PLO Bluff

I make a lot of continuation bets in PLO, but other than that, it can be tricky to pull off a bluff. The biggest mistake most players make is overvaluing hands that are strong in Hold ‘Em but marginal in Omaha, so once they call one street, they usually don’t want to fold their two pair later. But this guy was just asking for it:

Poker Stars
Pot Limit Omaha Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $20
CO: $840.20
Foucault: $442.60
SB: $724.95
BB: $309.25

Pre-flop: (5 players) Foucault is Button with :td :qs :9s :8d
UTG calls, CO folds, Foucault calls, SB calls, BB checks.

Flop: :jc :ts :5s ($16, 4 players)
SB bets $12, 2 folds, Foucault raises to $51.2, SB calls.

Turn: :2h ($118.4, 2 players)
SB checks, Foucault checks.

River: :ad ($118.4, 2 players)
SB bets $36, Foucault raises to $224.4, SB folds.
Uncalled bets: $188.4 returned to Foucault.

Results:
Final pot: $190.4

The flop doesn’t really count as a bluff or semi-bluff; I’m easily ahead of his range. But I do think that his call suggests that he thinks I’m on a draw, and I had a feeling he was looking to check-raise this safe turn. Thus my decision to check it back on the turn.

3 thoughts on “PLO Bluff”

  1. The limper only has $20. I think I’ve got more of an edge playing this hand post-flop in position in a multiway pot against some deeper stacks than I do racing for 5BB pre-flop.

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