O/8 NL 1 Table - How bad were my plays?

[iblucky4u2]

I tried my first NL O/8 1 table tourney in a Florida Indian casino. After watching a few tournaments, I thought the players were terrible and wanted to give it a try. $135 entry, 10 players, pays top 3. Start with 1500 in chips. Antes start at 50-100 and double every 15 minutes.

The game seemed to be lots of limpers then action after the flop. There was only one pre flop raise - for 2x BB, in the first 15 hands.

Antes are 100-200. I'm BB and post 200, leaving me with 1000T. 5 limpers to me and I look at A2s34. I raised, but only to 400. I felt this was a terrible play, but what the table was doing [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]. Should I have raised to 600, pushed or just checked?

All 5 limpers called! Flop comes Ad2cJc. With 2 pair & draw to nut low, I put in my remaining 600. Was this good, bad or ugly? Got 4 callers, 3 all in.

Turn 3c, river 8d and I'm toast to 7654 with 2 clubs!

I am open to advice since there is a lot of $ with terrible players waiting to donate - or am I one of the donaters [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

I think considering the structure you might as well be playing slots.

[iblucky4u2]

I understand this is not the best structure. My problem is this is what's around and I would like to maximize my % when I do play. After all, poker slots are beatable, so the question is what to do in the situation.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

The turn was pretty much the worst possible card for you, counterfeiting your low draw and hosing your 2-pair.

If I'm in the BB with this hand, I'd rather see the flop cheaply with a lot of limpers, planning to push in on the flop if it's favorable. Great low/marginal high is not a combination I want to take hot and cold for my tournament life.