FTOPS Omaha

Just busted out of the FTOPs Omaha tournament in about 400th. A couple of interesting hands for the Omaha specialists out there to digest:

I have had one rebuy and the add-on and am happily going along with a 14k stack at the break when this hand occurs soon afterwards:

Disaster Hand 1
I hold AcKcKd9d and raise it up to 500 after a couple of limpers. I get a few callers - pot is 2500.

Flop: KhQhJc

I bet out 2500 but am reraised all in by someone with 6.5k behind.

His betting suggest AT for the made straight (which he had), but I called and didn’t fill up on the turn or river.

Questions: Does anyone fold here, given that we have the house redraw as well as the fact that a ten will give us a split straight with our AK? If you knew he had nut heart draw as well does it change your answer?

Anyhow, I’m down to 4k, but quickly work my way back up to 16k when the next big hand occurs:

Disaster Hand 2
We hold JcJh9d7d and limp UTG
There are 5 people in the pot, including Ross Boatman in the big blind.

Flop Js, 10d, 8c

We have top set and the made lower straight. The betting between myself and Boatman goes pot, pot, allin, allin and he turns over the expected Q9 for a bigger straight and it holds up.

Questions: Is limping UTG with this hand optimal? Once the betting takes off can anyone put this down, given that we have the top full house redraw if we are wrong? The problem is, since he’s a competent player there is really only one hand he can have, given that there are no flush draws out and it was for his tournament life.

I’m not sure you can get away from these hands easily, but happy to be corrected in the comments box. It was a real shame, as I was pretty happy with my play and I was comfortably in the top 100 with 400 remaining when the Jacks debacle occurred.

Next week I have 2 live tournaments, an Irish tournament and the normal league night at the Loose Cannon. Will update Thursday and Friday.