PLO: Top Two Decision

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

PokerStars Game #17894219169: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2008/06/03 - 17:21:44 (ET)
Table 'Eltanin II' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Turn_Prophet ($74.15 in chips)
Seat 2: mikeg1483 ($57.95 in chips)
Seat 3: HGB Tony ($4.25 in chips)
Seat 4: vandermater ($3.65 in chips)
Seat 5: 5SpeedLimit5 ($25.35 in chips)
Seat 6: DaMachine86 ($20 in chips)
HGB Tony: posts small blind $0.10
vandermater: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Turn_Prophet [3d Ad Jc Qs]
5SpeedLimit5: folds
DaMachine86: raises $0.60 to $0.85
Turn_Prophet: calls $0.85
mikeg1483: calls $0.85
HGB Tony: calls $0.75
vandermater: calls $0.60
*** FLOP *** [Ac Qc 9s]
HGB Tony: checks
vandermater: bets $2.80 and is all-in
DaMachine86: calls $2.80
Turn_Prophet: calls $2.80
mikeg1483: folds
HGB Tony: folds
*** TURN *** [Ac Qc 9s] [3h]
DaMachine86: checks
Turn_Prophet: bets $7.50


All street comments welcome. As you can probably tell, I put Machine on a draw and decided to wait for a safe card on the turn to try and go heads-up against the all-in player.

[miaowmiaowchowface]

I'd try to get it in on the flop, He seems to be on a draw, he'll rarely have something stronger than you, and if he does sobeit. You're likely ahead of the dead $ imo

[crack]

I would probably muck it preflop. I don't like calling a raise with this sort of a hand. A raise before you should usually mean high cards of some sort and you have high cards in your hand not to mention the 3 is no way connected to your hand.

My friend who is a top Omaha player constantly stressed to me that the main flaw in peoples game is not understanding the concept of 4 working cards, especially to a raise.

The 3 is not working with any of the other cards. Hands like A567 with the ace suited are the exceptions and steals, but calling a raise with players behind with AQJ3 can't be that great a play imo.

Aside from that, you played it safe on the flop and I can't really fault that, a lot of ugly turn cards can come that make his hand after you have invested a lot on the flop. I think you have played it fine postflop.