(Im)Perfect Omaha - Day 2 - Getting the Best of It

Like yesterday, here's a hand example played where I lost a lot of money. Unlike yesterday, however, I'm mostly happy with the hand.

A fundamental concept of cash game poker is understanding that it is irrelevant if you win or lose a particular hand. What matters most is whether you got your money in with the best of it or not. Said another way, when reviewing your play, you have to ask whether you played the hand correctly or not. If you did, then you did your job. Long term, the vagaries of randomness will even out and you'll post a net profit. If you didn't, however, the long term result will be a red bottom line.

Here's the perfect example of that concept from yesterday's 100-hand Omaha session:

Full Tilt Pot-Limit Omaha, $0.10 BB (6 handed)

Button ($7.89) SB ($9.30) BB ($14.70) UTG ($5.68) MP ($16.39) Hero (CO) ($12.82)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8♦, A♦, J♠, A♠ 1 fold, MP bets $0.35, Hero raises to $1.20, 1 fold, SB calls $1.15, 1 fold, MP calls $0.85

Flop: ($3.70) 4♣, 9♣, A♥ (3 players) SB checks, MP checks, Hero bets $2.65, SB raises to $8.10 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls $5.45

Turn: ($19.90) J♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($19.90) 7♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $19.90 | Rake: $1.32

Results: SB had 2♣, 7♥, 7♦, A♣ (flush, Ace high). Hero had 8♦, A♦, J♠, A♠ (three of a kind, Aces).

Outcome: SB won $18.58

So, did I play the hand right? Per twodimes.net Omaha calculator (http://twodimes.net):

pokenum  -o ad as js 8d  - ac 7h 7d 2c  -- 4c 9c ah
Omaha Hi: 820 enumerated boards containing 9c 4c Ah
cards          win   %win  lose  %lose  tie  %tie     EV
As Js  Ad  8d  563  68.66   257  31.34    0  0.00  0.687
Ac 2c  7d  7h  257  31.34   563  68.66    0  0.00  0.313

The numbers don't lie; I was a big favorite to win the hand, as I was nearly a 70:30 favorite. If I get in this same situation a hundred times in a row, I will make a lot of money. Said another way, I did my job. So I should be happy, right?

Right.

All-in for now...
-Bug