Running well

So I've been playing alot at $50PLO8 and really starting to get comfortable there. I've been running pretty well over all, but I think I've been playing pretty well in between to maximize profits and minimize losses. I'm up about 15 buyins over the last 3 weeks or so, with limited time played.

Had my biggest one table win the other day since moving up, a total of 3 1/2buyins. Combined with another 1/2 buyin, it was a good night.

I've picked up the aggression recently, especially in the right spots I believe. I'm really putting alot more thought into ranges, outs within those ranges, fold equity within such ranges and fear equity. Fear equity is a great thing. In many, many cases, something which is very unique to PLO8, you can pick up a pretty big pot with virtually nothing. Winning high hands and low hands will often fold to river strength. Make them fear river bets.

Speaking of which, the river can be very important to mainting a solid win rate. Many times, pots are split that may not have been had you bet. I don't know how many times I've checked a modest high hand on the river and split the pot where if I'd bet even just a little, they wouldn't have called and I would've scooped. For example, say there is $10 in the pot on the river and I have middle 2pr in position, with a relatively docile board. Alot of occasions, this will checked and split between 3rd or 4th low and your high 2pr. End result $5. If you bet $5-7, and they call, you win $5+ the last bet back. If they don't call, you win $10. Big difference in end result. If opponent CR's, then it becomes a player specific situation. Point is, don't be afraid to bet the river, even if you feel you may just be splitting.

Just wanted to have a quick update here, it's been awhile.

Note- I'll be posting alot of hand histories over the in the Full Tilt Poker Forum for the next little bit in a series of Good, Bad & Ugly(GBU's) threads. They'll basically consist of one good hand(played well, optimized EV), one bad hand(poorly played, regardless of result) and one ugly hand(played poorly but still won, played well but lost, nasty badbeat, etc.) I think it will result, eventually, in some quality discussion and move beyond the basic level of thinking currently employed by the majority of forumers. Anyone is welcome to post their own GBU's in the O8 forum as well.