Re: O/8 hand
This is a classic O/8 hand. It looks like one thing is happening then winds up being somehting else. Some observations - you do not have a "back door flush" draw - you have a legitimate flush draw - although it is only the 3rd nut flush. Flopped str8s are very vulnerable in O/8, to higher str8s, flushes and full houses. In limit O/8, you are not going to drive the nut flush draw out - especially since with the A spades, they proabably have a back door low draw. Same with a flopped set (especially if it is the high set) You have to make up your mind if you want to cap on flop and turn and hope either your str8 holds up, you make a low or if your flush comes it will be good.
Hopefully Buzz will provide the stats on what % of the time your str8 will hold up.
Clearly, with the size of the pot, you are 100% correct to call the river.
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