Next time you have A5s, raise, so you're not going 8 ways to a flop against 8 random hands. I take back what I said earlier, about liking an over-limp here.

99 and 95 were the only hands we were losing to on the flop. OMC might raise 99 pre. As played pre, he's got a lot more combos of 9x or worse 5x, but doubtful he's x/ring with just 9x. Like I said, as described, this V doesn't sound like he's going broke with a worse hand.

Against any random unknown V, it can't be terrible to get stacks in with A5 here. Even against an OMC who limped in from the SB behind 6 other players, and who isn't as likely to get it in without the nuts, I don't think we can ever fold to the x/r.

With the other players behind us, 3B'ing to get this heads-up isn't horrendous, even at the risk of having to call off when OMC jams. If he has 95o, he could also have T5-K5, and be putting us on a worse 5x. Even if we're behind 95, there's something like a 12.5% chance we can catch an ace or the board will go runner-runner with two cards over the 9 for a chop.

I was in a similar hand in a tournament recently. I raised pre from the BTN with A7s. Both blinds called. Flop was 779tt. OMC donk bets from SB, BB calls, I raise. SB calls, BB folds. Turn is an A, giving me 2nd boat. SB checks, I bet 2/3 pot, he calls. River is a J. He checks, and I jam. He sigh-calls with J7s, and I scoop, while he whines that if the turn wasn't a J, he would have folded.

I agree that the main takeaway from reviewing this hand is to raise preflop. I can't imagine based on game conditions this would ever be a fold from this position.

Bombs over Baghdad, brother!

Eh, OMC probably isn't going broke with a worse hand in a limped pot unless you have a crazy image. If the other dumbos want to draw to 4 outs or 2 outs, I have no problem with it, b/c they're putting dead money into the pot most of the time. The main goal is to not get stacked by the OMC when he's not calling with worse.

This comment and your description of the game/players in the OP don't line up and seem a little results oriented.

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No, it's not a cut and dry auto-raise. Flatting was fine.

I would also flat pre because there's 3 EP limpers which often become limp/callers, and weak players often l/c big aces as well because they're in EP. Getting 8 players to the flop is great with our hand, we have nut flush possibilities which is why it's called a multiway hand and on occasion we sometimes flop two pair or trips or even a FH.


As played, I would bet around 20 otf and flat the guy who raised.

lol I just fold pre. pahwm finito.