PLO8 hand

[jthegreat]

Someone please tell me how I should have played this hand...

***** Hand History for Game 2579993865 *****
$25 PL Omaha Hi/Lo - Monday, August 22, 19:36:55 EDT 2005
Table Table 36902 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: KingofClubs8 ( $12.04 )
Seat 2: turnthree ( $21.19 )
Seat 3: badabing50 ( $17.44 )
Seat 4: Zalon ( $26.95 )
Seat 5: RagWarrior ( $47.20 )
Seat 6: TODDF315 ( $24.65 )
Seat 7: Prov1_123 ( $23.53 )
Seat 9: revised ( $21 )
Seat 8: Maolinn ( $24.75 )
Prov1_123 posts small blind [$0.10].
Maolinn posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Maolinn [ 6c 7d 4s 6s ]
revised folds.
KingofClubs8 calls [$0.25].
turnthree calls [$0.25].
badabing50 calls [$0.25].
Zalon folds.
RagWarrior folds.
TODDF315 folds.
Prov1_123 calls [$0.15].
Maolinn checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9c, Jh, 6d ]
Prov1_123 checks.
>You have options at Table 36819 Table!.
Maolinn bets [$1.25].
KingofClubs8 calls [$1.25].
>You have options at Table 37070 Table!.
turnthree calls [$1.25].
badabing50 folds.
Prov1_123 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5h ]
Maolinn bets [$2].
KingofClubs8 calls [$2].
Nat45 has joined the table.
turnthree calls [$2].
** Dealing River ** [ 8s ]
Maolinn bets [$3].
>You have options at Table 37070 Table!.
>You have options at Table 36564 Table!.
KingofClubs8 raises [$6].
turnthree calls [$6].
Maolinn calls [$3].
KingofClubs8 shows [ Td, Qh, 8h, Js ] a straight, eight to queen.
turnthree shows [ Ad, Th, 6h, 2c ] a pair of sixes.
turnthree shows 8,6,5,2,A for low.
Maolinn doesn't show [ 6c, 7d, 4s, 6s ] a straight, five to nine.
Maolinn doesn't show 8,7,6,5,4 for low.
KingofClubs8 wins $13.78 from the main pot with a straight, eight to queen.
turnthree wins Lo ($13.77) from the main pot with 8,6,5,2,A.

[fat_nutz]

Generally you should be very wary of bottom set in PLO8. It's easy to have a set go down to a drawn straight or flush, and add on top of that the possibility that you could be up against a bigger set (and therefore potentially drawing to one out for high), and you can probably convince yourself that bottom set is not a very appealing hand to flop.

As a rule of thumb, when getting started in PLO8, you should be putting bottom set into the muck pretty often, especially in a multiway pot.

That being said, this particular board isn't so scary-looking to bottom set. But if you're going to take a stand with it, I'd prefer a max check-raise since you're in EP. If it checks around, so be it--bottom set isn't that good anyway.

[jthegreat]

Ok thank you. I really appreciate the help. Hard to find good learning materials for PLO8.

It seems as if the sheer number of possible redraws make your edges smaller than you think they would be coming from Hold Em. I'm seeing tons of hands where I'm a favorite on the turn lose on the river. Trying to keep the faith that I'm still making the right plays. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[fat_nutz]

go to twodimes.net a lot to run the hands, make sure you're a favorite as you think you are