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Anthony Martino

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I'm only about 28 minutes through, but check this hand at the 21 minute mark. THIS is how my Monday morning PLO game is. Just a gang of mouth breathers with zero clue or skill throwing their money in with any 4 and hoping for the best

The three hands that get it in preflop are:

:ad::kd::qd::9d:

:qs::td::9s::4d:

:kh::9h::9c::3c:

only premiums!

 
Looks like a bunch of NLHE player getting it all-in preflop.

@Anthony Martino Is this the way most PLO games play in the casino? I always thought PLO was a post flop game

not if there are button straddles. With button straddles it is very easy for players to get it all in preflop if they want
 
Looks like a bunch of NLHE player getting it all-in preflop.

@Anthony Martino Is this the way most PLO games play in the casino? I always thought PLO was a post flop game

It depends on the structure of the game and the size of the players stacks.

In the Monday PLO game I play at Tampa Greyhound Track, it's 1/2 blinds but a mandatory button straddle to $5 and UNLIMITED restraddles.

Buyins are $200-1K and a number of players are keen to buyin for $200-400 and then try and play bingo preflop. While it's not EVERY hand, there are many hands that will be restraddled to $10, 20, 40, 80 and sometimes even higher (I've heard about restraddles to $320 but haven't seen that yet, I have seen $160 one time).

So what I saw in that video at the 21 minute mark definitely echoed what I see in this particular game on Mondays.

Now the 1/2 PLO at the Tampa Hard Rock is $100-500 buyins and an optional $5 straddle with no additional restraddles. So it's unusual to see that level of craziness. Same with the 2/5 PLO with a $10 rock, which is a forced straddle paid by the winner of the previous hand, with no additional restraddles.

That being said, you get the right combination of players at a table and you will see full stacks or higher get in preflop very quickly. Some people are just addicted to the gamble, or they have more money and would play higher if there were higher games, so they try to bully everyone and raise the stakes by constantly raising because it makes some players uncomfortable to try and keep up with bets of that nature every hand.

And since hand equities run so close preflop, that's why I generally have ZERO raising range preflop unless I can get my entire stack in with a premium holding or create an SPR going to the flop that the rest of my chips are going in regardless. Otherwise I want to see flops and decide from there if I'll continue, since I'm generally pretty deep-stacked.
 
Yeah all-in preflop is just playing Bingo. o_O

I always want to see the flop before I'm commiting in PLO.

I mean, it depends on stack sizes, the opponents who are getting it in and my own hand. I'll get it in with a double suited middle rundown, a broadway rundown, AAxx, double suited Kings with good side cards, etc. if I feel my equity in the spot will be decent.

I'm not 100% opposed to getting my money in preflop, but generally it's more beneficial to see flops and let someone make (or chase) a 2nd best hand when you have a monster.
 
I caught their live stream of a 5/5/10 cash game last night. I only watched 20 minutes, but I saw one really sloppy play. My memory is fuzzy, but I'll try to approximate the best I can

Button opens to $30 with J6 diamonds. SB calls with Q8 hearts. BB three bets with Ace10 offsuit. Both button and SB call.

Flop comes 7, 8, 8 rainbow with no diamonds (I think) giving SB trips. SB and BB check.

Button bets 1/2 pot (WTF?), SB check raises all in as a small stack, BB snap folds and button actually tanks and then eventually folds.

What on earth is the button doing there? Thought he'd steal one on a wet board if SB or BB didn't hit? What would he even be chasing there? He essentially pissed away a 1/2 pot bet. Call me a nit, but I'm checking that off and seeing another card for free to see if I can hit a straight draw.
 

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