Global Poker, PLO $0.10-$0.20, 6-player max

UTG: 90 bb
HJ: 140 bb
CO: 500 bb
BTN: 80 bb
SB: 110 bb
BB (Hero): 120 bb

Hero has A Q 4 2

Preflop: (1.5 bb, 6 players)
UTG fold, HJ call, CO call, BTN call, SB fold, Hero check

Flop: (4.5 bb in pot, 4 players) 8 J T

Hero check, HJ check, CO bet 1 bb, BTN fold, Hero call, HJ fold

Turn: (6.5 bb in pot, 2 players) 8 J T 2

Hero check, CO bet 1 bb, Hero raise to 9.5 bb...



My thought process:

Preflop > Happy to see a flop from the big blind with this sort-of-garbage but kind-of-playable suited-Ace hand.

Flop > Nut gutshot with nut backdoor flush draw. I have the Q as blocker for the nut straight. Min bet from cutoff suggests they don't have nut straight. I call because of my outs + possible opportunity to bluff at pot on turn.

Turn > I hit bottom pair. Puts flush draw on board, but doesn't change dynamic otherwise. When cutoff min bets again after I check to him, the combination of two min bets and me having Q blocker make me pretty confident he doesn't have the nut straight, and I check-raise based off that. I do have some outs if he has two-pair, but I don't think I really weighed that in my decision at the time.

It felt like an aggressive play for me, but calculated. Interested to hear people's thoughts. Thanks.

CO seems weak and we have nothing in showdown so seems fine

A thinking player would maybe think that you are not repping much by not raising the flop and then raising the blank turn in a multiway pot.

But would not worry too much about that in this case. we can also have two pair which calls the flop seeing what others do so makes some sense