"Dazed and confused"

I'm winning pretty comfortably with Omaha but at 1c/2c that's not saying much. Pretty much I'm waiting for the nuts and other players give me their chips. I know there's an awful lot of opportunities I'm missing along the way and I'd get destroyed at higher limits.

Here's a typical 'big draw' hand:


Hand #1
PokerStars Game #19705889786: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/08/18 - 05:59:12 (ET)
Table 'Pollux' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: SKUNK-FUU ($3.99 in chips)
Seat 2: RunnerRunn3r ($8.16 in chips)
Seat 3: Forrest Gump ($3.53 in chips)
Seat 4: Jamestown808 ($8.77 in chips)
Seat 5: origin1 ($8.67 in chips)
Seat 6: heeeeheeee ($3.70 in chips)
Seat 7: mcSchuepp ($4.97 in chips)
Seat 8: noahdog73 ($1.20 in chips)
RunnerRunn3r said, "gunna bluff this hand"
noahdog73: posts small blind $0.01
pftw: is sitting out
SKUNK-FUU: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forrest Gump [Js Ad 5s As]
pftw leaves the table
heeeeheeee said, "go sick"
origin1 said, "ok ill call"
RunnerRunn3r: raises $0.04 to $0.06
Forrest Gump: calls $0.06
Jamestown808: calls $0.06
origin1: calls $0.06
heeeeheeee: calls $0.06
mcSchuepp: folds
noahdog73: calls $0.05
SKUNK-FUU: calls $0.04
*** FLOP *** [4s 8s Jh]
noahdog73: checks
SKUNK-FUU: bets $0.20
origin1 said, "ok maybe not"
RunnerRunn3r: raises $0.34 to $0.54
Forrest Gump: folds
origin1 said, "ill raise instead"
Jamestown808: folds
origin1: folds
heeeeheeee: folds
noahdog73: folds
SKUNK-FUU: calls $0.34
*** TURN *** [4s 8s Jh] [6s]
SKUNK-FUU: checks
RunnerRunn3r: bets $1.04
SKUNK-FUU: calls $1.04
*** RIVER *** [4s 8s Jh 6s] [9c]
SKUNK-FUU: bets $0.12
jaxxxs joins the table at seat #9
RunnerRunn3r: raises $3.67 to $3.79
SKUNK-FUU said, "color?"
origin1 said, "i want to rock with u"
SKUNK-FUU: calls $2.23 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1.44) returned to RunnerRunn3r
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RunnerRunn3r: shows [5h 7d 6h 9d] (a straight, Five to Nine)
SKUNK-FUU: shows [Qh Ah 7c Td] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
SKUNK-FUU collected $7.88 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.28 | Rake $0.40
Board [4s 8s Jh 6s 9c]
Seat 1: SKUNK-FUU (big blind) showed [Qh Ah 7c Td] and won ($7.88) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 2: RunnerRunn3r showed [5h 7d 6h 9d] and lost with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 3: Forrest Gump folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Jamestown808 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: origin1 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: heeeeheeee folded on the Flop
Seat 7: mcSchuepp (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: noahdog73 (small blind) folded on the Flop

So the guy to my right is very LAG'y. Is the hand good enough to re-pop preflop? On the flop I have AA, top pair and a nut flush draw. If I figure someone for a set, is this the spot where i have enough outs to ship it and maybe even have best hand with a draw?

This is an example of the passive game I'm playing folding if i don't have it but passing up lots of opportunities.



Hand #2:
PokerStars Game #19706117451: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/08/18 - 06:24:19 (ET)
Table 'Pollux' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: GR_hask. ($1.68 in chips)
Seat 2: RunnerRunn3r ($3.28 in chips)
Seat 3: Forrest Gump ($3.32 in chips)
Seat 4: Sikkersen ($2.74 in chips)
Seat 5: origin1 ($8.40 in chips)
Seat 6: heeeeheeee ($6.71 in chips)
Seat 7: hawk0813 ($1.79 in chips)
Seat 8: noahdog73 ($1.01 in chips)
Seat 9: jaxxxs ($2.90 in chips)
heeeeheeee: posts small blind $0.01
hawk0813: posts big blind $0.02
Forrest Gump: posts small & big blinds $0.03
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Forrest Gump [As 8c 5s Kc]
noahdog73: calls $0.02
jaxxxs: folds
GR_hask.: folds
RunnerRunn3r: raises $0.02 to $0.04
Forrest Gump: raises $0.08 to $0.12
Sikkersen: raises $0.08 to $0.20
origin1: folds
heeeeheeee: folds
hawk0813: folds
noahdog73: calls $0.18
RunnerRunn3r: folds
Forrest Gump: calls $0.08
*** FLOP *** [9s Ks 6c]
Forrest Gump: checks
Sikkersen: bets $0.68
noahdog73: calls $0.68
Forrest Gump: calls $0.68
*** TURN *** [9s Ks 6c] [3h]
noahdog73: bets $0.13 and is all-in
Forrest Gump: calls $0.13
Sikkersen: raises $1.73 to $1.86 and is all-in
Forrest Gump: calls $1.73
*** RIVER *** [9s Ks 6c 3h] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Forrest Gump: shows [As 8c 5s Kc] (a flush, Ace high)
Sikkersen: mucks hand
Forrest Gump collected $3.31 from side pot
noahdog73: mucks hand
Forrest Gump collected $2.96 from main pot
Forrest Gump said, "weeee"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.57 Main pot $2.96. Side pot $3.31. | Rake $0.30
Board [9s Ks 6c 3h 6s]
Seat 1: GR_hask. folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: RunnerRunn3r folded before Flop
Seat 3: Forrest Gump showed [As 8c 5s Kc] and won ($6.27) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: Sikkersen mucked [4d Ts Ah Ac]
Seat 5: origin1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: heeeeheeee (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: hawk0813 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: noahdog73 mucked [Kd Qh 2d Ad]
Seat 9: jaxxxs folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Pretty sure I slaughtered this hand. I just got sick of folding and decided on the flop to call it down. I'll look up TheDeuce and ask for his expert opinion!



Anyhow. So, I think I've had enough of a taste that it's time to start studying, get a clue on starting hands and learn a bit of the math! In a few weeks I should have my mitts on Ciaffone and Hwang's books. It does appear the games are well juicy though if even a clueless Gump can clean up at this game.



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