A couple PLO8 tourney hands

[Matt Walker]

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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 bets 25</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises 165</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises 610</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+2 folds, Hero calls 620 (All-In), MP3 calls 175 (All-In).

The origional raiser hasn't shown down a hand yet. The reraiser I've played with before and is a complete donkey. Is a full pot raise correct? Several books I've read point to always betting the pot so oppentents don't get a read on you. Do you agree with this?




Party Poker Pot-Limit Omaha/8 Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (6 handed) converter

Button (t4216)
Hero (t700)
BB (t735)
UTG (t334)
MP (t960)
CO (t1055)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls t30, CO calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, BB calls t120, MP calls t120, CO folds.

Flop: (t480) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t480</font>, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to t810 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t70 (All-In).
Final Pot: t1840

I'm most concerned about the flop play. Its a situation I find myself in a lot in these tourneys where I'm only drawing one way but I think a bet has a good chance of taking it down. Its the second hand or so of the tourney so the players are unknown.