[TomG]

I hate checking the flop in a limped pot with only two players left to act behind you. A pot bet will get ~40% of your stack in on the flop. If anyone calls/raises you'll then be priced into a showdown regardless. If you want to get fancy, bet less with the intention of getting most of your chips in on the turn. This is your hand though. Your goal is to get see a showdown all-in or have everyone else fold in the process.

In ultra short stacked PLO8 you don't have any wiggle room. Yes, occasionally trapping will work and you'll feel like a genius. But in general, deceptive play is too "expensive." You lose too much value from "trapping" than you do from simply playing your cards. You just don't have enough chips relative to the blinds to get fancy.