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12-25-2012 , 07:33 AM

Hish

newbie

Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 27

probably very ******ed question, but i dont get it how i won this hand(lost similar one later):

Poker Stars, $0.01 Buy-in (200/400 blinds) Limit Omaha H/L Tournament, 9 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #15138521

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K

4 folds, Hero calls, CO folds, BTN calls, SB completes, BB checks

Flop: (4 SB) 2

(4 players)
SB bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, BTN calls, SB calls, BB calls

Turn: (8 BB) 2

(4 players)
SB bets, BB calls, Hero calls, BTN calls

River: (12 BB) J

(4 players)
SB bets, BB folds, Hero calls, BTN calls

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how did he lose, he had full house over my flush, ive seen so many hands like this in omaha and i don't understand them, i am a big rookie in omaha and i know nothing about it, but maybe some1 could explain this to me ?

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12-25-2012 , 07:40 AM

A.Ertbjerg

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In Omaha you need to use two cards in your hand and 3 cards from the board. So he didn't have a fullhouse, he had 666JT.

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12-25-2012 , 07:40 AM

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

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please explain, given how he must use two cards in his hand, how SB had a full house

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12-25-2012 , 07:45 AM

DiamondDog

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No low was possible.
You scooped with the flush.

(Note that in Omaha, because of the requirement to use precisely two of your hole cards, a double paired board makes it less likely someone has a boat, unlike in Holdem.)

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12-25-2012 , 08:14 AM

Hish

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Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 27

ohh, thanks, alot of help from you guys =)

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Originally Posted by sixfour

please explain, given how he must use two cards in his hand, how SB had a full house

Well, i didn't know you MUST use 2 cards, i thought it's like holdem where you can use 4 cards from the table and 1 from your hand.

E/ so its the same thing about straights ?
Lets say i have 6 j q k, flop is 345, turn 7 and river K, i have just a pair of kings with queen kicker ?

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12-25-2012 , 08:20 AM

climbs

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lol

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12-25-2012 , 08:54 AM

DiamondDog

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Originally Posted by Hish

so its the same thing about straights ?
Lets say i have 6 j q k, flop is 345, turn 7 and river K, i have just a pair of kings with queen kicker ?

Correct.

Just to clarify, having to use precisely two of your hole cards also means:

(a) you can't play the board.

(b) a flush is not possible unless the board contains three of a suit

(c) in Hi/Lo, a low is possible only if there are at least three unpaired low cards out; otherwise, the best hi hand will scoop the pot

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12-25-2012 , 10:45 AM

obviously.bogus

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Originally Posted by DiamondDog

Just to clarify, having to use precisely two of your hole cards also means:

(a) you can't play the board.

(b) a flush is not possible unless the board contains three of a suit

(c) in Hi/Lo, a low is possible only if there are at least three unpaired low cards out; otherwise, the best hi hand will scoop the pot

To clarify even further ...

in b) for a flush the board must contain at least three of a suit. On a Kh 9h 8h 4h 3h board, a hand with Ah, and any other heart(s) is the nut flush.

and in c) a low is possible only if there are at least three distinct low cards out. Two of them could be paired and still count. On a Ah Ac 2h 2c 3d board a hand with a 4 and a 5 is the nut low.

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Last edited by obviously.bogus; 12-25-2012 at 10:52 AM. Reason: nit picking ... flush hand could have more than one heart in addition to the Ah

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12-25-2012 , 11:31 AM

DiamondDog

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^^^ can't argue with any of that. Good stuff.

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12-25-2012 , 12:31 PM

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z4reio

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Originally Posted by sixfour

please explain, given how he must use two cards in his hand, how SB had a full house

Please explain, given how this is the BQ forum and many people are still learning the rules for certain games, why you frequently answer questions like a douchebag?

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12-25-2012 , 02:56 PM

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the_spike

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Originally Posted by z4reio

Please explain, given how this is the BQ forum and many people are still learning the rules for certain games, why you frequently answer questions like a douchebag?

What better forum to answer questions like a douchebag? The easiest pickin's are here, so this is where the weakies hang out to make themselves feel better.

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