Was my hand good?

***** Hand History for Game 5635934541 *****
$25 PL Omaha - Thursday, February 01, 19:09:37 ET 2007
Table Table 126573 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 3: DublinJones ( $36.45 )
Seat 4: lissi78 ( $17.25 )
Seat 6: bob53111 ( $30.70 )
Seat 8: kasya4444 ( $4.08 )
Seat 9: DudesArena ( $69.84 )
Seat 10: mamadoe77 ( $10 )
Seat 7: hitchingbird ( $25 )
lissi78 posts small blind [$0.10].
bob53111 posts big blind [$0.25].
hitchingbird posts big blind [$0.25].
mamadoe77 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hitchingbird [ Kc Td 9d Ks ]
hitchingbird checks
kasya4444 raises [$1.35]
DudesArena calls [$1.35]
mamadoe77 calls [$1.10]
DublinJones folds
lissi78 calls [$1.25]
bob53111 folds
hitchingbird calls [$1.10]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, 6d, Qd ]
lissi78 checks
hitchingbird bets [$2.73]
kasya4444 folds
DudesArena folds
mamadoe77 folds
lissi78 raises [$14.84]
ttopcool has joined the table.
hitchingbird did not respond in time
hitchingbird folds
lissi78 does not show cards.
lissi78 wins $23.97

Big check raise, this was the fist hand I played on this table so I had no info... Ran out of time. Would have folded anyways.

Fold preflop.

I'm a tight Omaha player, it's really easy to get in to trouble playing marginal hands. You need AT LEAST one of these kings to be suited before I like that hand. You have no flush value, and very little straight value. Almost the only thing you can hope to see on the flop for your hand is a king. It's hard to see a pair of kings as being "bad" but I like to think of Omaha hands completely in terms of postflop play, and an over pair of kinds just isn't that strong.

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How about a hand like Ad-8d-7x-9x? Would you call a raise with this hand, I was reading in supersystem that this is a good hand to play with cause it has tons of value what do you think?

Eh, I don't think so - think of it this way, unless you flop the nut flush or full house, you'll be quite vulnerable. If you hit the straight who knows what your up against, most likely you are beat by a better straight or will likely get outdrawn by someone holding trips/two pair or a better flush/straight draw. Fold it immediately.

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Fault always lies in the same place, my fine babies: with him weak enough to lay blame.

You read that in supersytem? What page, I'll look it up.

In any event no. Against a raise, you need 4 cards that work together. With Ad-8d-7x-9x your hands are: A8s (moderate hand, bad vs a raise) A7o (junk) A9o (junk) 78o 89o(slightly better junk) 79o (junk)

Against a raise double suited aces or kings are good (Like As Ad Ts Jd). Or a decent drawing hand like 8 9 T J with at least 1 combination being suited, better if you are double suited.

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It was the section by lyle berman, I remember reading him say, if you get a good flop you can have a rap draw, with the nut flush draw?

BTW I just moved so I don't have the book otherwise I would give ya the page number

Lyle would be supersystem 2, I'll look it up tonight.

Are you sure he said to play that against a raise? It's playable in late position if all you have to do is limp, but it's just not a good hand at all against a raise.

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