Anatomy of a losing session

 I had a losing session today playing PLO $10 at BetOnline. I think I played okay. Let's look the biggest losses.

One hand I got it in mostly pre with AJ93 ds vs JT55 single suited. Actually villain somehow is a 51% favourite, but my hand is a lot better than his imo. Or maybe not.

Whether we are going up against a loose range 

Or a tight range

 

My hand has substantially more equity. And vs a 100% range, I am a 55/44 favourite. 

Hand History driven straight to this forum with DriveHUD Poker Tracking Software - http://drivehud.com

PL Omaha 0.1(BB)

HJ ($15.69) [VPIP: 65.2% | PFR: 26.1% | AGG: 20% | Hands: 23]

CO ($10) [VPIP: 19.7% | PFR: 6.8% | AGG: 28.6% | Hands: 132]

SB ($44.69) [VPIP: 77.5% | PFR: 50% 3-Bet: 46.7% Hands: 42]

Dealt to Hero: Jc Ad 3c 9d

UTG Folds, HJ Raises To $0.35, CO Calls $0.35, HERO Calls $0.35, SB Raises To $1.85, BB Folds, HJ Calls $1.50, CO Folds, HERO Raises To $7.85, SB Calls $6, HJ Folds

We also end up trapping some dead money from HJ especially but also from CO, a nit. So that's even better. HJ's stats are noteworthy here, because he is more likely to fold to a jam or have a hand I am printing against since he is a whale himself.

Hero SPR on Flop: [0.12 effective]

Flop ($18): 2h 6c 3s

SB Bets $16.90 (Rem. Stack: $19.94), HERO Calls $2.15 (allin)

Turn ($37.05): 2h 6c 3s Qd

River ($37.05): 2h 6c 3s Qd 5h

SB shows: Jh Ts 5c 5s

SB wins: $20.99

Okay, so that hand I think was fine.

Hand History driven straight to this forum with DriveHUD Poker HUD and Database Software - http://drivehud.com

PL Omaha 0.1(BB)

HERO ($9.95) [VPIP: 44.6% | PFR: 26.1% | AGG: 21.9% | Flop Agg: 25.6% | Turn Agg: 20.3% | River Agg: 16.1% | 3-Bet: 7.7% | 4-Bet: 9.3% | Hands: 43288]

BB ($27.21) [VPIP: 74% | PFR: 54%3-Bet: 60% ]

Dealt to Hero: Td 4h 2d Ah

HJ Folds, CO Folds, HERO Raises To $0.35, SB Calls $0.30, BB Raises To $1.40, HERO Calls $1.05, SB Folds

Hero SPR on Flop: [2.71 effective]

Flop ($3.15): 3d As Kd

BB Checks, HERO Bets $1.97 (Rem. Stack: $6.58), BB Raises To $8.87 (Rem. Stack: $16.94), HERO Calls $6.58 (allin)

Turn ($20.57): 3d As Kd 6s

River ($20.57): 3d As Kd 6s 4s

BB shows: 8s Kh Ks 3c

BB wins: $19.04

This hand I think was also played just fine. We have a clear open, and BB (this was another maniac whale from the same session) was three betting very wide. Even if we anticipate a high three bet rate, I think we have an open here. This is a strong hand, and a hand that does well against a three bet and against a wide three betting range.

On the flop, we are heads up with top pair + fd + gutty. SPR is fairly low. I think we absolutely have to bet and bet large once villain checks, and we can't fold to the c/r either.

Let's explore.

We are a 47/53% dog to a wide three betting range of 50%. That changes to a 71/28 fav. on the flop, confirming this is a very good flop for us. Here is how that equity is distributed, btw.