$400 PLO8 on stars....am i just far to AgRo

[Reko Savinen]

I'm playing this hand exactly like you did in this spot. A-2-J-10 (especially if you've got the suit) is my absolute favorite, favorite hand to make moves like this with. The call on the flop and raise on the turn are probably your best bets here - if you re-raise the flop, you risk him coming back over the top and then you have an actual decision to make (though you're probably not laying it down for the nut flush draw).

There are very few turn cards that can scare you - only the board pairing and perhaps one of the remaining deuces. The check-raise here is best possible play. You may not be ahead now, but no doubt you're favored for taking at least half the pot. Assuming he just calls and has a set or something; if the board doesn't pair and the deuce that's not a heart hits, you've gotten super unlucky and there's not much else you can do about it.

EDIT: Wow, apparently I'm disagreeing with everyone. I love the raise on the turn, is there any way you're not favored for half the pot here?

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The check-raise here is best possible play.

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He's in position, villain made an off-tempo bet.

[BlueBear]

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EDIT: Wow, apparently I'm disagreeing with everyone. I love the raise on the turn, is there any way you're not favored for half the pot here?

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Yes, you are right. I just checked twodimes and I was initially severely mistaken.

Pound the turn for value.

[tuttufin]

Well played. If you want to do something differently, you might want to call the flop and raise the turn (but I prefer your line).

I would bluff-bet any river which pairs. I put him on str8+flushdraw.

[niss]

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Well played. If you want to do something differently, you might want to call the flop and raise the turn (but I prefer your line).

I would bluff-bet any river which pairs. I put him on str8+flushdraw.

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I *hate* guys who play like villain because their play makes absolutely no sense in most situations. It can be difficult to put them on a hand.

This could easily be top 2 from someone who thinks OP has Aces or A-2 and missed the flop.

Do we have a read as to whether this player is an idiot? I am not inclined to credit a hand with a flush draw since OP has the A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] unless we know that this player is the type who would do so.

I like a raise on the flop. From pussies who make these little blocking bets, it frequently will checked to you on the turn, giving you the choice to take a free card if you want. A smaller raise on the flop would probably achieve that as well as a pop to $100. (Obviously that didn't happen here as villain bet the turn).