When is this correct play in a PLO8 DYM?
I see examples such as below every single day. Maybe I've got this wrong, but it seems bad to me.
4 players remain.
Blinds are (say) 200-400.
Stacks are Mr Medium 1,500.
Mr Big One 5,000
Mr Big Two 5,000
Mr Matt Bates 500.
The shorty - we have called him Matt Bates - has shoved his 1.25 Bigs all-in.
Mr Medium calls.
Mr Big One calls.
Mr Big Two calls.
All perfectly reasonable so far.
Flop is 2-3-J, rainbow.
Mr Big One now POTS it. He has J-J-Q-Q, so has flopped top set. He cannot win the low, if it comes, though.
Mr Big Two has A-4, for the nut low draw. But he HAS TO FOLD. He'd be mad to call, & risk his stack v the other big stack.
Mr Medium has 4-5-x-x, for a great low & straight draw. He HAS TO FOLD.
Mr Matt Bates has 7-8 in his hand, & gets there with his Low.
Is it ever correct for Mr Big One to bet there?
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So, by Betting there, he has enabled the Shortie to survive.
The other two CANNOT POSSIBLY call there. That'd be so bad.
Thoughts, anyone?
I DO see this daily, usually 4 or 5 times in a typical 30 game session.
Makes no sense to me, but is there a valid reason to bet, am I missing something?
I should add, that sometimes the guy who (wrongly) bets out has often not noticed the situation, as he is 10 Tabling, or watching the TV or whatever.
I plead guilty to this on occasion. But some players persist in doing this all the time.
Why?
Is there a legitimate reason to bet?
I think it is fine AFTER, but it's a bity iffy during the hand.
In truth, folks pay their entry fee, & can do whatever they like, it's up to them. But, over time, they are costing themselves money. They MUST be.