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The spaghetti western strategy
The table is like your typical wild west town, there are aggressive people wanting to steal all your money, they nick your chips and challange you to draw if you dare. It is a shootout, where only the meanest hombres will survive.
But one man stands alone, let's call him Clint. He observes the shootout from the sidelines, but his chips never leave his holster. The shootout lasts for 25 minutes and eventually there is a casualty, they are carted off to boot hill, and the shootout soon resumes in earnest.
Our hero, Clint, has decided that he has seen enough of this carnage and decides to blow the cobwebs off his unholstered chips, it's level 6 and he rides into town. The other players, seeing this mean hombre means business dive for cover, all except one, let's call him Van Cleef.
Van Cleef puts in a raise, Clint re-raises all in.....Draw if you dare Van Cleef?
Surely Van Cleef is not going to call our hero, he hasn't played a pot all game, surely he commands some respect? Clint's eyes narrow. Van Cleef's eyes narrow.
Will Van Cleef back down? Clint's eyes narrow even further. Van Cleef's eyes narrow even further too. Clint looks to his left, the undertaker is estimating his measurements, and has the appropriate casket propped against the wall. Clint's little cigar twitches in the side of his mouth. Van Cleef's moustache curls up a little.
Van Cleef has kicked in the saloon doors and has strode through them, he can't slink back out now. He reaches for his chips.
The other players look out from their hidey holes in aghast. Surely Van Cleef has the big guns? It surely has to be AA23 double suited?
Bam boom bam bam.......
The smoke clears......The dust settles......The other players see that Van Cleef does not have the big guns. He has a pea shooter.
The combatants stand eying each other. Van Cleef's moustache curls. Clint's cigar twitches. Van Cleef opens his coat to reveal an impenetrable steel plate. Clint opens his poncho to reveal pee stains.
Clint falls to the gorund.
UL GG
| Player | Action | Cards | Amount | Pot | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67Bhoys | Small blind | 100.00 | 100.00 | 1407.50 | |
| raygrayte | Big blind | 200.00 | 300.00 | 2800.00 | |
| Your hole cards |
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| Van Cleef | Raise | 700.00 | 1000.00 | 525.00 | |
| Clint | All-in | 1175.00 | 2175.00 | 0.00 | |
| lyn1965 | Fold | ||||
| 1ali1 | Fold | ||||
| 67Bhoys | Fold | ||||
| raygrayte | Fold | ||||
| Van Cleef | Call | 475.00 | 2650.00 | 50.00 | |
| Van Cleef | Show |
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| Clint | Show |
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| Flop | |||||
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| Turn | |||||
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| River | |||||
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| Van Cleef | Win high | Three 2s | 1325.00 | 1375.00 | |
| Van Cleef | Win low | 8-low | 1325.00 | 2700.00 | |
Comments
Ha, brilliant.
And yes, I insta recognized Clint & Van Cleef.
I suspect Clint may have been a tad surprised with Van Cleef's range.
Was quite surprised that the post had got past the mods then I realised that I didn't have my reading glasses on and it was in fact 'Clint'.
Plenty of good PLO & PLO8 tips on the Sky Poker site.
These include.....
Omaha Hi-Lo: Introduction Omaha Hi-Lo: Starting Hands Omaha Hi-Lo: Pre-flop Omaha Hi-Lo: Post-flop Omaha Hi-Lo: Advanced Concepts
^^^
Ha, I was just messing.
More seriously, many people do not know that those PLO8 educational pieces existed on Sky Poker, & they are well worth a read.
There is some really interesting advice on "Pushing & Pulling" in the Advanced Strategy section.
The Starting Hand section is very good for beginners, too. Most mistakes start right there - poor starting hand selection.
I am very strict with my starting hand range, which probably explains why I only play 2 hands a week.
Your ranges are perfect, imo. I said the other day, play 100 games at any level - £3., £5 or £10, & I'm confident you will make a profit, you just get the basics.
My ranges vary player to player, & depending on the blinds. I play a MUCH wider range at the sharp end, but almost always "first to act". I bin really strong hands at that stage if someone else opens first, & I'm semi-locked for the win, or if one player is short.
I almost never play back at some players, because I know their ranges, & I don't want to flip unless I have to, & against these guys, I'm always flipping.
When we flip, we are, say, generally close to 50-50.
When I bet, first to act, & I can force folds 75% of the time, I'm getting MUCH better odds. If I get called 25% of the time & I'm still 50-50, these are great odds.
(All this assumes blinds are big & we are at the sharp end).
Feel free to join us for a few games. Any advice you need, just ask.
Stu Rutter? Yes, he has great ability at NLH, as well as PLO8, & he has enjoyed remarkable success at the WSOP the last few years - 10 cashes in 2 years, in a whole variety of formats. Oddly, for one so versatile, he does not play PLO at all.
Yup, it's THE most peculiar game to try & explain to newbies. It's often the case that a player registers for PLO8 in error, then types in the chat box "how do you play this game?"
I mean, how are we meant to describe it in a few sentences? The Low pot - which may or may not exist - has no straights, flushes, pairs, 2 pairs, sets, flushes or full houses. The High Pot - there is always a high - obeys the normal rules of poker.
And on most occasions, we split the pot. And our nut low can result in us receiving only one third or one sixth of the pot.
Go figure.
Fortunately, many players still think the game revolves around good low hands. Thank goodness for them. They are our profit.
Stu Rutter's analysis? Yup, stunningly good, he really gets poker. I had the misfortune to share 2 Tables with Stu in Vegas last year (2015...) in WSOP PLO8 Events. He's tough to play. Oddly, he plays all the mixed games, & very well, but he does not play PLO.