Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Getting Closer

Goal #1: Play better in PLO
Goal #2: Win the Skillz Game and get this TOC seat out of the way

1 out of 2 ain't bad.

This will be all over the place, because it's nearly 2am.

Finished 3rd in the PLO Skill Game. I think I actually played pretty well. I got lucky a few times, but had a stack when I did, and that's Omaha.

Last two hands:

AAKA 4-suited, shitty flop and I had to fold to pressure from Smokkee.

Then Ac4cAsKh, standard raise from Smokkee and I call like a donk. Flop comes 3 hearts, Smokkee bets 1/2 the pot and I wonder if my Kh is good. I push and get instacalled by the nut flush. And am done.

AA is shit preflop in Omaha, right? Because I had 'em 7 times, and had AKAA once on top of that.

What about KK? Had that 12 times.

AK? 25 times, including times where I had AA and KK.

Suited AK? 6 times.

277 hands.

Bah says I, I could should have taken this one down.

Had at least 6 or 7 knockouts too, which is pretty good since my first Skill Game KO was tonight.

I'm mad at myself for how I went out. I think the AAKA beforehand threw me off.

Thanks to everyone who railed me. It's appreciated.

Garthmiester's analysis of hands on IT Radio was a great thing to hear too. Even if he claims to not know a thing, just the constant discussion made for good listening. The thing is that I agreed with him on a few of my hands after the fact. I made a couple poor decisions that may have cost me a medium loss instead of a medium gain. These things matter 3-handed.

It's okay though. I noticed a bunch of things out there from everyone playing. I'm a complete Omaha donk, but going this deep and paying attention really opened my eyes to how little thought anybody is giving to anything other than their cards in these things. I may just play the Dookie tomorrow.

Smokkee just took it all down - congrats, well-deserved.

I'm feeling it though... I ain't done yet kids.

3 comments:

Eric a.k.a. Bone Daddy said...

congrats on the fish cake points; I really mis-read you on that hand you busted me on, just thought you wee being a big stack bully...dems the breaks, but kind of stupid to call the flop with a pair of queens.

ScottMcM said...

Then Ac4cAsKh, standard raise from Smokkee and I call like a donk. Flop comes 3 hearts, Smokkee bets 1/2 the pot and I wonder if my Kh is good. I push and get instacalled by the nut flush. And am done.

uhhhhh you only had 1 heart so why would it be good?

That said I think you played great right up until that hand, while I agree AAXX is not as strong here you still need to open raise it to cull the herd.

Keep up the great play man!

Astin said...

I should have been clearer. I wondered if my Kh was good as a draw. If he had two low hearts, a set, or was bluffing, then I hoped I could scare him off, and if not, then the question was if he had the Ah or not.

In other words, I pushed and prayed :)

I fully agree that I should have re-potted preflop, and then got the worst flop possible for me.