Hero-ish Call On River, Hand Analysis On Flop/turn?

[MaxStPolish 4]

PokerStars Game #29253316601: Tournament #169968533, $5.00+$0.50 Omaha Hi/Lo No Limit - Level IX (200/400) - 2009/06/11 14:44:57 ETTable '169968533 4' 9-max Seat #2 is the buttonSeat 1: pembo222 (9052 in chips) Seat 2: IBDSUX (22899 in chips) Seat 3: MaxStPolish (23873 in chips) Seat 4: alxg1 (3312 in chips) Seat 5: hoppelt (28267 in chips) Seat 6: hamidnabli (30785 in chips) Seat 7: SilentPurple (13694 in chips) Seat 8: JAMCARD (18049 in chips) Seat 9: lochyfleet (13770 in chips) MaxStPolish: posts small blind 200alxg1: posts big blind 400*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to MaxStPolish [2c Jc 6c 9s]hoppelt: folds hamidnabli: folds SilentPurple: calls 400JAMCARD: calls 400lochyfleet: folds pembo222: folds SilentPurple said, "with an unbelievably donk call"IBDSUX: calls 400MaxStPolish: calls 200alxg1: checks *** FLOP *** [9d 3h 2d]SilentPurple said, "flush on board and i bet turn snd river"MaxStPolish: checks alxg1: checks SilentPurple: bets 400JAMCARD: calls 400IBDSUX: calls 400MaxStPolish: calls 400alxg1: folds *** TURN *** [9d 3h 2d] [Qc]MaxStPolish: checks SilentPurple: bets 800JAMCARD: calls 800IBDSUX: folds MaxStPolish: calls 800*** RIVER *** [9d 3h 2d Qc] [Qh]MaxStPolish: checks SilentPurple: bets 2400JAMCARD: folds MaxStPolish said, "is there any way i can call this light....."MaxStPolish said, "sooooo reeks of diamonds and or low draw failed"MaxStPolish: calls 2400*** SHOW DOWN ***SilentPurple: shows [7d 4s 5d 7s] (HI: two pair, Queens and Sevens)MaxStPolish: shows [2c Jc 6c 9s] (HI: two pair, Queens and Nines)MaxStPolish collected 10800 from potNo low hand qualified*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 10800 | Rake 0 Board [9d 3h 2d Qc Qh]Seat 1: pembo222 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 2: IBDSUX (button) folded on the TurnSeat 3: MaxStPolish (small blind) showed [2c Jc 6c 9s] and won (10800) with HI: two pair, Queens and NinesSeat 4: alxg1 (big blind) folded on the FlopSeat 5: hoppelt folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 6: hamidnabli folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: SilentPurple showed [7d 4s 5d 7s] and lost with HI: two pair, Queens and SevensSeat 8: JAMCARD folded on the RiverSeat 9: lochyfleet folded before Flop (didn't bet)My thought process on this hand is that while I flopped two pair, which i feel to be best at the time....I'm in poor position and the flop texture lends itself to a ton of hands that can easily out draw me, hence im really looking to control this pot, but at the same time i don't want to give up on it. Does this make sense, or does anyone think i should be betting out the flop, or even check-raising if i really feel im ahead. Im pretty sure pot control was the right call.I was very proud of my river play though, following through on my read on the guy, even though my hand got VERY watered down on the river. My internal reflection question is i wonder what amount my villain could have bet there to force me off my perceived read.....

[ghostlove 0]

nice call

[KingJames 11]

uh, o8fidtsGood job sticking to your read

[Shark527 0]

You need a miracle flop with that hand and are OOP the whole time, easy fold preflop.I lead with a pot bet on the flop. The only hands calling you are mainly a high flush draw or some funky low card straight draw.Calling a bet on the flop with 3 other people in the pot with your weak two pair and no redraws is a spew I think. I think you either c/r pot or fold.As for the river, as you played it, good job sticking to your gut.EDIT; just noticed this is a Hi/Lo post in the omaha forum so some of what I just posted might be a little off, like leading the flop. I would still fold preflop though.

[MaxStPolish 4]

You need a miracle flop with that hand and are OOP the whole time, easy fold preflop.I lead with a pot bet on the flop. The only hands calling you are mainly a high flush draw or some funky low card straight draw.Calling a bet on the flop with 3 other people in the pot with your weak two pair and no redraws is a spew I think. I think you either c/r pot or fold.As for the river, as you played it, good job sticking to your gut.EDIT; just noticed this is a Hi/Lo post in the omaha forum so some of what I just posted might be a little off, like leading the flop. I would still fold preflop though.

Thx for thoughts. Sry in Omaha....that's usually all i play, so im just ingrained to posting here.

[rrumsey 0]

I agree with shark on the standard play but i think you knew your hand was pretty good and tried to exploit value, which got you a bigger pot than the standard line would have. Good job sticking to you plan, if that was your plan, and if not wow you should be so glad it happen like that.