A hearty thanks to foucault / Andrew Brokos for his hosting of PokerStars Home Game

For those of you who aren't aware, you can take a shot pwning play against Mr. Brokos in his PokerStars Home Game club.  He got a sponsorship deal with PokerStars and currently hosts weekly tournaments as well as cash games.  You can find the details on his website, Thinking Poker.  If you have the means, I highly recommend it!

Intro aside, I just finished playing against him and other club members in a cash game of $10PLO.  It was hellafun!  As readers of this blog are well aware, I am NOT a PLO player - having limited hands, mostly played during the PokerStars-hosted WBCOOP 8 Game Mix.  At any rate, foucault hosted a great game, was a gracious host, and the chat box was always interesting.  Thanks for hosting and putting this series together, Andrew!

Now onto the HHs:

I pwned in a couple of hands:
PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $0.10 BB (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

CO ($10)
Button ($33.68)
SB ($24.77)
BB ($9.29)
Hero (UTG) ($13.29)
MP ($21.01)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Jh, 9s, 5h, 8c
Hero bets $0.30, 1 fold, CO calls $0.30, 2 folds, BB calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.95) 3c, 8s, 10c (3 players)
BB bets $0.55, Hero calls $0.55, CO raises to $2.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.95

Turn: ($6.50) 7d (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $6.18, Hero raises to $10.49 (All-In), CO calls $1.02 (All-In)

River: ($20.90) 10d (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $20.90 | Rake: $1.02

Results:
Hero had Jh, 9s, 5h, 8c (straight, Jack high).
CO had Ac, 9c, 4s, 6h (straight, ten high).
Outcome: Hero won $19.88
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PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $0.10 BB (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

BB ($10)
UTG ($36.10)
MP ($22.11)
Button ($9.87)
Hero (SB) ($27.84)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9h, 7s, 2s, 8s
2 folds, Button bets $0.25, Hero calls $0.20, BB calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.75) 3h, 7h, 2c (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, Button bets $0.30, Hero calls $0.30, 1 fold

Turn: ($1.35) Jc (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $0.75, Hero raises to $2.25, Button calls $1.50

River: ($5.85) 5s (2 players)
Hero bets $2.25, Button raises to $7.07 (All-In)
Hero said, "didnt expect that"
Hero said, "you have a wheel?"
Hero said, "thats about the only thing that can beat me right now"
Not quite sure here, but given the action , I have to imagine that he's potting the flop if he has a set.  On the turn, he's still not trying to get it in; he's pot controlling by calling my c/r of the two pair.  Therefore, I deduce that he has to have air/bluff or wrap.  I don't think he's doing this even with a set.  I also don't think that he's pot controlling a wrap + flush draw or something, FWIW.  Hence, I make the call.
Hero calls $4.82

Total pot: $19.99 | Rake: $0.98

Results:
Button had Ah, Ad, Kc, Qs (one pair, Aces).
Hero had 9h, 7s, 2s, 8s (two pair, sevens and twos).
Outcome: Hero won $19.01
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I bluff caught Mr. Brokos once, where I'm sure I missed value, but not sure:
PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $0.10 BB (4 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

Button ($10)
SB ($18.11)
BB ($41.85)
Hero (UTG) ($34.06)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with As, Ac, 10d, Qd
Hero bets $0.30, 2 folds, BB calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.65) Qc, 10s, 6c (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.50, BB calls $0.50

Turn: ($1.65) 2h (2 players)
BB bets $1.57, Hero calls $1.57
When he delayed check/raises here, I'm suddenly cautious, though not good enough to raise all in given our deep stacks.

River: ($4.79) 2c (2 players)
BB bets $4.56, Hero calls $4.56
I opt to call down my Aces up, which I'm not sure is a mistake.  Should I be going for value here?

Total pot: $13.91 | Rake: $0.68

Results:
BB had Jc, Ah, 9h, Kd (one pair, twos).
Hero had As, Ac, 10d, Qd (two pair, Aces and twos).
Outcome: Hero won $13.23
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But my crowning achievement of the session was running a semi-bluff on Johnny Chan Mr. Brokos:
PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $0.10 BB (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

UTG ($10)
MP ($36.40)
Button ($25.11) <- Senior Brokos
SB ($9.92)
Hero (BB) ($24.80)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Jc, 9h, 7h, 9d
1 fold, MP bets $0.30, Button raises to $1.05, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, Button calls $1.95, 1 fold, MP raises to $0.30, Button raises to $1.05, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, 1 fold, Button calls $1.95
He had been 3betting MP a TON.  Though I hadn't a ton of history on either player since I came in late, I assumed that Andrew and he knew each other / had some history.  I decide to jump in with my semi-strength hand.  I think this is more read-based rather than card based.

Flop: ($6.35) 6c, 5s, Jd (2 players)
Hero bets $3.25, 1 fold, Hero bets $3.25, 1 fold
I probably should have check / raised, given that he's likely to cbet a checked flop.  However, this flop is fairly dry and there's no guarantee of a raise.  Moreover, if he bets the flop, he's going to commit himself.  By donking/ cbetting here OOP, I want him to feel as though I'm committed.

Still, for 10PLO, this is a decent pot against a pro.  Question I have is what does he have that he calls a 3x 4bet?

Total pot: $9.60 | Rake: $0.31

Results:
Hero didn't show Jc, 9h, 7h, 9d.
Outcome: Hero won $12.08