palindrome
Two Pair
Hello! I don't post a whole lot but I enjoy following the strategy posts around here. I play twice a week on average and my game seems to have slumped the last year or so. Maybe talking some of this out will lead to some improvements. Anyways, this hand from Monday has gotten me to thinking about a few things.
The regular Monday game is a .25/.50 dealer's choice game. I have been playing with most of these guys for around 8 years. Games vary wildly from normal stuff (Hold'em, Omaha, Pineapple) to the insane (Triple Flop Omaha, SOHE) but the majority of time we play some form of Omaha. This time we are playing NL Omaha Hi Lo nine handed.
I pick up


in MP. UTG limps, UTG+1 shoves for $10.25. The next player shoves for $13.75 and the player in front of me calls. He has about $60 to start the hand. I have $38.50 in my stack.
UTG+1 is very loose player who will see lots of flops by limping or calling a raise. He is fairly good at reading hands but still makes calls even when he knows he is beat. He is really in it just to gamble and enjoys putting people on tilt by hitting screwy hands. In this situation, he has a real hand but where are we ranging him? I have some ideas but I'm curious about what others think.
UTG+2 is a decent LAG. Solid thinking player with a decent win rate and a large amount of gamble in him.He can have a wide range of hands here.
UTG+3 is the resident lunatic. He will either have all the money on the table or torch off $250 in 2 hours. He is very aggressive and will play just about anything dealt to him. He overvalues the low draw in this game and will call super light on scary boards. The money is insignificant to him. He loves to gamble.
What's my play?
The regular Monday game is a .25/.50 dealer's choice game. I have been playing with most of these guys for around 8 years. Games vary wildly from normal stuff (Hold'em, Omaha, Pineapple) to the insane (Triple Flop Omaha, SOHE) but the majority of time we play some form of Omaha. This time we are playing NL Omaha Hi Lo nine handed.
I pick up




UTG+1 is very loose player who will see lots of flops by limping or calling a raise. He is fairly good at reading hands but still makes calls even when he knows he is beat. He is really in it just to gamble and enjoys putting people on tilt by hitting screwy hands. In this situation, he has a real hand but where are we ranging him? I have some ideas but I'm curious about what others think.
UTG+2 is a decent LAG. Solid thinking player with a decent win rate and a large amount of gamble in him.He can have a wide range of hands here.
UTG+3 is the resident lunatic. He will either have all the money on the table or torch off $250 in 2 hours. He is very aggressive and will play just about anything dealt to him. He overvalues the low draw in this game and will call super light on scary boards. The money is insignificant to him. He loves to gamble.
What's my play?