5-Card PLO – 1/2. Top Set on Connected Board

Game: $1/$2 5-card PLO Stacks: ~$500 effective Hero: Button

Preflop

Hero is on the BTN with A♠ A♦ 6♣ 6♥ 2♦ • Folds to Hero → raises to $10 • SB calls • BB calls (villain)

Pot: ~$30 (3 ways)

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Flop ($30)

Board: 7♣ 9♦ J♠ • SB checks • BB bets $25 • Hero calls on BTN with overpair + backdoor potential • SB calls

Pot: ~$100 (3 ways)

Board: 7♣ 9♦ J♠ A♥

We have top set now.

•	SB checks 
•	BB bets $100

Line check: What are you doing here?

Are you just calling with SB left to act and a possible straight out there? Or are you raising to $200 or $300 to deny equity to straight draws and commit hands like sets and two pair?

If we raise to something like $300, it would put BB into a spot where they have $200 to call to see what would be $700. He would need about 28% equity to call and could continue with a much weaker range. It opens the pot again though and we still have SB left to act.

The reality is we don’t have the nuts here but the only hand that beats us is 10/8. There are more potential hands that continue than have us beat and we still have boat outs if villain has 10/8.