The 2nd to last hand KQJT is mixed, 35% call and 65% raise (I did QQ8r, didn't have QQ9r so prob a little diff, also this was vs 1/3 flop sizing). In this spot where villain is sizing up so large, I'd prob lean a bit closer to a call vs a raise, but prob doesn't matter too much the EV is close w/ both call and x/raising. GL for the rest of November.

His hand is a pretty good candidate for a c/r on the flop as well. Having 99 is important not only because you can have future blockers, but these are blockers right now to villain's continuing range (blocking wraps). And since you have a pair in your hand, you have less value in a call down line, since you can't as easily improve to two pair.

Yea, I agree good blockers but poor playability. Turn is fine, I wonder what villain's thought process on river was. Maybe my hand has some show down value so I'm going to check, but now that I'm getting bet into my hand probably isn't good but I block TT and T5 so let's turn our hand into a bluff? I think I still prefer a bet vs x/r, although on this particular river I can see maybe AT being a x/c as well. Not sure.

EDIT: I didn't realize the turn doesn't bring in the fd and is actually a brick 5, oops. but I'm sure ya'll know what I'm trying to get at.

nice job, what's the winrates?

For me it's a flop c/r for sure. That said, this is probably not a high freq c-bet board for MP. Donking might be fine as well. I like the turn c/r but I do not like the river c/r. I think you nailed his thought process Feno

Thanks mate! 6bb mostly 6-tabling



Stationed this hand yesterday

PartyGaming - $2 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 314.29 BB
SB: 139.35 BB
Hero (BB): 144.59 BB
UTG: 218.93 BB
CO: 151.96 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 A 7 A

fold, fold, BTN raises to 3.5 BB, SB calls 3 BB, Hero raises to 14 BB, BTN calls 10.5 BB, SB calls 10.5 BB

Flop: (42 BB, 3 players) 5 6 5
SB checks, Hero bets 19 BB, BTN calls 19 BB, fold

Turn: (80 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero checks, BTN bets 23.55 BB, Hero calls 23.55 BB

River: (127.1 BB, 2 players) 2
Hero checks, BTN bets 125.6 BB, Hero calls 88.04 BB

BTN shows 4 7 9 6 (Two Pair, Sixes and Fives)
(Pre 33%, Flop 31%, Turn 25%)
Hero shows 9 A 7 A (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 67%, Flop 69%, Turn 75%)
BTN wins 37.57 BB
Hero wins 301.67 BB

Would you mind sharing your thought process for the last hand?

Great Results and great blog 👍

Thanks mate.

Regarding the hand:

Preface: v is a pretty mediocre reg.

So this is a good board cbetting for me holding the A(h) and some blockers to wraps that might jam. Turn is a range check I would think. Rest of the hand is more relying on a sizing population tendency. So people tend to just pot straights here on a fd-board, naked 5s jam the flop. That leaves his value range very small, essentially hands that can handle a lot of rivers like k1078hh (and ofc 66, 65) which i block, and does he 1/4th k1078hh? Probably not. Even though he should 1/4th here with value hands as well population tend to bet this way with marginal hands or hands that are like "ok, he checks, now I want to take a stab at it with my q1097hh kinda hands". River doesn't really change anything as he is not good/tricky enough valuebet anything but a full house and the nut straight.

I'm gonna do a PF GTO quiz every day this week starting off today. Let's do two hands every day.

Button opens to 3,5bb and you hold AQ72ds suited to the A and the Q in SB. Your action?

You hold Ak76ss suited to the A UTG. Your action?