Omaha hand

[GlasgowBandit]

I was playing the 2/4 pl game on blonde.  From what I could gather the boy I am up again is a bit of a chancer and seemed to be playing every hand and raising when he had an ace.

This is how the hand unfolded, should I have folded or was I just a tad unlucky to get caught like this?

Opinions please!!

Real Money Ring Game
Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes
Cowichan 8161546-13781 Omaha Pot Limit $2/$4
[Apr 20 01:41:31] : Hand Start.
[Apr 20 01:41:31] : Seat 1 : the madmonk has $562.25
[Apr 20 01:41:31] : Seat 2 : goatboy22 has $392.76
[Apr 20 01:41:31] : Seat 3 : Looselysat has $2,224.60
[Apr 20 01:41:31] : Seat 4 : GGCahill has $126.26
[Apr 20 01:41:31] : Seat 5 : rimsfs has $173
[Apr 20 01:41:31] : Seat 6 : JimSpeers has $266.11
[Apr 20 01:41:31] : the madmonk is the dealer.
[Apr 20 01:41:31] : goatboy22 posted small blind.
[Apr 20 01:41:32] : Looselysat posted big blind.
[Apr 20 01:41:32] : Game [13781] started with 6 players.
[Apr 20 01:41:32] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Apr 20 01:41:32] : Seat 4 : GGCahill has
[Apr 20 01:41:36] : GGCahill called $4
[Apr 20 01:41:38] : rimsfs called $4 and raised $4
[Apr 20 01:41:42] : JimSpeers called $8
[Apr 20 01:41:46] : the madmonk called $8
[Apr 20 01:41:49] : goatboy22 called $6
[Apr 20 01:41:51] : Looselysat called $4
[Apr 20 01:41:56] : GGCahill called $4 and raised $48
[Apr 20 01:42:00] : rimsfs called $48 and raised $117 and is All-in
[Apr 20 01:42:03] : JimSpeers folded.
[Apr 20 01:42:03] : the madmonk folded.
[Apr 20 01:42:04] : goatboy22 folded.
[Apr 20 01:42:06] : Looselysat folded.
[Apr 20 01:42:08] : GGCahill called $70.26 and is All-in
[Apr 20 01:42:09] : Showdown!
[Apr 20 01:42:09] : Seat 4 : GGCahill has
[Apr 20 01:42:10] : Seat 4 : GGCahill has
[Apr 20 01:42:10] : Seat 5 : rimsfs has
[Apr 20 01:42:19] : Board cards [ ]
[Apr 20 01:42:19] : Seat 5 : rimsfs has
[Apr 20 01:42:19] : rimsfs has Flush AJT86
[Apr 20 01:42:19] : Seat 4 : GGCahill has
[Apr 20 01:42:19] : GGCahill has 3 of a Kind: 10s
[Apr 20 01:42:19] : rimsfs wins $281.52 with Flush AJT86
[Apr 20 01:42:28] : Hand is over.

[swish]

Couple of things:

1 - presumably you were happy to play this hand for such a large pot when you re-raised a player you have already pinned as "a bit lively"?

2 - how can you fold once you have already pushed nearly half your stack in? You only have $70.26 left and the pot is offering you just shy of 3 to 1 against a player you feel you may have dominated if he is indeed playing any old ace as your read indicates.

3 - had you been able to keep the pot manageable pre-flop, he cannot call your bet on the flop, so you would have taken it down there and then - although we do not know what other players who passed for the massive over-raise may have connected with on the flop.

Basically, I think the biggest mistake that people make in Omaha is not keeping the pot under control - I see it time and time again in the live cash games I play.

Clearly you are unlucky to lose here to a hand you have dominated, particularly after hitting trips on the flop - but like I say, keeping the pot under control and giving your opponant an opportunity to fold to a bet with a few cards in the middle is crucial in Omaha.

[Royal Flush]

I agree, i flat call pre flop here 99% of the time.