Poker Monkey goes busto

[Poker monkey]

This one's nasty and I'm just posting for some abuse.

Anyway I thought I was tilting but on further inspection it's not as bad as it first appears.

Pre-flop it's obviously a fold (though maybe not if the 5c were 5s), but I'm still like 44% against dry Aces and I can usually pick off a continuation bet if I hit 2 pair+ on a low flop.

UTG clearly (?) has the straight when he re-raises the flop, but I looked at my equity against a straight and I'm 49% to win and 1% to tie. So I can't fold the flop.

On the turn I'm still 28% to win, getting over 3:1, so I have to call any bet. Therefore why not shove and hope he was bluffing or will fold a set or get paid off by a big draw like 89TJ that has missed and I'm ahead of.

Full Tilt Poker
Pot Limit Omaha Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
4 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $72.15
Button: $27.10
Hero: $33.85
BB: $20.15

Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is SB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG calls, Button folds, Hero calls, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises to $1</font>, UTG calls, Hero calls.

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($3, 3 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">BB bets $1.5</font>, UTG calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $5.25</font>, BB calls, <font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $15.5</font>, Hero calls, BB folds.

Turn: Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($39.25, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero is all-in $18.85</font>, UTG calls.

River: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($76.95, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $76.95)


Results:
Final pot: $76.95

[Big Dave D]

In PLO, the more money you put in badly the more the later money will look like you put it in well. The way to view a hand is from the start of your commitment, not when the last bet went in.

As to the hand in question, you are only even money if his st8 is naked. You are in bad to terrible shape if he has improvers or blockers. Also, im not convinced on the preflop play.

gl

bdd

[Ribbo]

Don't play 3578 from the worst position on the board preflop after calling a pot raise and you will stop a lot of leaks in your game. Offering other advice is irrelevant until you can get this one sorted.

[Poker monkey]

So it's not worth completing the blind with this hand? Or just bin it if anyone raises?

Should I raise this flop or just call?

[TheRock69]

.10/.25 I would advice not going wild on two pair as no one will fold and especially when not even top two with straight out there.

[RoundTower]

I would definitely complete the blind with this hand even in the SB. After the raise I would fold unless the BB is particularly bad/predictable. I think the flop raise is OK but I would 4 bet shove or fold when it comes back to you, you are more likely to lose value on the turn than bluff him off the best hand. Probably I would just fold because he might have redraws or something like 77.