$1/$2 PLO8... peel one off?

[davebreal]

This is probably being too results oriented.. but is there any justifying peeling one off on this flop.

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha/8, $2 BB (9 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP2 ($240.95)
MP3 ($272)
CO ($287.65)
Button ($275)
SB ($46)
Hero ($232.15)
UTG ($198)
UTG+1 ($83.80)
MP1 ($293.45)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , , , .
UTG raises to $7, 5 folds, Button calls $7, 1 fold, Hero calls $5.

Flop: ($22) , , (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $16, Button calls $16, Hero folds.

Turn: ($54) (2 players)
UTG bets $20, Button calls $20.

River: ($94) (2 players)
UTG bets $40, Button folds.

Final Pot: $134

[TomG]

[JDLush]

Yeah, I peel one there too, Dave. Heads up I probably don't, but since I will be closing the betting 3 ways I'll call and see what develops. I think I push that turn 90% of the time as well, unless I am confident that UTG will bet out a river that helps me, in which case I may lie in the weeds for the river. Depends on my mood, the table texture, and the blood alcohol content (high BAC = better chance of turn push).

[Felonius_Monk]

[Kuso]

[davebreal]

Yeah, I was not pursuing on that flop, because I didn't want to take another walk down "Quartering Lane" with my A2.

[TomG]

Well, I know I can say that I may be in the minority on this, but I really don't worry much about getting quartered in PLO8. If I'm on a deep stack and so is the one other guy in the hand, then I'm going to be a little more careful, but generally getting quartered occasionally is an equitable penalty for buying all those pots the other guy folds a high on, or drawing to a quartering, or catching a donk with nothing. I don't have any concrete proof that getting quartered frequently is OK, except that I do it ALL THE TIME and still get very desirable results in terms of winrate and so on. Perhaps image factors in there...

[januarymute]