This game is a variation of PLO8 with the exception of having 5 cards in your hand pre. This is a 1/2 NLH home game that basically plays like 2/5 (20-30pre) where once an orbit we play 5card PLO8. Typical stack sizes range from 500-2500 so it does get quite deep.
How it works is that you can use all 5 cards in your hand without using the community cards or you can use any combo of two cards in your hand to make the high/low/both (A2345 straight flush is the nuts since it's both the best high and low).
SB: $500
BB (Villain): $1500
UTG: $1800
UTG+1: $500
MP1: $700
HJ: (Hero): $1750
CO: $600
BTN: $1300
Hero dealt: A
9
9
6
Q
Preflop:
UTG calls $2, UTG+1 calls $2, Hero calls $2, CO calls $2, BTN calls $2, SB folds, Villain makes it $18 total. Everyone calls.
Flop: (Pot $109)
9
5
2
Villain bets $100, fold, call, Hero calls, call, call.
Turn: (Pot $609)
9
5
2
J
Villain bets $500, fold, Hero calls, fold, fold.
River: ($1609)
9
5
2
J
3
Villain checks, Hero?
Villain has a little under $900 left. If you are betting, what do you bet and why? Remember, since you can use all 5 cards in your hand, I'm not quite nutted since villain can have a straight flush, better low to chop, a full house in his hand with a better low, etc. I'm not much of a PLO8 player so I tend to nut pedal when playing 5card. Villain likes to juice pots up pre in 5card. Tends to overvalue hands in NLH postflop. At this point I have an A high Flush with a 6 low.