Ok finally got back on winning track today. Put special focus on keeping my preflop game under control because I think I put myself into a lot of bad
First of all, put in a +$200 session online. Got on the wrong side of two nuts or air games on monotone boards which is unfortunate.
Hand 1
I think pre is a little loose but IP with some weaker players in blind, its prolly fine. The rest of the hand seems standard, sorta have to bluff catch with this hand with 3 clubs even though most people in this population are probably underbluffing here.
Hand 2
I think this hand is also fairly standard. Even though probably people call down too much, the 4th heart is obviously bad to bluff, and there is a straight flush available, my UTG range is just gonna have a lot of nuts here. According to odds oracle, a betting range of Ahxxx on the flop is about 56.5% nuts which drops to 52% on the turn.
So i need to give up some bluffs at some point (especially given that the straight flush is possible). My guess is that my Ax without pairs or straights I probably need to bet at a minimum.
Luckily I binked a 3 or 4 way all-in with a double suited connected hand and so ended up ahead on the session.
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Also got together a nice home game and played some Drawmaha/Sviten Special (for those who are unaware, it is split pot game between 5 card draw and 5 card PLO with a draw phase after the flop). Pretty degen but also incredibly fun
Crazy hand to show the madness that can result. We are about 200-400BB deep. Pot goes 4 ways pre.
Flop (20BB): 7
8
5
Action checks through. Hero has J
J
xxx and draws 3, all 3 other players draw 3 as well.
Hero draws 3 to get J
J
J
T
4
Turn (20BB): 4
Small blind leads out for pot. Hero calls. CO repots, BTN calls, SB calls, Hero repots. Everyone gets it in. CO drew quad 2s, BTN has 8896, SB has 55 with nut flush draw.
River(~1000 BB): 9
Bink! Somehow hero scoops omaha pot and wins part of sidepot for draw pot.