90% Answer Wrong! High Elo PLO question - the answer

 

The Players:

🔹 Player 1 (P1):

• A♠ A♥ A♦ K♦
  (Yes, 3 Aces — but in Omaha, only 2 hole cards can be used.)

🔹 Player 2 (P2):

• Q♦ J♦ 10♥ 9♥

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🃏 Board:

K♣ K♥ K♠ Q♥ J♥

So the

• K♣ K♥ K

This gives:

• Trip Kings (K♣ K♥

• Q♥, J♥ = p

• But more importantly, we need to look at what 5-card hand each player can make using exactly 2 hole cards and 3 board cards.

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🔍 Now let's analyze each player's best hand.

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✅ Player 1: A♠ A♥ A♦ K♦

They have:

• 3 Aces and 1 King in hand

• Board: triple Kings, Queen, Jack

They must choose exactly 2 cards from hand.

Best combo: A♠, K♦ + K♣, K♥, K♠ from board

🃏 Final hand: Four of a kind – Kings with Ace kicker

Hand: K♠ K♥ K♣ K♦ A♠

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✅ Player 2: Q♦ J♦ 10♥ 9♥

They have:

• Connected Broadway cards and hearts

• The board contains Q♥ and J♥ → two hearts

• They have 10♥ and 9♥ → 2 more hearts

🃏 Best combo: 10♥, 9♥ + Q♥, J♥, K♥ → Five hearts = Flush

🚨 But here's the catch: the board has three Kings.

Can P2 beat quads?

Let’s try using Q♦, J♦ + K♣, K♥, K♠ ⇒ also Four Kings with Queen kicker

Hand: K♣ K♥ K♠ Q♦ J♦

That’s worse than P1’s kicker.

BUT WAIT…

Let's explore deeper.

Can they make a straight flush or full house?

No — the hearts are spread:

• P2 has 10♥ 9♥

• Board has Q♥ J♥ K♥

➡️ That’s 9♥ 10♥ J♥ Q♥ K♥ = 💥 Straight Flush!

Yes, it is real. Player 2 wins with a Straight Flush.

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✅ Final Result:

• Player 1: Four Kings with Ace kicker

• Player 2: Straight Flush (9♥ 10♥ J♥ Q♥ K♥)

🏆 Winner: Player 2

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💡 Summary:

• I initially missed the straight flush possibility — thanks for calling it out.

• Even though P1 has monster quads with the best kicker, Player 2’s straight flush crushes it.

• This is a monster cooler — PLO-style.

If this were a real hand, Player 1 might go broke thinking they’re invincible. But Omaha loves heartbreak. 😅