$2.5 / $5.00 home game online, lots of rec players and frequently one or more limp-callers in each hand

V1: UTG ($2,762)
V2: UTG +1 ($2,942)
Hero: HJ ($827)
V3: Button ($1,280)


OTTH

V1 (UTG): Straddle to $10
V2 (UTG +1): Limp
Hero (HJ): Raise to $40 with AJ

V3 (Button): Call
V1 (UTG): Call
V2 (UTG+1): Call

Flop ($167.50)
8A10

V1 (UTG): Check
V2 (UTG+1): Check
Hero (HJ): Bet $110

V3 (Button): Call
V1 (UTG): Fold
V2 (UTG+1): Raise to $331

Hero (HJ): Call
V3 (Button): Fold

Turn ($941)
8A10 (8)

V2 (UTG+1): All-in
Hero: ? ($455 behind)

Really interested to see what folks views are on the flop raise call, feel pot committed on the turn but interested on perspectives there as well.

if we know there are a lot of passive callers pre we should make it bigger, 50/60.

we get to the flop with a ton of people, our range is strong. I’m ok with bet/call and calling turn with slightly stronger hands (AxKd) but I think I like check/call on flop and turn better with our more middling hands.

Thank you - v helpful. In these types of games, it's not uncommon to have 3+ limpers on some hands. So far, IP i have been raising 3.0x and adding 1 bet for each limper - if I should raise my bet size should i do it for my entire range? Ie. $2/$5 game and I am at CO and there are 3 limpers, i should raise JTss to $30+? If most of these limpers are limp/calling (which is the case), is it still correct to size up my raise size with my entire raise range? Or should my raise range w/ 3 limpers tighten dramatically, even from CO?

Assuming theyre loose, lots of splashy loose limpers calling big bets pre out of position is what you want. Id say stick with a solid value range and raise big pre, especially in position. Id keep upping my raise amount until start folding. Then youll know the tipping point...I bet youll find they call bigger raises than youd think

Thank you!

I think I like a smaller bet on the flop, ~1/3 pot. The reason being a caller’s continue range will generally have more equity against us than on a non monotone flop (any diamond has great equity vs your top pair here - disregarding the jack for now). You will also never get a fold when the opps have a high diamond, and you are also drawing extremely slim against a flush or better top pair. You will only fold out hands with little to no equity against you. Not to mention what do you do vs a check raise when you use such a large size. It is awkward to act on early streets like you have a great hand when you have more of a middling/good hand, puts you in awkward spots later. Here I think you probably call the turn shove with Jd, can fold out Ax without a diamond and lower Axdiamonds. Those are my thoughts.

We kind of butchered this hand preflop, I'd be OK even with check/fold on the flop, no sense snowballing a mistake. Flop bet is way too large if we're going to bet this weak. Getting check-raised on a 3/4ths pot bet on a 4-way flop with a field of loose-passive players, AJ is a piece of garbage here. "Flush blocker" is basically meaningless 4-way.

Bet on the flop is huge, you shouldn't be betting that big with such a mediocre hand, remember you are in a multiway pot and any 2 diamond combo makes a FLUSH. I'm probably honestly either checking back or betting very small. On the flop I would already be hating my life and maybe sigh calling. On the turn it's the easiest fold of my life with paired board 3 diamonds and a multiway pot with someone getting hyper aggresive.
You're only pot commited if you win 25%+ of the time, I don't see that happening, even if a diamond comes you are probably beat by a higher flush and paired board means it could be a boat too, also if you're facing a lower flush you have 2 less outs to hit your own flush which makes it like 15% likely (and still you can get beaten by a higher one!!) so I'm going to guesstimate you win this like 5%? percent of the time. Even if he's bluffing with Kh he is going to beat you a decent amount of times