Not sure if I'm defending SB too much vs. really wide limpers.

reads (note that I don't use a HUD):

BB had just sat down and was limping or min. raising anything pre. and betting pot horrifically wide post and getting to showdown.

UTG I've seen a decent amount before and will limp wide pre. Although will raise good hands. Likes to call post. Recently got "lucky" a couple of times and is doing well.

UTG+1 dito. UTG, but fairly recently min. raised UTG with AA2 and played horrifically to 3bet/call river on KKxxK vs. UTG (who had the K, shocker).

pre. flop: I assume that BB is going to check it back a huge amount of the time, worst case he'll min. raise and everyone will call. Given all that I talked myself into completing, seemed pretty close though and I'm not sure folding isn't the best plan.

flop: After limping pre. it seems really bad to fold now with the 8 straight outs and it's possible I have the best low draw, but that's much more likely if a 4 or 2 hits. Saying that I have to call with meh/bad draws or fold a lot of turns, as BB is probably never slowing down .


Merge - $0.25 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 52.6 BB (VPIP: 86.36, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 46.24 BB (VPIP: 68.75, PFR: 31.25, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
UTG: 261.92 BB (VPIP: 48.12, PFR: 6.77, 3Bet Preflop: 2.10, Hands: 671)
UTG+1: 45.28 BB (VPIP: 43.68, PFR: 13.79, 3Bet Preflop: 3.85, Hands: 87)
MP: 75.44 BB (VPIP: 39.02, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 41)
MP+1: 101.96 BB (VPIP: 21.82, PFR: 7.27, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 165)
CO: 38.6 BB (VPIP: 24.90, PFR: 0.40, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 251)

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A K 6 7

UTG calls 1 BB, UTG+1 calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, BTN calls 1 BB, Hero calls 0.6 BB, BB checks

Flop: (5 BB, 5 players) 3 5 9
Hero checks, BB bets 5 BB, UTG calls 5 BB, fold, fold, Hero ???

Pre is fine, although folding is ok too imo. No idea what you are seeing on the flop. Folding is obvious, no matter how the villains play.

in general, I don't think you should defend your small blind at all.

I think it's close.

Your starting hand, A K 6 7, seems OK to me for seeing the flop if you had position, but but as small blind, you're out of position, acting first, a distinct disadvantage in pot-limit.

But I can understand taking a chance on seeing the flop cheaply if you think there's a good chance BB won't raise.

I don't think it matters that you took a chance and called before the flop. In other words, I don't think calling before the flop is a reason for continuing after the flop.

However, you do have those eight nut straight outs, and I'd give your hand one more out for the back-door diamond draw, nine outs in all, maybe something like roughly half of them for half the pot. So if half your outs are for half the pot at about 1:1, and the other half are for the whole pot at 3:1, roughly your pot odds average 2:1 for this second round bet. Then if BB bets again on the next round and UTG calls again, you'll be getting the same for the next round.

So projecting, it looks like you might be getting 2:1 odds to see the next two cards. And with 9 outs, you'll make your hand in the next two cards 360/990 and miss 630/990.
630/360=7/4.

I think you're getting 8:4 (plus implied) pot odds while the odds against you are only 7:4. When your implied pot odds are better than than the odds against making your hand, then you have favorable odds.

Call. I think you have favorable odds to call.

Buzz

call pre is completely standard with those pot odds; you are pretty much just looking to flop a pretty nutted hand or else get out cheap though...your post-flop line is just going to lead you to losing a bunch of money in the long run...even if you hit your gutshot you have virtually zero chance of having the best low and, generally, we want to be looking for hands to scoop with (ie with this kinda hand a high flop wth diamonds)...I think folding pre isnt terrible given your positional disadvantage but would be very nitty.

easy call pre

easy fold flop

if everyone has deep stacks calling becomes more attractive but the most likely outcome of calling is us making another questionable call on the turn

Interesting ... so everyone is playing for just 543 flops (and we should be getting freerolled there if money goes in) or QJTdd/KHd7d flops? 2 pair values were mentioned but I'm not sure how much I like calling even on AK6 and all the other ones are pretty low.