PLO lessons 8: Dominated straight draws

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This is a good illustration of why you always want to be drawing to the nut straight. If someone has a higher straight draw than you do, you may be completely dominated even if you hit your hand. Throw these types of hands away immediately to any action if you're on the wrong side of the draw. In this instance, the villain was a 3:1 dog on this flop. Note his only good cards for the straight are 7 and 8 (and not the 8 of clubs).

pokerstars Game #12478698513: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2007/10/06 - 20:52:45 (ET)
Table 'Semele II' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: BabyHumvee ($11.85 in chips)
Seat 2: Angustus ($8.20 in chips)
Seat 3: Angler57 ($9.60 in chips)
Seat 5: ZnAmka ($10 in chips)
Seat 6: DeusFace ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 7: deanluck ($5.70 in chips)
Seat 8: ACS999 ($10 in chips)
Seat 9: 11nawox11 ($24.75 in chips)
deenasim will be allowed to play after the button
ZnAmka: posts small blind $0.05
DeusFace: posts big blind $0.10
deenasim joins the table at seat #4
ACS999: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BabyHumvee
deanluck: calls $0.10
ACS999: checks
11nawox11: folds
BabyHumvee: calls $0.10
Angustus: calls $0.10
Angler57: calls $0.10
ZnAmka: calls $0.05
DeusFace: checks
*** FLOP ***
ZnAmka: bets $0.70
DeusFace: folds
deanluck: folds
ACS999: folds
BabyHumvee: calls $0.70
Angustus: folds
Angler57: calls $0.70
*** TURN ***
ZnAmka: bets $2
BabyHumvee: raises $6.70 to $8.70
Angler57: folds
ZnAmka: calls $6.70
*** RIVER ***
ZnAmka said, "missclick"
ZnAmka said, "u canhave it"
ZnAmka said, "kow u have str8"
ZnAmka: checks
BabyHumvee: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ZnAmka: shows (high card Ace)
BabyHumvee: shows (a straight, Ten to Ace)
BabyHumvee collected $19.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20.20 | Rake $1
Board [Tc Js 4c Ah 6d]
Seat 1: BabyHumvee showed and won ($19.20) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 2: Angustus folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Angler57 (button) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: ZnAmka (small blind) showed and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: DeusFace (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: deanluck folded on the Flop
Seat 8: ACS999 folded on the Flop
Seat 9: 11nawox11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Note I didn't bet on the river mostly to see what his hand was. I think he actually did not mis-click but was chasing his (non-winning) flush. See my thread on "Do Poker Players Lie?"