I'm not always sure what the best way of playing these kinds of hands (top & bottom pair, 32 low draw) out-of-position. Two separate people claimed this was horrible, with the Button being especially vociferous...since he would have won half the pot if he didn't fold. I want to make sure i'm not missing something.
Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 No Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 8 players
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CO: $158.90
BTN: $72.00
SB: $98.40
Hero (BB): $44.00
UTG: $150.25
UTG+1: $195.55
MP1: $77.00
MP2: $204.50
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with 5
3
2
Q
5 folds, BTN calls $2, SB calls $1, Hero checks
Flop: ($6.00) 5
Q
7
(3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks,
BTN bets $6, SB calls $6,
Hero raises to $42 all in, BTN folds, SB calls $36
Turn: ($96.00) 9
(2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($96.00) 3
(2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $96.00
SB shows 4
3
5
6
(HI: a straight, Seven high; LO: 7,6,5,4,3)
Hero shows 5
3
2
Q
(HI: two pair, Queens and Fives)
SB wins $46.50
SB wins $46.50
(Rake: $3.00)
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My hope from my squeeze check-raising was that either to win it right away (maybe 20% of the time...SB used the Time Bank before calling) or to get head-up vs. one of the opponents (60% of the time). If both opponents seemed committed on the Flop, i would have check-folded.
My guess was that i had the current best hand for high and that my low draw was probably better than the SB's, if not both. Regardless, if i got heads up, my opponent wasn't likely to have me in trouble for both high and low.
My play was pretty standard, right? I got one of the results i wanted on the Flop. Any other ideas (other than don't play with only 22xBB)?