1. 2008-04-07 03:34:00

   Omaha High lo tournament

   I have recently picked up playing Omaha in all forms.
   I was playing cash but this weekend I saw this tournaments with entry fee of $2 and wanted to give it a try.
   But they are pot limit unlike the fixed limit I have played till now.
   Also the tournament dynamics are different.

   Tournament 1:

   There were 530 players.
   I started out slow and had low stack.
   I got lucky when I doubled up even though opponent had me dominated with AA hand.
   After that I started playing well. I found out as long as you have average stack you are one double up away from a huge stack.
   I had third biggest stack but played bad one hand and doubled up a medium stack good player. He placed 3rd.
   So I played patiently and reached final table.
   There were 5 players left and 3 of them had huge stacks and one had slightly less than mine.
   I decided to play for win than playing for 4th place.
   The blinds forced me to gamble and lost my stack when I had a set on the flop. I know a middle set is nothing on the flop in Omaha but this was short handed with the pot being equal to my stack. So I put in the rest of the stack and the opponent caught his flush on the river.

   I finished 5th out of 530.

   I am starting to love Omaha 8 because it has low variance.

   Tournament 2:

   Busted early. No excuses. Just played horribly.

   Tournament 3:

   I am typing this live...
   This started with 730 players.
   I got many AAxx hands this tournament but I got no action.
   Overall my play is mediocre. I had below average average stack through out the tournament.
   I need to improve my push/fold in tournament. I have no idea of hand strength in all in situations.
   I am 25/28 with 6 BB stack.
   I picked up AA84 in SB and pushed. No callers. I pick up limped in money.
   I pick up AA2J next hand. Pushed and doubled up when some one called with KKxx.
   I just went up to 7th from 25th in these two hands. Chip leader has only double my stack.
   The blinds are very high at 1500/300 and chip leader has only 40 BB.
   It is going slow now because only good players are left and the pots are being split.
   I am 11/19 now after being card dead.
   8/15 and now 10/14 .... 11/12.... 9/12 ....6/10....
   Made the final table!! 2 out of 3 is not bad huh!
   Blinds are 5k/10k.
   I finished after pushing A3xx and the big stack called. I was only a small favorite and lost.

   I finished 9th.

   There was another player with same stack size as mine who finished 2nd because chip leader destroyed everyone else. Of course he played well enough not to get blinded out.
   This proves that you don't have to get super aggressive with short stack on final table.
   If your opponents fight you move up one place.
   I wish I can play with such patience.

   Posted by Krishna at 2008-04-07 03:34:00

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Comments on “Omaha High lo tournament”

1. • Posted by Krishna g 2008-04-08 01:37:15
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   • Yeah - 10 times is not worth compared to all the time I spent. At these stakes I go for the win for that reason.
     You jinxed my 45 man $1 MTT ROI. It is now only 70%. LOL.

     Captcha KT67 - Trash in all forms of omaha.

2. • Posted by Jason M g 2008-04-07 23:25:02
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   • 10 times for 9th - ouch. So many players... But 25 times seems pretty tasty. You sure you don't want me to stake you, dude? That's a lot better ROI than I'm getting on my stocks!

     LOL, I've been logged in all day, so I don't get a new captcha. :p

3. • Posted by Krishna g 2008-04-07 22:40:50
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   • Payouts are good for final table with each place adding a lot to the payout.
     For 5th I got 25 times.
     For 9th I got only 10 times.
     I think first place is 125 times.

     I like the push too. A3xx is super strong against a random hand.
     In fact any ace is strong.
     having only 2.5 BB, I have to push with any four cards unless there are some extraordinary circumstances like a player going to get blinded out before the blinds get to me.

     My captcha is 87TQ - extremely marginal. Even if 9J flop you might lose to bigger straight.

4. • Posted by Jason M g 2008-04-07 18:38:03
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   • Krishna - holy crap, man. That's awesome. Way to go! I like your push with A3xx, but really, what do I know :) Congratulations, dude. What's the multiplier on payouts for those games?!

     I have the 77KA for my captcha. Meh.

5. • Posted by Krishna g 2008-04-07 17:27:23
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   • Thanks Alexis.
     When I saw that short stack move up 8 places with patience, I remembered what you said about playing patiently. I need to improve that skill.

     But I am satisfied with my push there on the last hand. I was 70-30 favorite against opponent's hand. There was lot of dead money in the pot. No body was so short that I could wait for them to bust.

     PS:
     My captcha is K473 - trash both in hi and hi/lo.

6. • Posted by Pokermom g 2008-04-07 16:36:12
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   • 5/530 and 9/730.

     wow.

     I'm impressed.

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7. • Posted by Ethan g 2008-04-07 04:26:07
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   • Pretty good, 2 out of 3 final tables. I've been getting more interested in Omaha lately. Jason, how about that Omaha tourney? Aside: I've got K922 on the captcha right now. Not the greatest hand - what would you do?