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I will be participating in Tournament #5472334 at PokerStars, which is Fixed Limit Omaha 8/b.I will be updating this thread with key hands, and any feedback is appreciated.It's been a while since I played a Omaha 8/b tournament, so I might be a little bit rusty, but I used to be extremely solid at this game.-----------------I should have entitled this post "Let the bad beats begin"PokerStars Game #1267620401: Tournament #5472334, Omaha Hi/Lo Limit - Level I(20/40) - 2005/02/25 - 10:06:16 (ET)Table '5472334 17' Seat #7 is the buttonSeat 1: JVilleKid (1420 in chips) Seat 2: drmatthew24 (1500 in chips) is sitting outSeat 3: iwantakqj10 (1475 in chips) Seat 4: SlippyJacks (1470 in chips) Seat 5: RealBeaux (1515 in chips) Seat 6: zaida (1358 in chips) Seat 7: SOMF CITY (1280 in chips) Seat 8: litig8 (1970 in chips) Seat 9: halfpint (1512 in chips) litig8: posts small blind 10halfpint: posts big blind 20*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to SlippyJacks [3s Ac As 9h]JVilleKid: folds drmatthew24: folds iwantakqj10: calls 20SlippyJacks: raises 20 to 40RealBeaux: calls 40zaida: calls 40SOMF CITY: calls 40litig8: folds halfpint: raises 20 to 60iwantakqj10: calls 40SlippyJacks: raises 20 to 80Betting is cappedRealBeaux: calls 40zaida: calls 40SOMF CITY: calls 40halfpint: calls 20iwantakqj10: calls 20I like my hand OK. Good high hand and A3 suited for a good low. I cap. Lots of action for a capped pot too.*** FLOP *** [5s 9s Td]halfpint: checks iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: bets 20RealBeaux: calls 20zaida: calls 20SOMF CITY: calls 20halfpint: calls 20iwantakqj10: calls 20Nut flush draw on the flop, bet out.*** TURN *** [5s 9s Td] [8c]halfpint: checks iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: checks RealBeaux: checks zaida: checks SOMF CITY: checks Eh, I would bet out here if I had A3 instead of A2.*** RIVER *** [5s 9s Td 8c] [Jc]halfpint: checks iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: checks RealBeaux: checks zaida: checks SOMF CITY: bets 40halfpint: calls 40iwantakqj10: calls 40SlippyJacks: folds RealBeaux: folds zaida: calls 40Sigh.*** SHOW DOWN ***SOMF CITY: shows [7h 7c 4h Qd] (HI: a pair of Sevens)halfpint: shows [Kc Kd 6d 7s] (HI: a straight, Six to Ten)iwantakqj10: shows [Qh Th Ah Tc] (HI: a straight, Eight to Queen)zaida: mucks hand iwantakqj10 collected 770 from potNo low hand qualified----------------------------The very next hand.PokerStars Game #1267623355: Tournament #5472334, Omaha Hi/Lo Limit - Level I(20/40) - 2005/02/25 - 10:07:49 (ET)Table '5472334 17' Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 1: JVilleKid (1420 in chips) Seat 2: drmatthew24 (1500 in chips) is sitting outSeat 3: iwantakqj10 (2105 in chips) Seat 4: SlippyJacks (1370 in chips) Seat 5: RealBeaux (1415 in chips) Seat 6: zaida (1218 in chips) Seat 7: SOMF CITY (1140 in chips) Seat 8: litig8 (1960 in chips) Seat 9: halfpint (1372 in chips) halfpint: posts small blind 10JVilleKid: posts big blind 20*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to SlippyJacks [Qh 2d Ah 9s]drmatthew24: folds iwantakqj10: folds SlippyJacks: raises 20 to 40RealBeaux: folds zaida: calls 40SOMF CITY: calls 40litig8: folds halfpint: calls 30JVilleKid: folds Again very good starting hand. AQ suited and A2 low. Raise.*** FLOP *** [4d Qc Qs]halfpint: checks SlippyJacks: checks zaida: bets 20SOMF CITY: calls 20halfpint: folds SlippyJacks: raises 20 to 40zaida: calls 20SOMF CITY: calls 20Flopped a set, board is no low and rainbow. Awesome.*** TURN *** [4d Qc Qs] [Ks]SlippyJacks: bets 40zaida: calls 40SOMF CITY: calls 40Still looks great to me.*** RIVER *** [4d Qc Qs Ks] [Kd]SlippyJacks: checks zaida: bets 40SOMF CITY: folds SlippyJacks: calls 40You gotta be kidding me.*** SHOW DOWN ***zaida: shows [Kh 9h 7s Kc] (HI: four of a kind, Kings)SlippyJacks: mucks hand zaida collected 500 from potNo low hand qualified-----------------------------------------------It keeps getting worse.PokerStars Game #1267644610: Tournament #5472334, Omaha Hi/Lo Limit - Level II(30/60) - 2005/02/25 - 10:18:36 (ET)Table '5472334 17' Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 1: JVilleKid (1380 in chips) Seat 2: drmatthew24 (1520 in chips) Seat 3: iwantakqj10 (2145 in chips) Seat 4: SlippyJacks (1050 in chips) Seat 5: RealBeaux (1435 in chips) Seat 6: zaida (1618 in chips) Seat 7: SOMF CITY (940 in chips) Seat 8: litig8 (2130 in chips) Seat 9: halfpint (1282 in chips) halfpint: posts small blind 15JVilleKid: posts big blind 30*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to SlippyJacks [2c 9c 5h As]drmatthew24: calls 30iwantakqj10: calls 30SlippyJacks: raises 30 to 60RealBeaux: folds zaida: folds SOMF CITY: calls 60litig8: folds halfpint: folds JVilleKid: calls 30drmatthew24: calls 30iwantakqj10: calls 30OK starting hand. The raise might be a little bit of tilting though.*** FLOP *** [4h 6s Kc]JVilleKid: checks drmatthew24: checks iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: bets 30SOMF CITY: calls 30JVilleKid: calls 30drmatthew24: calls 30iwantakqj10: calls 30Flop is good for my A2 low.*** TURN *** [4h 6s Kc] [5c]JVilleKid: checks drmatthew24: checks iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: bets 60SOMF CITY: calls 60JVilleKid: calls 60drmatthew24: folds iwantakqj10: calls 60Flop gives me the nut low and a draw to the flush. I recall thinking I might scoop this pot.*** RIVER *** [4h 6s Kc 5c] [Tc]JVilleKid: checks iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: bets 60SOMF CITY: raises 60 to 120JVilleKid: folds iwantakqj10: calls 120SlippyJacks: raises 60 to 180SOMF CITY: raises 60 to 240Betting is cappediwantakqj10: folds SlippyJacks: calls 60River brings me a flush. So I have the nut low and probably the winning high. SCOOP!*** SHOW DOWN ***SOMF CITY: shows [Ac 2h 4c Ad] (HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 6,5,4,2,A)SlippyJacks: shows [2c 9c 5h As] (HI: a flush, King high; LO: 6,5,4,2,A)SOMF CITY collected 653 from potSlippyJacks collected 326 from potSOMF CITY collected 326 from potSigh. Nothing is going my way today.------------------A winner.Seat 1: JVilleKid (1185 in chips) Seat 2: drmatthew24 (1280 in chips) Seat 3: iwantakqj10 (2145 in chips) Seat 4: SlippyJacks (986 in chips) Seat 5: RealBeaux (1435 in chips) Seat 6: zaida (1603 in chips) Seat 7: SOMF CITY (1589 in chips) Seat 8: litig8 (2130 in chips) Seat 9: halfpint (1147 in chips) iwantakqj10: posts small blind 15SlippyJacks: posts big blind 30*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to SlippyJacks [Ah As 5h Ts]RealBeaux: raises 30 to 60zaida: folds SOMF CITY: calls 60litig8: folds halfpint: folds JVilleKid: folds drmatthew24: calls 60iwantakqj10: calls 45SlippyJacks: calls 30Aces high and suited with the 5.*** FLOP *** [2c 3h 7h]iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: bets 30RealBeaux: raises 30 to 60SOMF CITY: calls 60drmatthew24: folds iwantakqj10: folds SlippyJacks: calls 30Flop gives me the nut flush draw and a very good low hand. I should have re-raised, but I didn't have a lot of chips, and like I said I am rusty.*** TURN *** [2c 3h 7h] [Kh]SlippyJacks: bets 60RealBeaux: raises 60 to 120SOMF CITY: calls 120SlippyJacks: raises 60 to 180RealBeaux: raises 60 to 240Betting is cappedSOMF CITY: calls 120SlippyJacks: calls 60The nuts. Cap Cap Cap Cap.*** RIVER *** [2c 3h 7h Kh] [8d]SlippyJacks: bets 60RealBeaux: raises 60 to 120SOMF CITY: calls 120SlippyJacks: raises 60 to 180RealBeaux: raises 60 to 240Betting is cappedSOMF CITY: calls 120SlippyJacks: calls 60Finally a hand I know I win at least half of. Maybe a scoop? Nah, that would be TOO convenient.*** SHOW DOWN ***RealBeaux: shows [Qd Ad 4c Ac] (HI: a pair of Aces; LO: 7,4,3,2,A)SOMF CITY: shows [7c 5s 6h 4h] (HI: a flush, King high; LO: 7,5,4,3,2)SlippyJacks: shows [Ah As 5h Ts] (HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 7,5,3,2,A)SlippyJacks collected 960 from potRealBeaux collected 960 from pot----------------------My stack was getting deathly small, but somehow I started winning. This hand still confuses the hell out of me.PokerStars Game #1267698971: Tournament #5472334, Omaha Hi/Lo Limit - Level III(50/100) - 2005/02/25 - 10:44:39 (ET)Table '5472334 17' Seat #1 is the buttonSeat 1: JVilleKid (848 in chips) Seat 2: drmatthew24 (1414 in chips) Seat 3: iwantakqj10 (2378 in chips) Seat 4: SlippyJacks (681 in chips) Seat 5: RealBeaux (1625 in chips) Seat 6: zaida (690 in chips) Seat 7: SOMF CITY (357 in chips) Seat 8: litig8 (4410 in chips) Seat 9: halfpint (1097 in chips) drmatthew24: posts small blind 25iwantakqj10: posts big blind 50*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to SlippyJacks [Ad 4d 3d 5d]SlippyJacks: calls 50RealBeaux: folds zaida: folds SOMF CITY: calls 50litig8: calls 50halfpint: folds JVilleKid: folds drmatthew24: calls 25iwantakqj10: checks This hand looks ugly being all suited, but it still has some value and I'm steaming from bad beats so I call.*** FLOP *** [6s 7d Qd]drmatthew24: checks iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: bets 50SOMF CITY: calls 50litig8: folds drmatthew24: calls 50iwantakqj10: calls 50The least likely thing happens and my flush draw comes, but it is unlikely because all the diamonds in the deck are in my hand. Still I bet with the nut flush draw and the straight draw and the good low.*** TURN *** [6s 7d Qd] [As]drmatthew24: checks iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: checks SOMF CITY: checks Ace pairs, but that probably means very little in the scope of things, but does give me a couple more outs.*** RIVER *** [6s 7d Qd As] [7c]drmatthew24: checks iwantakqj10: checks SlippyJacks: checks SOMF CITY: checks Of course I miss my 345975975 outer, time to muck in another one, right?*** SHOW DOWN ***drmatthew24: shows [5c 3h 8c Jc] (HI: a pair of Sevens; LO: 7,6,5,3,A)iwantakqj10: shows [9c 4h 9d 8s] (HI: two pair, Nines and Sevens; LO: 8,7,6,4,A)SlippyJacks: shows [Ad 4d 3d 5d] (HI: two pair, Aces and Sevens; LO: 7,6,4,3,A)SOMF CITY: mucks hand SlippyJacks collected 225 from potSlippyJacks collected 225 from potWTF--------------------------Back in it.*********** # 1 **************PokerStars Game #1267704013: Tournament #5472334, Omaha Hi/Lo Limit - Level IV(100/200) - 2005/02/25 - 10:46:58 (ET)Table '5472334 17' Seat #3 is the buttonSeat 1: JVilleKid (848 in chips) Seat 2: drmatthew24 (1314 in chips) Seat 3: iwantakqj10 (2178 in chips) Seat 4: SlippyJacks (931 in chips) Seat 5: RealBeaux (1925 in chips) Seat 6: zaida (690 in chips) Seat 7: SOMF CITY (157 in chips) Seat 8: litig8 (4360 in chips) Seat 9: halfpint (1097 in chips) SlippyJacks: posts small blind 50RealBeaux: posts big blind 100*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to SlippyJacks [Kd 3s 2h Ad]zaida: folds SOMF CITY: folds litig8: folds halfpint: folds JVilleKid: calls 100drmatthew24: folds iwantakqj10: calls 100SlippyJacks: raises 100 to 200RealBeaux: folds JVilleKid: calls 100iwantakqj10: calls 100Terrific starting hand. Raise, cap, etc.*** FLOP *** [Kc 5c 3h]SlippyJacks: bets 100JVilleKid: folds iwantakqj10: calls 100Great flop. Top pair top kicker draw to the nut low.*** TURN *** [Kc 5c 3h] [6d]SlippyJacks: bets 200iwantakqj10: calls 200Bet/raise/cap, etc.*** RIVER *** [Kc 5c 3h 6d] [5d]SlippyJacks: bets 200iwantakqj10: calls 200Heads up. I think I might even scoop unless he hit a set on the end.*** SHOW DOWN ***SlippyJacks: shows [Kd 3s 2h Ad] (HI: two pair, Kings and Fives; LO: 6,5,3,2,A)iwantakqj10: mucks hand SlippyJacks collected 850 from potSlippyJacks collected 850 from potAbout time.