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www.pacificpoker.co.uk – In a PLO tournament with rebuys, I find myself in the big blind and checking to see a flop of (3s,Qs,10c). I am holding (4x,Ks,7s,5x). With around 7 players still in the pot, there were enough chips in the centre to allow a reasonably strong pot sized bet if I wished to.

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The problem for me, was firstly, that I wasn’t drawing to the nut flush.
In Omaha when you are drawing to a second nut flush when 7 players have seen the flop, you should always be very wary. Aside from this, my next problem is that if I hit the flush on the turn, I have to still consider there were numerous players involved on the flop and for this reason, my flush is likely to be dead if the board pairs.

The 9 of spades did indeed hit on the turn, which was slightly better than I had hoped for. This was because it also brought dangers for a straight, giving me even more cause to attack the pot and force out any lingering players with two pair or a low set. I put in a pot sized raise at this point hoping to be called by either a smaller flush, or a straight. The remaining players folded bar one, who shoved the rest of his stack in, I had him easily covered and so I called. He showed the bigger flush with an ace, and I partly felt annoyed with myself for getting so involved when my flush draw wasn’t the best out there. Either way, I recovered well from this early setback and am still playing the tournament as I type, with a chiplead of 14,000.
So all’s well that ends well, as they say. Pacificpoker.co.uk

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