OH8 analysis- HORSE turbo- nut flush-no low

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Not an especially interesting hand but just wondered how you're handing this one.
I play these $3 HORSE turbos quite a bit. You see some odd plays -I'm generally very tight.
Haven't played a hand up till this point. I know my preflop call here is a bit speculative UTG but I fancied a cheap look if possible.
I've no doubt I'm up against more than 1 low hand, the full house dangers
are apparent, any comments?

pokerstars Game #17489370347: Tournament #88668392, $3.00+$0.40 HORSE (Omaha Hi/Lo Limit) - Level II (30/60) - 2008/05/17 - 08:19:46 (ET)
Table '88668392 1' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: pocket52man (1530 in chips)
Seat 2: orbitahole (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: 7letters (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: Tinnit (1470 in chips)
Seat 5: goldone (1280 in chips)
Seat 6: piragraf (1660 in chips)
Seat 7: TattooKoz (1720 in chips)
Seat 8: fatbelly2 (1390 in chips)
pocket52man: posts small blind 15
orbitahole: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 7letters [Th Ah Qh Qs]
7letters: calls 30
Tinnit: folds
goldone: calls 30
piragraf: calls 30
TattooKoz: calls 30
fatbelly2: calls 30
pocket52man: calls 15
orbitahole: checks
*** FLOP *** [5s 5h 2h]
pocket52man: checks
orbitahole: bets 30
7letters: calls 30
goldone: calls 30
piragraf: folds
TattooKoz: folds
fatbelly2: folds
pocket52man: raises 30 to 60
orbitahole: calls 30
7letters: calls 30
goldone: calls 30
*** TURN *** [5s 5h 2h] [7h]
pocket52man: checks
orbitahole: checks
7letters: bets 60
goldone: raises 60 to 120
pocket52man: calls 120
orbitahole: calls 120
7letters: calls 60
*** RIVER *** [5s 5h 2h 7h] [Jd]
pocket52man: checks
orbitahole: checks
7letters: checks
goldone: bets 60
pocket52man: calls 60
orbitahole: calls 60
7letters: calls 60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
goldone: shows [8h Ac 3c 9h] (HI: a flush, Nine high; LO: 7,5,3,2,A)
pocket52man: mucks hand
orbitahole: mucks hand
7letters: shows [Th Ah Qh Qs] (HI: a flush, Ace high)
7letters collected 585 from pot
goldone collected 585 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1170 | Rake 0
Board [5s 5h 2h 7h Jd]
Seat 1: pocket52man (small blind) mucked [9s 3d 5c 6d]
Seat 2: orbitahole (big blind) mucked [Kc 4c Td Ad]
Seat 3: 7letters showed [Th Ah Qh Qs] and won (585) with HI: a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: Tinnit folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: goldone showed [8h Ac 3c 9h] and won (585) with HI: a flush, Nine high; LO: 7,5,3,2,A
Seat 6: piragraf folded on the Flop
Seat 7: TattooKoz folded on the Flop
Seat 8: fatbelly2 (button) folded on the Flop
 
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As you say there were lots of scare cards out there but in a turbo tourney, your starting hand selection has to differ from a "normal" game. It's so important to accumulate chips early in the game to avoid being blinded out later or relying on the poker gods when your ante and blind vitrtually pot commits you. I prolly would have played the hand the same way you did as I think if anyone had tripped on the flop they would have raised trying to scare off which is virtually impossible in a limit game as you always have the pot odds to make a call. The most important thing in limit is to control the betting by check calling if your not sure you have the best hand, there's no point betting out if your prolly gonna fold to a raise. I know others may say bet out to build the pot but their the ones who complain of a bad beat or suckout when 7th street hits and you have the nuts. Drawing games like RAZZ HORSE and STUD almost always go to 7th street with a full table and with the exception of someone being either pot committed or have the nuts, rarely on a short handed table.
 
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