Hello all,

A couple of days ago, I played what I think is a very interesting hand. It was a €5/€10 hand with an optional €25 button straddle, which was on in this particular hand.

I was in the Hijack with Kh Kd Qs 2h, and made it €75. A very tough Swedish online reg called in the cutoff, and an unpredictable, somewhat spewey player called on the button, defending his straddle. I was almost €3,500 deep with the player on the button.

The flop came Ac Jd Ts, and I bet out €200, the cutoff folded, but the button raised to €525. I decide that there wasn't much point in raising, so I just called.

The turn was 4c, I checked, the button bet €900 and after I shoved, the button insta-folded.

After the hand, it struck me that just calling again would be a better play. The intention is to check-call a shove on any blank river, and shove myself if the board pairs, and maybe also on a club. My opponent's play so far should really be only KQ or a bluff (maybe this is not a correct assumption), so the idea is to push him off a split if the nuts changes on the river, and also to allow him to bluff off his stack when it doesn't.

I am sure this is not re-inventing PLO, but I have not really been in that exact spot before, so I am wondering if my second approach is better then the line I took in the game.

Thanks,
Baard