Archive for July 18th, 2009
River Check-Raising, PLO8 Style
Villain is Matt “Mattg1983″ Graham. He’s got a bracelet from the 2008 WSOP PLO $10K, but I don’t know how his PLO8 game is.
PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (8 handed) – Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
SB (t5430)
BB (t4450)
UTG (t2960)
UTG+1 (t2520)
MP1 (t5635)
Hero (MP2) (t3005)
CO (t2945)
Button (t3055)
Hero’s M: 66.78
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 2
, 4
, K
, 3
3 folds, Hero bets t90, 1 fold, Button calls t90, 2 folds
Flop: (t225) 3
, K
, 9
(2 players)
Hero bets t155, Button calls t155
Turn: (t535) K
(2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks
River: (t535) 3
(2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t295, Hero raises to t1060, Button calls t765
Total pot: t2655
Results:
Button mucked A
, Q
, 10
, A
(Hi: two pair, Aces and Kings).
Hero had 2
, 4
, K
, 3
(Hi: full house, Kings over threes).
Outcome: Hero won t2655
Yes, I’m aware that this a pretty crappy hand and a questionable pre-flop raise. Let’s just focus on the river sexiness.

