**** Thread of Shame ****

[vinnie]

I promised some good Omaha spew. Here's one that I found while doing some hand review. Not even the worst, I am sure, but pretty bad.

Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.10 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 138.6 BB (VPIP: 34.70, PFR: 15.53, 3Bet Preflop: 2.35, hands: 220)
BTN: 212.7 BB (VPIP: 21.95, PFR: 15.52, 3Bet Preflop: 6.02, Hands: 528)
SB: 106.7 BB (VPIP: 38.24, PFR: 1.47, 3Bet Preflop: 2.63, Hands: 70)
Hero (BB): 173.6 BB
UTG: 88.3 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 4)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has

fold, CO raises to 3.5 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10.5 BB, CO calls 7 BB

This hand really isn't a 3-bet hand, especially when it's going to leave me with an SPR > 4. I accomplish nothing with this bet, aside from inflating the pot OOP. It was already going to be heads up. And, despite how pretty this hand might have looked at the time, these aren't great aces.​

Flop: (21.5 BB, 2 players)
Hero bets 15 BB, CO calls 15 BB

I don't hate this lead on this specific flop. This is probably the one bet that I like. It might be a hair too big, but this board is rainbow and shouldn't hit a huge amount of a 15% PFR's range. With very few draws or strong hands, I should get a fair number of folds here.​

Turn: (51.5 BB, 2 players)
Hero bets 36.7 BB, CO raises to 113.1 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 76.4 BB

This is pure madness! The bet might not be horrible, although it's larger than it needs to be, but even considering calling the raise is suicide. If he had some sort of rundown like 9876, he got there. If he's got something like k:dd then I am in horrible shape. Any set has me crushed. Even random Ad:dd (ace high flush draws) have 51% equity against me. Any two pair hands are killing me. Heck, unless it's a complete bluff, I am dead here. What's more, it's a large bet. I only need 28% equity to call, which I might have against some of his hands, but having the right equity to call here only means I made a mistake earlier.​

Edit: Because what fun it this without results?
River: (277.7 BB, 2 players)

Villain shows: -- Four of a Kind, Kings and wins the pot.

This hand KK42r is NOT a hand I expect in this players range. It's pretty terrible, even for the original open from the CO, but it's especially terrible for calling a 3-bet. Oh well, just because he played poorly doesn't mean I played any better.

 

[vinnie]

Not me this time, but it highlights how badly the second nuts, no redraws, plays in PLO for high SPRs.

The SPR on the flop is 21.5, which is really high. I am not even a huge fan of getting it in on the flop with the bare nut straight here, possibly being freerolled by K-Q-J or Q-J:ss.

Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.05 PL Hi (6 max) - Omaha Hi - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
MP: 101.8 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 15.63, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 32)
CO: 170.8 BB (VPIP: 73.21, PFR: 25.89, 3Bet Preflop: 2.33, Hands: 114)
BTN: 160.4 BB (VPIP: 42.13, PFR: 31.98, 3Bet Preflop: 9.52, Hands: 206)
SB: 185.4 BB (VPIP: 32.53, PFR: 19.89, 3Bet Preflop: 5.07, Hands: 376)
Hero (BB): 185 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has

fold, fold, CO raises to 3.4 BB, fold, SB calls 3 BB, fold

Flop: (7.8 BB, 2 players)
SB bets 7.6 BB, CO raises to 30.4 BB, SB raises to 98.8 BB, CO raises to 167.4 BB and is all-in, SB calls 68.6 BB

Turn: (342.6 BB, 2 players)

River: (342.6 BB, 2 players)

CO shows (Straight, Queen High)
(Pre 56%, Flop 99%, Turn 100%)
SB shows (Straight, Jack High)
(Pre 44%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)
CO wins 325.6 BB