In a previous post EMG told tales from Texas Crint’s Game. After he left we played some dealer’s choice. There were a few rounds of Hold ‘Em , but Omaha, 3 card Omaha, and Pot Limit Omaha 8 or better were added to the menu. This hand happened after I turned into a card rack, and made for the biggest pot I’d played in months:

We were 5 handed, I sat in the little blind, MH62 in the big. Texas Crint was Under the Gun, Julio P was next, and el Pinata had the button and the deck.

Pre Flop: Texas Crint called the 50 cent BB, Julio P folded, Pinata calls on the button, and I complete the blind. MH62 raises pot, making it 2 dollars to go. With Texas Crint and Pinata calling, it seemed to make sense to call with the following hole cards:

Hulk Hole Cards:

The Flop:

This is undoubtedly a good flop for me, I’ve made the 2nd nut straight, and have redraws to the nut low, and a heart flush. Since I’m acting first this round, I decide to bet pot, 8 dollars after the pre-flop action, and much to my surprise MH62 raises pot, making it another $24 to see the turn. Texas Crint and el Pinata fold moving the action back to me. A more experienced player probably re-raises here, the 2nd nuts, redraw to the wheel for the nut low, and the flush redraw which might be good, or at least block the better flush MH62 could be drawing for might make it elementary … but I agonize about it. Maybe at another game I can discount 4 7 with a pre-flop raise, but look at the logo of this blog. I’m also without an Ace for the nut low, and MH62 re-raised ME ! EMG’s mentioned in other posts that I’m pretty tight, so I’m sure he’s strong here, maybe stronger than I want him to be. Ah Ac 4h 7s ? 44 77 ? Both hands run through my mind, but I finally decide to call. Not a strong move, and I hated myself for it at the time, but I know that MH62 isn’t afraid to draw, and I want some more information before I commit the rest of my chips. I’m just not able to narrow his hand range down enough for the re-raise, and want to keep some of my stack around for later hands.

The Turn:

Any agony that plagued me after the re-raise passed, and as soon as the 10 of diamonds hit I bet pot, which after my call post-flop was a substantial 72 dollars. It was enough to put MH62 all in, and he called for the 61 dollars left in his stack. It wasn’t necessarily the turn card that made me lead out. The card didn’t change anything for either of us, but I was relieved to see it not be a heart. With that card not meaning anything, I decided that there really wasn’t any way I was folding the hand, so it was time to get it over with. We both showed before the river came and

MH62 showed:


The River:

The River was the Ace of Diamonds. The river not pairing the board gives me the 6 high straight, and Ace to 5 low, allowing me to scoop the 194 dollar pot. If you’re up for it, dissect the hand. I believe any errors in the hand were mine, most notably the lack of re-raise after the flop and I’m interested in hearing what the players think.

(Note: After discussion with Pinata and MH62, we still can’t narrow down some details like card suit, but the spirit of this hand remains the same. MH62 did not have a flush draw at any point.)