Should I be playing this any differently? Or is this just going to be a cooler, no matter how I play it pre?
Seated at a 2/5 live PLO table at a charity event at some VFW. Table has been playing loose and aggressive. Hero has slowly built up his min buy-in ($200) playing TAG-ish despite the game never getting full. Didn't realize he was buying in for min, as he thought the table would be 1/2, as usual. But screw it, I drove 40 minutes to get here, so let's play.
BB: ~$150
Hero (UTG): ~$305
UTG+1 (just sat down and immediately spiked a monster pot): ~$800
MP: ~$500
BTN: ~$400
Hero is dealt A
K
T
T
Hero calls, UTG+1 raises to $25, MP calls, BTN calls, BB calls, Hero calls
FLOP ($120 post rake): 9
J
Q
(Hero does a little dance internally, especially when...) SB checks, BB shoves for $125 more, Hero ships $280, and gets snap-re-potted by UTG+1 , MP folds, BTN folds
BB shows 8
9
T
Q
UTG shows Q
Q
7
8
TURN ($805): J
RIVER: Does it freaking matter?
GG me.