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Here's kind of an interesting hand,


***** Hand History for Game 3125369024 ***** (IPoker)
$400.00 USD PL Omaha - Friday, January 20, 07:11:19 ET 2012
Table Actartor 461087301 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: TonyBond007 ( $184.00 USD )
Seat 3: phynethanquz ( $400.00 USD )
Seat 5: HERO ( $587.30 USD )
Seat 6: unicornkid ( $358.00 USD )
Seat 8: herk5 ( $757.10 USD )
Seat 10: HairyTurk ( $619.20 USD )
phynethanquz posts small blind [$2.00 USD].
HERO posts big blind [$4.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [  Kd 2d 5h  Ahrt ]
unicornkid folds
herk5 calls [$4.00 USD]
HairyTurk raises [$18.00 USD]
TonyBond007 folds
phynethanquz folds
HERO calls [$14.00 USD]
herk5 calls [$14.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3h, 8s, 2h ]
HERO checks
herk5 checks
HairyTurk bets [$36.00 USD]
HERO ?


herk5 has been playing very weak-loose (lots of terrible overcalls and such) and HairyTurk (only the second session I played with him) seems decent-aggro but a little trigger happy (seen him make some pretty questionable stack off's in single raised and multi-way pot up to this point)

Seems like we're going to be using one of the two right hand side buttons, anyone have preference over which button?

Do you think its most profitable to peel here and let the (i assume) fish who has limped pre call with dominated draws etc, rather than raise (he is more likely to fold dominated draws with other possible showdown value/potential). However it doesnt seem like this board hits much of HairyTurk's range, even if it is just an iso. I guess I generally raise here and expect to TID a pretty decent %. Calling can be good, but probably relys heavily on doing a get OTT. -> do a raise imo.

i like to call and donk turn on most cards vs fish, who we assume calls.

i raisy daisy

My first instinct was to raise.  How bad is Herk, how bad would he get it in on the flop (i.e. had he got a hold em mentality and would be willing to get it in with stuff like tens and a non nut flush draw?)  Would either of them pay you off on the turn or river if a heart comes?  Calling can be good but bearing in mind you're OOP a blank on the turn really makes it tricky for you especially if they go silly behind you.  Really tempted to protect my equity as if they are as bad/trigger happy as you say, you're equity could be huge on the flop.

I'm more than likely raising and especially against Herk I don't mind getting it all in here.

yh i agree raising the best play. I can't think of more than about 3 hands HairyTurk can stack off with here so i should have a insane amount of FE.

Lets say HairyTurk is stacking off 100% perfectly, we can still jam?

Herk is pretty likely to fold in the face of such aggression which is defo a -point for jamming but I think with such strong pot equity and so much fold equity I'm a fan of jamming.

Put yourself in HairyTurk's spot and you have

 Ac Ad 8d 7h

 Kh Ks Th 9c

 7h 8c 9h Tc

 4h 5d 6h 7d


A pot raise is to $168, with $537 in stacks ($370 behind) what you stacking off with

**edit** we have 0 history me and Turk, my screen name is quite new as well
(remember this is in £'s so it's way more annoying to lose than $s!!! :D )

Raise/call.