coz it was sooooooooooted

Ok so for the first time in 6 months (since i used to work there), i was able to enter my local casino last night. They were spreading a game called "half pot limit omaha". Not a mixed game, but an omaha game instead at half pot limit, not pot limit. so i'm assuming you're always getting 3:1 on your call.

i'm guessing that some preflop strategy changes will need to be made. the play preflop involves a lot of limpers, and half pot means you cant isolate them.

also, because of the half pot regulation, i think flop strategy should involve a LOT of check raising, and folding the nuts on the flop more frequently than you would in PLO (e.g. if your have like A267 on a 345 flop no redraw, you might have to give it up to substantial action which may mean sets/flush draws/straight+ flush draws).

anyway, what are your thoughts on strategy changes or tips on this game?


thanks people
may your cards always be sooooted (or double sooooted here)

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Not content with losing a small portion of the stack, "titoprada" ships it on the river clearly behind to lose his entire pathetic 80 big blinds.

Submitted by : itz-sooooted

Seat 2 is the button
Seat 1: mysto20 $58.35 USD
Seat 2: Hero $76.55 USD
Seat 3: LaraDiana88 $50.00 USD
Seat 4: Jump&Qwockâ„¢ $55.05 USD
Seat 5: titoprada $38.15 USD
Seat 6: wisdommaster $52.50 USD
LaraDiana88 posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
Jump&Qwockâ„¢ posts big blind [$0.50 USD].

Holecards
Dealt to Hero [ ]
titoprada raises [$1.00 USD]
wisdommaster folds
mysto20 folds
Hero raises [$3.50 USD]
LaraDiana88 folds
Jump&Qwockâ„¢ folds
titoprada calls [$2.50 USD]

Flop (Pot : $7.75)

   
titoprada checks
Hero bets [$5.00 USD]
titoprada calls [$5.00 USD]

Turn (Pot : $17.75)

   
titoprada checks
Hero bets [$12.00 USD]
titoprada calls [$12.00 USD]

River (Pot : $41.75)

   
titoprada bets [$17.65 USD]
Hero calls [$17.65 USD]
titoprada shows
Hero shows
Hero wins $74.05 USD from main pot

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Ok so i played about 2.5 hours today, i swear to god i got coolered in every single way possible.

Submitted by : itz-sooooted

***** Hand History for Game 33436206622 ***** Poker Stars
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, September 29, 04:16:00 ET 2009
Table Herculina III Real Money
Seat 3 is the button
Seat 1: Canibales $51.60 USD
Seat 2: itz-sooooted $50.00 USD
Seat 3: sergiozbu $50.20 USD
Seat 4: Fru Nilsen $56.30 USD
Seat 5: titoprada $53.65 USD
Seat 6: EdmondT $46.50 USD
Fru Nilsen posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
titoprada posts big blind [$0.50 USD].

Holecards
Dealt to itz-sooooted [ ]
EdmondT raises [$2.00 USD]
Canibales folds
itz-sooooted calls [$2.00 USD]
sergiozbu folds
Fru Nilsen folds
titoprada calls [$1.50 USD]

Flop (Pot : $6.25)

   
titoprada checks
EdmondT bets [$3.00 USD]
itz-sooooted raises [$11.00 USD]
titoprada folds
EdmondT raises [$41.50 USD]
itz-sooooted calls [$33.50 USD]

Turn (Pot : $92.25)

   

River (Pot : $92.25)

   
EdmondT shows
itz-sooooted shows
EdmondT wins $92.25 USD from main pot

Holecards
Dealt to Hero [ ]
TonyTuffGuy folds
candy-cane-c folds
canas777 calls [$0.25 USD]
okey822 folds
larry112 folds
pkr_spiky111 folds
KIC709 folds
Hero calls [$0.15 USD]
rymia checks

Flop (Pot : $0.00)

   
Hero bets [$0.75 USD]
rymia calls [$0.75 USD]
canas777 raises [$2.00 USD]
Hero calls [$1.25 USD]
rymia raises [$2.50 USD]
canas777 raises [$3.00 USD]
Hero raises [$24.25 USD]
rymia folds
canas777 calls [$21.25 USD]

Turn (Pot : $51.00)

   

River (Pot : $51.00)

   
Hero shows
canas777 shows
canas777 wins $53.70 USD from main pot

Holecards
Dealt to Hero [ ]
promix calls [$0.25 USD]
jeverkrog calls [$0.25 USD]
crowsen folds
Hero calls [$0.25 USD]
bill7510 calls [$0.25 USD]
pkr_spiky111 folds
pastilaa checks

Flop (Pot : $0.00)

   
pastilaa checks
promix checks
jeverkrog checks
Hero bets [$1.00 USD]
bill7510 calls [$1.00 USD]
pastilaa folds
promix raises [$4.00 USD]
jeverkrog folds
Hero raises [$12.00 USD]
bill7510 folds
promix raises [$19.75 USD]
Hero calls [$10.75 USD]

Turn (Pot : $43.50)

   

River (Pot : $43.50)

   
promix shows
Hero shows

Holecards
Dealt to Hero [ ]
SchwedorY folds
Hero raises [$1.50 USD]
Sumbat5454 calls [$1.50 USD]
FCler folds
NomaNesca folds
shooter0518 folds

Flop (Pot : $3.00)

   
Hero bets [$3.00 USD]
Sumbat5454 raises [$6.00 USD]
Hero raises [$45.50 USD]
Sumbat5454 calls [$12.20 USD]
Hero wins $30.30 USD

Turn (Pot : $39.40)

   

River (Pot : $39.40)

   
Hero shows
Sumbat5454 shows
Sumbat5454 wins $38.15 USD from main pot

Holecards
Dealt to Hero [ ]
F.Schmitz folds
KrazyBeer folds
pkr_spiky111 folds
SivaOOv folds
Graswolke folds
erika984 raises [$0.75 USD]
steveelmejor folds
Hero raises [$2.00 USD]
erika984 raises [$5.25 USD]
Hero raises [$20.50 USD]
erika984 calls [$9.35 USD]
Hero wins $7.40 USD

Flop (Pot : $29.20)

   

Turn (Pot : $29.20)

   

River (Pot : $29.20)

   
Hero shows
erika984 shows
erika984 wins $29.30 USD from main pot

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ok so a bit about me. i'm primarily a 6 max player... taught that way. play 26/22, 3 bet a ton (like 10%, probably bad given the stakes that i play). profitable up to 100NL... haven't tried any higher.

i play a bit of HU, and beat 50NL and 100NL nicely there (again haven't tried higher)

anyway, yesterday, i decided (out of the blue) to 12 table full ring games! anyway, i could only last 100 minutes or so before burning out like a little slut.

im surprised how nitty i had to be. folding AJo EP, folding 22/33/44 in EP (which are normally raises from any position SH for me), folding QJs EP (WTF ITS SUCH A 3 BET HAND!).

of course, it cost me a fair bit of money to learn to fold QJs in EP. it went down something like this: i open QJs from UTG+1, MP repops me, and i make the call OOP (oopssss). flop comes down Qxx, and half my stack later, we're at showdown, getting pwnd by AQo. brilliant.

anyway, how nitty you ask? 12.1/9.8, agg factor 4.48, 3 bet 3.3% (wow thats pathetic), wtsd 20%, w$sd at 60%

anyway after my small sample size, i made $45/hr for a tidy $78 profit. win rate 12PTBB/100. solid. graph attached below



so i might try this until i have 10K hands, see how it goes, and i might be switching to FULL RING!! and of course, adding tables as i get more experience/move up.

in other news, i MADE A ROYAL FLUSH!! $14 pot lol. i flopped the draw, played it mega passively (3 to the flop) coz i wanted to make that royal so bad. made it on the river! both checked to me, i bet $10 into a $14 pot and unfortunately no payoff

anyway that's it for now... i'm gonna play some more 12 tabling 25NL action in a few hours when there are more ppl online! hopefully play about 3K hands (4 hours worth), and see how i go

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