Early limper, late position (solid player) raises, I call from big blind 10-10-7-4, two diamonds.

Flop comes 3-9-J, one diamond. I lead, limper folds, late position calls.

I figure him stubborn on low with back door draws. Turn Queen, (rainbow on board) I lead again. He calls. UHOH!

River King, I have two ten blockers to the straight, but do not have it, I bet again. Late position player open folds A-A-3-3 (he flopped a set!)

Think I got very lucky here. My plan, if called, was to open show my hand and let everyone think I am a huge donk (generally people I play with think I am anyway, but huge donk is not a bad image in Omaha. Think it is lousy image in hold'em.

Capelletti talked about "going High" in his book. Had a whole section on it. His belief, high boards are the best time to bluff with backdoor draws. Lot of times people will give you credit for a hand you do not have, and muck when their back doors fail to materialize.

Thoughts on this hand?

This would not be a standard line of mine, but once a session or so, I will make a move like this.

If you are going to bluff, I prefer a turn c/r

I felt on 3 way action a hand like A-K-2-3 would just fold flop and I would win uncontested.

If limper calls, I probably just shut down unless I hit an 8 or diamond. And possible three 3's checks behind turn when straight card makes it, so check raise might not have been possible.

Also pretty weird that he didn't pop the flop with bottom set. If he did, I fold.

I think this is a very good board to do this. The turn and river are MUCH better for your range than his in this spot.

AK23 folding the flop here would be terrible, as would be folding to a raise on the flop with your hand.

Calling turn and folding river seems sorta bad (made worse by open folding). K really changed nothing as you both block draws that got there. I'd do this more against these solid players.

You're saying OP's opponent played the hand badly? I think that's fairly obvious.

As for OP's line, I think it's pretty much OK. I disagree that villain would fold A23K to a lead, but I don't think that makes the lead bad, as A23K is too specific a hand to worry that much about, and you're pretty much a coin flip in equity against it. The important thing is to make sure you realize your equity, which you will almost always accomplish by continuing to bet.

Once the fourth straight card comes, you might as well go ahead and turn your hand into a bluff, as you have good blockers to the nuts and you know you're behind when villain calls the turn Q.

I like it. I fold pre here 3way but would call HU.

Was more a critique of OP labeling opponent as solid player. You and others gave good reasons for OP's line but solid players shouldn't be folding the top of their bluff-catching range on the river.

Yes, if you are going to blufff, this is an excellent board to do so. I am glad you did not back off on the river. Often when bluffing in a limit game you have to fire all the streets if you start to bluff the flop.

I thought this line was fine, its a good flop for our range so assuming the other other opponents aren't too sticky or aggro leading this flop fits well into a balanced strategy

I think giving up on many other rivers would be prudent

Also, I don't think villain made a particularly bad fold on the river, though showing it probably was not a good decision