5/5, maniac hosts opens to 15 (which means he was dealt 4 cards and wants to make sure we hit the max rake), one caller, i call with A
J
9
2
, button calls, SB calls.
button is a splashy holdem player who is stuck at least 5k in this game and does not really understand the adjustments needed for PLO. he has made a lot of really bad turn / river calls with dominated hands, 4th nut flushes, etc. although he hasn't been caught in an outright bluff, i do feel like he has been very stabby from late position and there have been a couple times where he bet flop or turn in position, and then folded to a turn or river lead when the board texture didn't change. basically he has tendencies of a bad LAGish NLH player. SB is pretty nitty.
button has around 3k, SB has like 1.4k and i cover.
flop (80) - A
9
4
checks to me and i pot, button calls, SB calls
turn (320) - 8
SB checks, i bet 250, button calls, SB folds
river: 5
i check (?), button pretty quickly announces 900 (i didn't realize that this was an overbet until i went to post the hand, and the dealer missed it).
my live read was that he wasn't super comfortable, though i don't know this player well. i tanked for a while and to try and pick something up, i asked him what he was going to do if i had bet. he sort of half-laughed and said "i was gonna wait and see if you bet or not," which is a bit of a non sequitor. i'm not big on trying to soul read guys but i found this spot a little tricky because i'm not sure what this guy considers a value hand here. i was pretty sure he wasn't nutted based on his demeanor, but it seemed possible that he could value bet a backdoor straight or almost any flush if he interprets my check as 2 pair or a set. so, eventually hero called.