Comments on this hand please (PLO8 $400)

[niss]

Villain Button is an aggressive donk who goes to showdown way too often (something like 45%) and unfortunately for him his W$SD is about the same 45%. He will fall in love with a hand pre-flop and won't get away from it no matter how little it matches the board. At any sign of weakness from another player, he will bang his hand. Translation -> big payday possible against him.

Villain SB plays every hand. If I recall correctly, his VPIP is about 80%. Not very good post-flop either, will call most flop bets.

Last time around the table I stacked the Button when I got lucky with KKxx on a board of 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. I was in EP and checked to him, he led out, the other 5 players in the hand folded. I c/r'ed him (something I probably would not have done with someone else) and we got it all in on the flop. He turned over A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] XX, hit 10[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] on the turn, and then the river paired the 10 and I scooped. Suffice it to say, his chat indicated that he didn't take that one well (*shudder with fear*). He seems to be the type of player that would make a point of going back after me at the first opportunity.

So this hand ...

Stacks are about:

Hero $800
Villain (Button) $350
Villain (SB) $100

I am dealt 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

UTG calls and it's folded around to me and I raise to $18. I raise because I haven't played many hands, and the few hands I've played I have limped pre-flop. I've been pretty much card dead and don't like conveying a passive image. I also would like to buy the button.

Incidentally, I like to play 2-3-4 hands that have a suited K or maybe Q. Since the hand really likes to see an Ace, we can add nicely to the hand's value if the Ace that spikes is suited to the King. I think the hand is easy to play because if I don't spike an Ace and another wheel card on the flop, it's probably an easy bail ... although I am hoping to buy the button and take advantage of a free card if appropriate.

You may disagree with a pfr raise here, which is fine ... but I do it more for meta-game reasons than because I think it's the absolute best play with this hand in this situation.

Button calls the $18, SB calls the $18, and the other two fold.

Flop is A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

SB checks to me, I bet pot (about $60). Button calls, SB raises all-in (but not enough to re-open betting), I call and Button calls.

Turn is 10[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].

Hero?

Edit: I should add that I am 99% sure that, if I check the turn, Button will bet the pot.