crossposted from strategy : plo8 hand to look at

[bdc30 0]

Seat 1: Silverager ($194 in chips)Seat 3: special-k-ok ($222.25 in chips)Seat 6: Walentin1980 ($68 in chips)Seat 7: fatterchance ($201.75 in chips)Seat 8: bdc30 [AD ,10C,10D,KC] ($169 in chips)ANTES/BLINDSSilverager posts blind ($2), special-k-ok posts blind ($2).PRE-FLOPWalentin1980 folds, fatterchance bets $8, bdc30 calls $8, Silverager folds, special-k-ok folds.FLOP [board cards 7H,6S,10H ]fatterchance bets $20, bdc30 calls $20.TURN [board cards 7H,6S,10H,5D ]fatterchance checks,BDC30 ???????????????????????????sorry, conveter doesn't do O8B from pokerroom

[cdddc75 0]

Take the free card. With the low now possibly being made on the turn, there's no reason to jam with top set here. My guess is that fatterchance has a suited A . I would logically assume that he has something on the low side too. Only a total donk would raise preflop without having some sort of low, so he already owns that half of the pot.Take the free card and hope you fill up on the river.

[strategy 4]

Maybe I'm just a nit, but I don't like the call on the flop.It seems like the flush draw + possibility for straight + two to a low makes this unprofitable for a set. To put it another way, what cards can hit that don't murder you?You gotta check on the turn. I'm curious to see what everybody else in Strategy said.

[gobears 0]

I check here as you may only be playing for 1/2 the pot. You're hoping to hit your boat to take the high.I think calling on the flop heads-up is ok. No made low yet and only a 89 is ahead of you at that point.

[cdddc75 0]

fold to the preflop raisein 8OB, you want to see cheap flops with high only hands (even very strong ones)

[JacKingOff_suit 0]

Seat 1: Silverager ($194 in chips)Seat 3: special-k-ok ($222.25 in chips)Seat 6: Walentin1980 ($68 in chips)Seat 7: fatterchance ($201.75 in chips)Seat 8: bdc30 [AD ,10C,10D,KC] ($169 in chips)ANTES/BLINDSSilverager posts blind ($2), special-k-ok posts blind ($2).PRE-FLOPWalentin1980 folds, fatterchance bets $8, bdc30 calls $8, Silverager folds, special-k-ok folds.FLOP [board cards 7H,6S,10H ]fatterchance bets $20, bdc30 calls $20.TURN [board cards 7H,6S,10H,5D ]fatterchance checks,BDC30 ???????????????????????????sorry, conveter doesn't do O8B from pokerroom

How's player fatterchance? Is he a good solid player? Will he consider about being 1/4ed?How did you play before this hand? Did you play very tight? Did you show hands that scoop both hi and lo? How do you think fatterchance think about you?I definitely don't think he's got 89 here sine he raised preflop. I don't even think he's got A2 (this is a short handed game, right? Just think about why did he bet $20 on flop? And why don't you reraise him there to test him to see if he's got 89? It's better to find out early than later streets), probably A3 since he checks, he may have a heart draw as well.On the turn, I will probably wait for a while, then bet close to the size of the pot to test him and go from there.I think you can have the high, he may have A2, A3, AA and a low card... Now make a test to him to see if he's a call station (risks his chips just for half of the pot), a tight player (folds to wait for a better spot in which case then you should bluff him more later on since he's capable of folding but fold if he plays back)... Use those information for later plays.If you play short-handed (and you are not playing at those penny tables), you really should pay attentions to your opponents, you just can't wait for the nuts. It's the players you are play against with in short-handed games. The higher the stake, the more attention you need to pay to your opponents.