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Limit Omaha 8 - hand example 3

A Good Bluff

$10/$20 Omaha Hi/Lo - Sunday, June 19
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: ( $460.95 )
Seat 2: ( $270.5 ) Our Hero
Seat 3: ( $415 ) Villain
Seat 4: ( $516.75 )
Seat 5: ( $538.6 )
Seat 6: ( $659 )
Seat 8: ( $664.5 )
Seat 10: ( $390.11 )
Seat 9: ( $0 )
Seat 7: BigBlind ( $480 )
Seat 5 posts small blind [$5].
Seat 7 posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 3 3 A 5 ]
4 folds


Hero raises [$20].
Villain calls [$20].
All fold

Hero raises first in from CO+1 for a standard raise with a decent hand.

** Dealing Flop ** [ J, 6, K ]
Hero checks.
Villain bets [$10].
Hero raises [$20].
Villain folds folds.

Hero has 3 real choices here:

  1. Give up and check-fold, or
  2. Continuation bet,
  3. Check-Raise

Let's look at the options:

  • Giving up is reasonably option - after all, Hero has nothing here. But there is some money in there to be won and its not likely Villain has much either.
  • Continuing to bet as a bluff is reasonable, but lots of players will continue betting here so Hero may not get any credit for having a hand and may get bluff-raised. Check-raising is reasonable, as it conveys more strength and lets Villain put some more money in before folding.

Hero's bluff works here because

  1. Hero can have the hand he is representing - its reasonably and and logical for Hero to have it here.
  2. Villain can reasonably be expected to fold here: the pot is not so large he feels he must continue to the showdown.

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