Hello I just got into this weird spot where I dont really know what was the right play here...
We playing live 2-5 PLO. I was playing 2-5 hold'em but got stacked with KK vs 95 and 95 flopped the straight So I switch table to plo.
I'm small blind (Stack is about 100BB), Straddle UTG $10, 3 callers.
Villian who got about $150BB. He is very loose aggressive who recently lost a big hand few hands ago.
So villian who was on BB, pots $60, 4 callers.
Flop is 10♠️6♠️5♦️
I have Queen high flush draw. that's it.
Everyone checked around the flop.
Turn is J♦️. I check villian pots which is $300, the BB repot for 200BB, Two folds, one guy calls who is. chip stack and it was action on me. I folded which I thought it was a great food, and river was unfortunately another spade 8♠️, and Villian had 9 7 10 3
Thought on folding? was it a good fold? if I called I would of quadruple up lol
Putting in big money with the third nut flush draw and nothing else is usually a great way to lose piles of cash in PLO. A fold is the only reasonable action in that spot.
Based on the information you provided, it seems like you made a good fold on the turn. Let me break it down for you:
On the flop, everyone checked, including the loose aggressive villain in the big blind. This indicates that he likely did not connect well with the flop, as he would have likely bet with a strong hand. However, it's still possible that he has a set or two pair, so you can't completely rule him out.
On the turn, the villain bets pot, which is a very strong move. The pot is now very big, and you only have a queen high flush draw, which is not a very strong hand in PLO. The BB then re-pots, which is an even stronger move, and the other player calls, which indicates that they also have a strong hand.
Given the strength of the betting action and the fact that you only have a queen high flush draw, it seems like a fold is the best play here. Even if you hit your flush on the river, you're not necessarily guaranteed to win the pot, as someone could have a better flush or a full house.
In hindsight, it's easy to say that you would have quadrupled up if you had called, but that's not really relevant to the decision you had to make in the moment. You made the best decision based on the information you had at the time, and sometimes that means folding a strong draw in a big pot.
Also QQJ8 is a lot different from "just a queen high flush draw". you have an overpaid and a gutty. Still an easy turn fold. We could think about jamming the flop, I mean SPR is really low. and if we are a bunch of drooler ranges then we might have a better chance of fading being against the k or a high flush draw. I dunno. I definitely don't mind the flop check.
