It’s probably the most debated subject down here since I’m speaking about Pot Limit Omaha: Aces. Just like in Hold’em it still is the most exciting moment in poker after the cards are dealt: notice that you’ve received two shiny aces. Of course when you get what we call ‘rag aces’ there is not too much excitement and it’s very easy to play them, limp and try to flop top set. But all the other aces are a wonderful subject for a PLO-discussion.

The hand I will speak about here is Ah5hAd3c. Those are relatively good aces: you have the suited one and two connectors with your aces to make a (small) straight. So you’re definitely raising with this hand, look how it worked out:

Now this flop is no good for my hand: my flush and straight draw are dead now so I’m only playing my Aces till the river. The board pairs, which can be an advantage for Aces: you have Aces up and there’s a chance you’ll win the pot by leading out right there. However with the connecting 8 out there, there’s a small chance this will happen so I check. It’s checked around but the turn really kills any other moves I had in mind. The guy who flopped a boat bets pot and gets called by the guy who makes a straight flush^^. So remember: don’t overplay your Aces, preflop as well as after the flop.

Song of the day:

Kraftwerk - The Robots (The Man Machine, 1978)