Lodge Results for Sunday 08/06/06 - Preseason Game 3

Same format as last week, however we had one table of pot limit Omaha Hi Low 8's or better. We played this once before last season and I wanted to give it another try. This time we did the blinds not by a clock, but once every 10 hands. The reason for this is it takes much longer to play a hand of this game than hold'em. It averaged about 5-8 minutes a hand and at 15 minute blinds, you are looking at 2 - 3 hands per level. No steller hands stood out, had pocket queens twice but they did not improve. I basically folded to 4 handed from a table of 10 when I finally won a pot. Had KK25 and ended up all in after two pot bets. My opponent had TTxx and tripped up on the flop, but I ended up with the K high flush by the river. Took a few more pots and ended up heads up. However, he had me out stacked 6-1 so I had some work to do, also he has been playing Omaha Hi Low for many years. Ended up with a hand that had 77xx and was all in, his 99xx held up and I was out.

Next sit and go was regular NLHE. Got decent cards, was able to pick up a few pots here and there, nothing big until the blinds were 150-300 and I had 1450 in chips. I look down at J9s behind the button and call. Button goes all in, small blind is all in over the top of him and big blind calls. Player to my right folds and I decide to throw the rest of my chips in the middle hoping they all have aces. We expose our cards and I am up against AKo, AQo and A6s. Flop comes and pairs the king and one spade so I need runner runner. Next card is a spade and the river is a spade to give me the flush!!! Now my stack is at a decent size relative to the blinds and I end up heads up. We trade blinds for a few hands and our stacks don't change for the first 15 minutes. Finally I get 77 and raise, my opponent goes all in and I call knowing that he goes all in with hands like AK, AQ, KQ, KJ, etc. Unfortunately he turns over KK and they hold. Next week will be the last preseason week before the fun begins!!!