I have a PLO8 cash hand from the weekend that I"ve been struggling to decide best course of action on - interested on thoughts on the line taken so far in the hand, and what the next move should be. Also interested in whether the stack sizes should or shouldn"t change the strategy (caution vs aggression).
It"s a .25/.50 cash table, and I"ve have had a good session and am sat with around 4x buyins.
V1 (SB) - $164.51 [Very loose, very passive - VPIP of 59%, PFR 4%, Agg 0.8 )
Me (BB) - $193.27
UTG - $66.75
V2 - $44.85 [Decent PLO8 reg, TAG]
Btn - $49.75
I am dealt
UTG Limps $0.50
V2 Raises to $2.25
Btn Folds
V1 Calls in SB
Me... I raise to $9.50. I"m hoping that V2 will 4bet to push V1 out of the hand, and that I can get stacks in preflop against V2 (effective stack $44.85 - wouldn"t want to get in pre with V1"s big stack though)
Utg Folds
V2 Calls
V1 Calls
Not ideal that they both call, but I have position on the guy with the bigger stack, so not too uncomfortable at this point. V1"s range is super-wide. I don"t think V2 raise/calls without having A2xx/A3xx/AAxx. As I have AAxx, and assume that V2 may have Axxx, I discount AAxx from both of their ranges.
Flop -
I flop second nut low draw, nut flush draw, and have the overpair. I"ve also counterfeited the lo draw for all A2xx hands unless they also contain a 3 or a 4. Not a perfect flop, but gives me plenty of equity for both hi and lo pots, and lots of scoop potential.
V1 Checks
I Check with a plan to Raise
V2 Bets full pot - $29.00 (leaving $6 behind)
V1 Min raises to $58 (leaving $97 behind)
I have $183 behind, and pot is now $116.............
If I call, I will have pot odds to call on the turn, so can never call flop then fold turn (unless board pairs perhaps).
Is the min-raise from V1 a sign of strength and a pot-builder, or a sign of weakness and a vain attempt to isolate the shorter stack? Is it more likely that he shoves to isolate if he has a set and doesn"t want to lose half the pot to any lo draw that I may have?
A side pot with V1 would be bigger than the main pot.
So - Call, Fold, or Shove??