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[jjgoldy5]

What hands will you slowplay (check call or smooth call on flop or turn)?

Obviously hands like straight flushes / quads / sometimes overfulls can be slowplayed for maximum value extraction, but I am looking for the less obvious hands that you will slowplay.

Would you slow play a made nut flush + nut low / nut low draw heads up? multiway?

What about a hand like Ah 2h 6c Kc on a 6h 6d 3h flop? Willing to slow play heads up? multiway?

Would you ever check a made nut flush heads up with no low draw present in order to induce a river bet?


Basically, I felt like I got slowplayed once today when I made a K hi flush on the turn heads up and got re-raised when I bet out on the river after villain checked behind, and that I missed an opportunity to slowplay when I bet out after I flopped trips + nut flush draw + nut low draw heads up.

I understand that most Omaha hands are extremely vulnerable (especially multi-way), but there are situations when it would be +EV to give free cards, and I see that as a leak in my game.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

[ahosang]

Would you slow play a made nut flush + nut low / nut low draw heads up? multiway?

This is one, but actually i like to manipulate the pot, so that the ³/₄scoop can be good on the river(as well as more likely to occur).

[checkymcfold]

What hands will you slowplay (check call or smooth call on flop or turn)?

Obviously hands like straight flushes / quads / sometimes overfulls can be slowplayed for maximum value extraction, but I am looking for the less obvious hands that you will slowplay.

sometimes, don't do it if you need to charge a low draw of some kind to get there.

Would you slow play a made nut flush + nut low / nut low draw heads up? multiway?

heads up, it depends on the image i'm representing. if it's a pseudo-trapping one, i will often slowplay a monster like this. if i'm more aggressive, which is more the norm, i will fire away.

multiway, it depends on the action relative to the field. i will very very rarely raise a hand like this multiway when it is possible that i will isolate someone thereby, unless i am playing a very aggressive style.

What about a hand like Ah 2h 6c Kc on a 6h 6d 3h flop? Willing to slow play heads up? multiway?

yes and yes, again depending on image. a six is not a common card to hold, and you have a nf redraw along with overboat outs.

Would you ever check a made nut flush heads up with no low draw present in order to induce a river bet?
Basically, I felt like I got slowplayed once today when I made a K hi flush on the turn heads up and got re-raised when I bet out on the river after villain checked behind, and that I missed an opportunity to slowplay when I bet out after I flopped trips + nut flush draw + nut low draw heads up.

i c/r flushes on the river all day long when i think my opponent is drawing to a worse flush. same with when i think someone undersets me and the board pairs. this is more of a read-based situation. what does your opponent have? how likely is he to bet? if he doesn't have it, is he the type of player to bluff? these are the real questions you need to ask when deciding whether to c/r or bet out on any street of any game, really.

I understand that most Omaha hands are extremely vulnerable (especially multi-way), but there are situations when it would be +EV to give free cards, and I see that as a leak in my game.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

hope that helps.

[navybuttons]

i lead w/ quads all the time (even heads up).

i feel my play just becomes so much more poetic when i can lead w/ the immortal nuts and w/ air. when i can lead flop c/r turn w/ both and play all sorts of tricky.

the theory of poker (as it relates to o8) states that you should very rarely slowplay.

plus the play is so weak at so many levels you don't have to slowplay.