24Caliber

Felt like I didn't learn anything from watching that...can you add some explanations or reasoning for your plays please
thanks

I don't think you can fault your line as played for value...the board didn't run out too well in your favour but no need to spew off, your calling with goods odds and in position. Could fold the turn, how much value does the 9 high flush draw have ?
Raising the flop so deep has merit imo as it is very hard for him to keep raising without 45 (and he might not anyway without re-draws so deep), so you have a lot more options on later streets.
The decision comes down to the donk bet stat for me, if the donk bet stat is high then I'd prefer raising it, if his donk bet stat was low then I'd prob just flat.

Nice, how did you create this graph ?

OK thanks

Click "Phil Galfond" profile. hmm

OK :) Thanks for the feedback guys...think check behind is best based on your comments and reasonings

Thats a very light call preflop...just because you have the button ?

Hi Willy, thanks for your comment.
As I barrelled all streets then I think I can value bet AA looking to get value from hands like KKxx or QQTx...it's thin I know, maybe too thin and maybe does not align with his preflop aggression stats.
My thought process is that by barrelling 3 streets I rep a lot of missed TJQ hands and seeing as he hasn't raised any street there is not many combos of sets/straights in his range...however I'm unsure about this (hence why I posted). What would you think about a very small bet on the river like 5-10$?
The stakes is also euros not dollars (not sure how to change this on the site)

Do you ever flat pre?  What are the Sb and BB 3 bet stats like?

As played pretty easy fold for me on the turn...the queen is going to help his hands a lot more than it helps yours, this is going to be the case for a lot of turns/rivers and why I guess that we all find it a tricky spot to play.  
I like a raise on the flop here as a value bet (bet sizing tricky, depends on the history of the HU), it feels dirty because you flat his 3 bet pre so he can rep aces better than you can, but its still very hard for him to come over the top of your bet without a holding that is probably in very good shape or will have decent equity against your A5, he doesn't know you are going to raise-fold and can't just jam any scraps (would like to know his 3 bet % and maybe some of his other stats that are applicable - but playing HU you both know that you are not only 3 betting AA)...this can often slow the hand down as well on later streets, which I feel works well for this type of hand, in this situation where you'd like to get to showdown without inflating the pot.

It's not a C bet though...he 3 bet preflop.

So do you think his check-call, check-jam range contains only sets on this board after 3 betting pre...check behind turn and fold river if he bets ?

do you mean lead or bet behind? He checked to me on the turn

I fold this preflop, its a mediocre/vulnerable hand and your position is very weak. As played I think it is a very fine line to continue after the bb raises your turn lead....there is a lot of scenarios where you are in very bad shape and only a few where you are in good shape

Although I disagree with the last paragraph; the reason being that there is not a lot 2 pair hands that make sense by the river - they would have to be quite uncoordinated and also the main 2 pair hands you could hope for value from would contain a Q, which most combos are blocked.  

Having a picture of his stats would help in the decision making process

As played bet the flop and play from there...just a value bet really

I don't see the need or advantages of 3 betting pre-flop in this situation.

Find out for yourself though by doing some 3 bet filters in HEM and compare the difference in results as well as with different hand ranges....granted any hand reviewing in PLO can be subject to high variance as it is typically a high variance game, however you can check through some of the pots as see if there are any common trends or spots that can be improved on.

I'd be interested in your results if you do conduct that analysis :)

Steve

Hi Jim, as played pretty easy fold for me on the flop - calling is a horrible option imo as I just cannot see a good future for the hand, post that decision.  
The only other options are to raise or fold, I can understand reasoning for raising and getting it in as top 2 is pretty strong, but there is a lot of ways this could be an epic fail.  We've only invested 13...

I don't mind leading the flop - I think leading and checking both have their merits....it really depends on the table for me, generally PLO tables are pretty damn active (it is 4 way also) lol so I might lean towards check and then re-evaulate. 

Thanks for the feedback all

Went to showdown (can have a big influence on determining when to bluff/barrel and also what sizing to use for value bets and bluffs), aggression factor on river...it's hard to identify one specific stat as a favourite because every situation is unique and also sometimes you have to use a combination of stats to get a picture of what is going on - for instance a player who is playing 40/35/15, his postflop stats for C betting, turn barrelling, fold to c bet, etc. is going to represent something very different to someone who is playing 16/13/6 (even if their postflop stats are similiar) 

My general plan is to fold weak hands out of position ;)

Fold it preflo imo, your hand does not draw to any nuts and the gap in the middle weakens your hand a lot...although you will have position on the UTG raiser - there is still the worry about the players behind 3 betting or flatting which can lead you to a situation where you are playing a hand multiway, with a hand that does not play very well multiway

Being ambitious works out a lot nicer than being greedy ;)

btw you are doing really good aswell, nice results

Probably feels epic to you but imagine that you flipped a coin 10 times, if it came heads ten times in a row we'd all be like thinking it is epic....however if you flipped that coin 10000 times then the chances of it coming 10 times in a row somewhere in there is very realistic - how many hands have you played in your lifetime?  Also lets say you are running bad...what do you want us to do about it lol<
The EV line; in my experience it is a very poor representation of what variance actually is (I'm not even sure if HEM figures it out correctly for Omaha), there are so many factors that you can't control or you are unaware of that impact the results greatly - focus your energy on what factors you can control and improving your game is my advice, stayed focused on your goals.

If his 3bet% from the SB is 45%, then do you ever considering just limping the button pre-flop with this type of hand? (and play a flop if one of the blinds raise).  

What is your general strategy vs these types of "maniac" players (hit something decent and let them spew?)

As played I'd flat his C bet as I think you can find spots on later streets where you get lots of $$$$ in the pot with him crushed.  
On this flop, even against a maniacs range, I don't think you will be making a great deal of money getting it in (granted it may be profitable but its pushing pretty thin IMO)