.25/.50 LO8 Hit my straight on the turn

[sfgiants]

Ran into an interesting spot after hitting a straight on the turn. I'll post my comments in italics.

(SB in this hand has been playing close to half of his hands.)

PokerStars 0.25/0.50 Omaha/8 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls, Button calls.

Okay to defend my blind with this hand?

Flop: (10 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, MP2 folds, Button calls.

Seemed like I caught enough of the flop to take one off.

Turn: (7 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, Button folds, SB calls.

I raised here to knock out random flush draws and low draws.

River: (11 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13 BB

[Borys313]

Defending preflop is borderline. This 7 really doesnt belong to what is a strictly high hand. Of course if you have a good reason to believe that everyone else plays only low hands you can call. But if one of them has a quality rundown like KQJT and rest low hands you are in bad shape.

Postflop I would play exactly the same way, aplying more or less the same logic

Although on turn i raise strictly for value because believing that you can make low flush draws fold is very optimistic. Someone who has 23xx clubs or better will never ever fold there. But you may make someone go away who has 2 small pair which is also good.

[sfgiants]

Thank you for the comments.

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But if one of them has a quality rundown like KQJT and rest low hands you are in bad shape.

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Thanks for bringing this up. I should put more thought into the possibility of being dominated by other high hands.