And Two Steps Back

liquid's YTD: $777.87

On the heels of my modest recent streak, I dropped two buy-ins last night. Let's go to video!

Big hand #1:

$25 PL Omaha Hi (Real Money)

Seat 5: Foe (MP1, $35.15)
Seat 6: Hero (MP2, $24.4)

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Ks Kc 8s Jh ]
UTG folds.
UTG+1 raises [$1].
UTG+2 folds.
Foe calls [$1].
Hero calls [$1].
MP3, CO, Button, SB fold.
BB calls [$0.75].

** Dealing Flop ** [ 2s, Qh, Ts ]
BB checks.
UTG+1 bets [$1].
Foe calls [$1].
Hero raises [$8.15].

No regrets here. Weak bet, weak call, and I have the second-to-nut flush draw and an open-ended straight draw.

BB folds.
UTG+1 folds.
Foe calls [$7.15].

Oops. Top two pair? Surely foe would have pushed back at a $1 bet if he had a set against a draw-heavy flop. But even against an unlikely set I'm in good shape with lots of outs.

** Dealing Turn ** [ 5d ]
Foe checks.
Hero is all-In.
Foe calls [$15.25].

Big mistake. I earned the free card. Why didn't I take it? I have trouble turning it off against foes that don't show strength.

** Dealing River ** [ 5h ]
Foe shows [ Qs, Tc, 5s, Td ] a full house, Tens full of fives.
Hero doesn't show [ Ks, Kc, 8s, Jh ] two pairs, kings and fives.
Foe wins $49.55 from the main pot with a full house, Tens full of fives.

I was 48-52 on the flop against the mysterious set that didn't bet, but once again my draws don't come.

Big hand #2:

$25 PL Omaha Hi (Real Money)

Seat 2: ShortStack (SB, $4.05)
Seat 6: Hero (UTG+2, $23.45)
Seat 7: LAG (MP1, $87)

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ As 3s 6c Kc ]
UTG, UTG+1 fold.
Hero calls [$0.25].
LAG calls [$0.25].
MP2, MP3, CO, Button fold.
Button folds.
ShortStack raises [$1.15].
BB folds.
Hero calls [$1].
LAG raises [$4.75].
ShortStack is all-In.
Hero calls [$3.75].

So-so pre-flop calls, but ShortStack could have anything, and LAG is just looking to isolate against ShortStack. I figure there's a good chance both of my flush draws are live.

** Dealing Flop ** [ Ts, Qs, 5c ]

Decent flop for hero: Nut flush draw with a bonus back-door flush draw. Here we go!

Hero bets [$13].
LAG raises [$52.6].

Eh? Ok, just $7 more into a fat pot, so....

Hero is all-In.

** Dealing Turn ** [ 8c ]

Yay! Double flush draw.

** Dealing River ** [ 2h ]

Crud.

LAG shows [ Ks, Jc, Qh, Ah ] a pair of queens.
ShortStack doesn't show [ Jh, Th, 7h, 4s ] a pair of tens.
Hero doesn't show [ As, 3s, 6c, Kc ] high card ace.
LAG wins $34.15 from side pot #2 with a pair of queens.
LAG wins $36.85 from side pot #1 with a pair of queens.
LAG wins $11.8 from the main pot with a pair of queens.

Awesome. A pair of queens and a ten-out straight draw that he has to figure is blocked by several cards held by his opponents (four, to be exact).

I hate this game.