Fear of higher boats

[DP388]

Still getting a hang of playing sets and full houses. Any help on my entire line would really be appreciated here.

This is a $8 PLO8 tournament on Pokerstars. It's very early so no reads except that BB was a huge donk.

Poker Stars
Pot Limit Omaha H/L Tournament
Blinds: t10/t20
9 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: t1300
UTG+1: t2770
MP1: t650
Hero: t1490
MP3: t530
CO: t1430
Button: t800
SB: t1210
BB: t3320

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls t20 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t30)</font>, 2 folds, Hero calls t20 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t50)</font>, 2 folds, Button calls t20 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t70)</font>, SB calls t10 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t90)</font>, BB checks.

Is this a good call pre-flop? Ideally I'm looking for scooping hands, but is this an okay high hand?


Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (t100, 5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

I'm still getting the hang of playing 2 pair and sets on draw heavy boards. Check seemed to be the best line this early.

Turn: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (t100, 5 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets t80</font>, BB calls t80 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t180)</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to t200</font>, Button calls t200 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t460)</font>, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to t800</font>, BB calls t720 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t1380)</font>,

Hero??

1. How often does SB have 88 or QQ?

2. Is this a close situation or is there a standard play here?

3. Does my raise make sense? I was initially raising because I felt like I had the best hand and wanted to get more money in the pot if someone was drawing to a flush. But I guess I should maybe pot here to drive out the low only draws?

[kolotoure]

Is this 8/b or hi only?

[DP388]

8/b

I think the hand converter messed up. I edited the post.

[neverforgetlol]

fold preflop. if the 6 was a broadway or low wheel card it'd be fine.

[kolotoure]

Like neverforget said fold this preflop and I am folding the turn when he 3-bets me

[Hatchet]

It's an $8 donkament, push, lol.

[NU Star]

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fold preflop.

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[Split Suit]

fold preflop.

[DP388]

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fold preflop.

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So you guys are saying to fold preflop? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Okay, so now that I'm in the hand how is my line?

Is this a standard fold or fear of monsters?

[davebreal]

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Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP2 with Q K A 6
UTG calls t20 (pot was t30), 2 folds, Hero calls t20 (pot was t50), 2 folds, Button calls t20 (pot was t70), SB calls t10 (pot was t90), BB checks.

Is this a good call pre-flop? Ideally I'm looking for scooping hands, but is this an okay high hand?

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DP388 - this is a fold pre-flop. in the early phases of a tournament you should only be playing premium hands more along the lines of suited A2 and A3. in this particular hand, your ace isn't even suited.

there's only a few times I'm playing your hand, and the circumstances include being late into a tournament and having a good opportunity to play heads-up or to steal the blinds.

summary: main problem is that your hand has awful low potential and doesn't have a nut flush draw.

As played, I think your turn raise looks fine, but I probably wouldn't go broke here in a limped pot in the beginning of a tournament. It's easy to find better spots, so lay it down.