Live $1250 buy in PLO tournament - GII or slowplay

I could see him c/ring a hands like a K or 85 flush to call it off. Call looks very strong and you've got the blocker he needs to keep on barrelling. You'd probably be checking back sets. You've raised utg, which in the minds of some thinking players weights your range to AAxx which interestingly weights your range away from flopped flushes and towards the nut blocker. So I rip it after a short think. Don't know what stacks are but if he's very short compared to the field and you're deep and he suspects you're pushing people around I think you're getting paid off if you jam but he might c/f if you flat.

Though, maybe he thinks you'll float the bare ace just because it looks so strong. But if he thinks you're capable of that, he's got to be sure to c/r you expecting you to call and then he checks and you jam and he calls and looks like a hero. Think that's less likely than him barrelling a bluff into your bet-call.

I assume this the Borgata Winter Open, PLO Championship? Jealous, as I was supposed to be going down to play in it and then I had a family issue I had to deal with on Wednesday night that prevented me from coming down. Looks like you are doing well, congrats! Hope your still playing as I type this.

In regards to your post, I just get it in. Flatting looks really strong and gives him time to reassess on the turn. He has too little left to not call your raise if he has the K high flush or a set. If the board pairs on the turn, you may lose him or end up checking it down. I take about 10-15 second and play the 'alright, let's just get it in and see what happens' type of attitude and push the rest in. If he gets away from it, you still have position on him and he is very short-stacked now, so you will be able put pressure on him and maybe isolate him later on with a decently favored hand anyway.

If he decides to make a hero fold, he still has 50bb left. So idk if he necessarily gets it in. If you factor in being this close to the money that is. Couldn't flatting look a little weak as well? I wouldn't rip a set but id likely flat one. If board doesn't pair he probably continues his story.

Hard to put you on a set with that flop being the preflop raiser UTG this close to the money. Being this close to the money is why raising looks weaker that calling to me. It looks like you are trying to push him around knowing he doesn't want to bust this close to the money. If he has a set, he might call it off. If he has the 2nd nut flush draw, he may fold but he almost certainly shuts it down on the turn if you flat. I doubt he puts anymore money in the pot with a flush. I also don't want the button coming along if he is the one that has a set. There are merits to calling and raising, I like the raising option if it were me.

If this is the case, wouldn't it make more sense for him to just flat and bluff catch than raise and hope I decide to 3bet bluff?

It's a rather clear flat for me. I wouldn't have a re-raising range, because you don't need one. I think very small bets perform well on the flop.

I'd jam it in there. I see people call it off really bad all the time in live PLO events like this.

Don’t get cute & don’t overthink it imo

Edit: just noticed btn called initial pot bet; it’s a snapshove 3way imo

Haven’t read replies because I didn’t want it to influence my response. Since you are in position I’m calling here. Most likely hand is smaller flush wanting to see where he is at. Set shouldn’t raise you here especially at this point of tourney so I’d discount that.

On turn if he checks I might even check due to spr planning to get it all in on river. It’s going to be hard for him to fold the K high flush if he checks river and you jam which you should.