Not sure of my play on this hand altogether. If I bet flop it should be bigger for sure at least 2/3. But is this a standard check/call?

On turn, I don't wanna get raised but I feel check/folding is weak and am comfortable calling a smaller bet but against a pot sizing is it a sigh fold? We have 25% still against a made flush.

River I think is easy check/fold.



PokerStars - $0.02 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $2.00 (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
MP: $3.57 (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 35.71, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
CO: $1.35 (VPIP: 67.80, PFR: 38.98, 3Bet Preflop: 13.64, Hands: 60)
BTN: $2.19 (VPIP: 19.52, PFR: 9.93, 3Bet Preflop: 3.21, Hands: 891)
Hero (SB): $2.00
BB: $1.99 (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)

Hero posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has A 2 A J

fold, MP calls $0.02, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.08, fold, MP calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.18, 2 players) 5 K Q
Hero bets $0.09, MP calls $0.09

Turn: ($0.36, 2 players) A
Hero checks, MP bets $0.35, Hero calls $0.35

River: ($1.06, 2 players) T
Hero checks, MP checks

Would bet more on the flop for protection.

You can barrel turn to give yourself some boats on pairing rivers but check/calling is fine with the Jd in your hand.

Disagree that river is an easy check/fold, I actually think it's a pretty easy check/call given how wide villain's range is pre-flop (he'll have more bare diamond hands rather than suited diamonds) and you block one of his main value betting hands with the Jd in your hand.

Agree with the flop sizing - mentioned that in post.

What do we do when facing a raise on the turn when we barrel? Qd flush is definitely in his range so we'd have to fold?


I'm having trouble understanding a river check/call - what hands do you see taking that line which haven't made either a flush or straight and barrel turn + river?

It baffles me when so many people use half pot sizing in omaha particularly OOP. Only time you should be using such a sizing is when the SPR is already really small, the board is super dry or the board is relatively dry and you are IP.

prob fold vs. turn raise. if he chooses to take his big flushes out of his turn calling range then it makes him much easier to play against in a lot of similar turn/river spots

any two pair from the flop and any non-str8 hand that has the bare Qd in it, or even 9d/8d too for revelant blockers. at plo2 it could even be anything really - the half pot sizing on the flop and turn check leaves his range really wide

I'm leaning towards checking the flop. If he has a pair + draw we're not a favorite to win and he can have a lot on this board.

We have 22% OTT so with the money behind we have to call imo because we have reasonable implied odds and he can bluff ofc.

Check fold the river if he bets.

I'm a losing plo25 player with 7stud background. so I probably should't care about balancing topics until I learned "ABC" style. but this is something I don't understand. when villain decides to raise turn with big flushes or with blockers with some frequency and also call big flushes with some frequency. how can someone play easier against him? or in general: I ask myself is there an advantage when we play the same situation same way all the time?