Saturday, December 20, 2008

Cardinal Rules of PLO

So, you know how every once and awhile you don't listen to yourself, and that mistake costs you? Happened tonight. I'm playing an Omaha game over at Full Tilt (waiting for one to start on Pokerstars) and running pretty good. Sitting top 15 with a healthy stack. Going well, feeling it, and see a flop with A5510. Speculative at best, I know. Only two others in the pot and it comes 10, 9, 5 with two hearts. Early position guy puts out a pot sized bet. First thing I figure (and this is where I should have been listening) is that he's set protecting against a flush draw. I think nah, there's no way he's got a set, and I re-pop it. Well, we get it all in and yes, he's got trip tens. Blurg. In PLO, bottom set is essentially useless, and I learned the hard way.

Still fun though. Doing something fun tomorrow, playing in the WCIIHGADJHJHFJKPP Bloggers Championship at 3pm. And I'm playing a live HORSE tournament at the same time at my buddy's place. Should prove interesting, as I tend to do well when I multi-table live & online. ;)

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