Help with chasing low in PLO8

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aka "when is it ok to chase low only?"

I wanted to get some discussion going about this. I sometimes chase low only even though I know I shouldn't. Not sure if it is from boredom or lack of experience still but nonetheless this happens to be and I find myself having to win a whole bunch of hands to recover.

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How do I resist this temptation and when is it ok to chase low.
 
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This is a generic response, but I only like to chase low if my hand has straight and/or flush possibilties. If my hand hasn't improved so that I'm one card away from a high or a strong low hand on 5th street, I usually bail.

Ideally, you play to scoop the pot. Chasing the low tends to be a non-profitable play over time.
 
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Right, What I was saying was I need to stop chasing for low only.
 
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Right, What I was saying was I need to stop chasing for low only.

OK. Stop that!!! ;)

First of all, chasing should be out unless u have strong draws for a scoop. Chasing lo has tons of ways to lose (quartered, counterfeited, beat) and is never recommended by any pro I ever heard.

Play strong drawing hands both ways, or maybe high depending on board etc... never lo, it is a losing game.

If you are chasing you are burning chips. Will you then call with second best on river for half a stack? Hmmmm?

Read the OHL article in SSII.
 
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You probably want to consider things like the odds that the pot is laying, whether you're chasing the nut low or a lesser one, how good or bad your draw is, and the likelihood that the low will be split even if you do catch.
 
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OK. Stop that!!! ;)

First of all, chasing should be out unless u have strong draws for a scoop. Chasing lo has tons of ways to lose (quartered, counterfeited, beat) and is never recommended by any pro I ever heard.

Play strong drawing hands both ways, or maybe high depending on board etc... never lo, it is a losing game.

If you are chasing you are burning chips. Will you then call with second best on river for half a stack? Hmmmm?

Read the OHL article in SSII.
Only if the players, that i played today would of stopped chasing.
100% with Makwa even tho i only play it a bit.
 
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Only if you have a straight or flush draw and you're oppenet isn't betting too high.
 
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Thanks for the replies all. When I read comments on here I tend to recall them when i am at the felt ready to make a decision. That has helped me in the past.
 
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