another 400plo/8 hand

[bdc30 0]

Ok, so as I've stated in my other post, I'm justgetting back into PLO after an extended absenceso I'm sorry if I'll be posting a lot of hands, butI'm trying to get back up to speed here and getinto the bigger games again.***** Hand History for Game 2995099269 *****0/0 Omaha Hi/Lo Game Table (PL) - Mon Nov 07 00:54:34 EST 2005Table Table 68968 (No DP) (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the buttonTotal number of players : 10Seat 1: Hero ( $523.50)Seat 2: ( $807.79) CO Seat 3: ( $501.20) ButtonSeat 8: MP ( $410.10) ** Preflop**Dealt to Hero A , 3 , J , Q 2 folds, MP calls, 2 folds, Hero calls, CO raises to $12, Button calls, Blinds fold, MP calls, Hero calls.** Flop ** ($54) : 8 , Q , J MP checks, Hero checks, CO checks, Button checks.** Turn ** ($54) : 9 MP checks, Hero bets $15, CO folds, Button folds, MP calls.** River ** ($84) : 4 MP checks, Hero......So, my street by street thoughts...Preflop, call is a bit loose with only A3 for low, and no suited cards.When it got raised, if I were in any other position but last to act, I likely would have folded, but when I saw it get raised up, and 2 other players call, it was $8 more into a pot that would be $50+, so I called.Flop, not too bad, I hit 2 pair, but the 3 hearts were scary.The nice thing was that I held the Ace so at the veryleast I was thinking I might be able to run a bluff on a later street.I wasn't feeling nearly comfortable enough to bet out though,given the action on the flop. Turn, though the 9 kind of sucked, I was very surprised at the action(or lack thereof) on the flop, so I figured nobody had hit a flush, andthat a medium sized bet might take this down right here. At least the original aggressor folded, but I wasn't thrilled aboutgetting a call here.River, well..the 4 I don't think helped anyone, I still have2 pair, and the naked Ace . Is a bet here for value, a semi-bluff, or both? Check behind??

[JacKingOff_suit 0]

I don't think you will be able to outplay MP on the river, just check and lose the pot.If you decide to make move with naked Ace, you should bet a certain amount on the flop, then pot the turn, play it just like you are actually holding the nut flush.

[dank773 0]

I think I would bet on the flop, unless you were thinking that you could check-rasie the preflop raiser. Not that I'm saying your two pair is the nuts, but a lot of times I'll bluff with the naked A on a board like this. I would probably semi-bluff again on the river. A call on a hand like this will usually mean either, the player has a small flush and wants to see if it's good, or the players has a set and is trying to fill up. But it could also mean he's slow playing a flopped straight flush. Without knowing the players, it's hard to say if someone would call with a straight or a set on a flush board. But I think a lot of times a bet on the river is going to win you the pot, so it's not a bad play.

[Chamonyx 0]

The only way you are going to win this pot is by betting the river - and betting enough so that MP goes away. For him to call your turn bet, he has to have you beat with either a set or a straight (you hope) or a flush.I don't think you bet enough on the turn to define either your hand (as a flush) or his, since you were offering him just over 4.5:1 pot odds. Also, due to your lack of flop betting, he could easily put you on a straight now and call you down with his 23h.You can sort of get away with checking the flop as he may assume that you were looking for a check raise, but I would have bet at least half the pot on the turn.

[Wintermute 0]

Dry-ace bluffs are highly +EV when executed correctly, but are unfortunately very easy to screw up. The most important requirement is that you've identified your opponent as being one who is capable of folding a smaller flush. Many players are simply too bad to make this fold; therefore, I find that dry-ace bluffing is most successful against winning opponents. Without reads, I'm more likely to try the bluff than not, because monotone flops are generally intimidating to the average player.Secondarily, a dry-ace bluff should be a pot-sized bet every time. Even a weak player recongizes the need for the nut flush to be protected from boat draws; a $15 into a $54 pot is not going to offer the kind of representation you need. A full pot bet on the turn will win the pot most times on this board. In this case, since you put a weak bet in on the turn that was called, I'd put your opponent on a small flush that corretly detected you do not have the nuts; checking behind on the river is very likely the best line, barring any specific reads you didn't mention.