help with omaha hi-lo

[iveysda]

Need help understanding this hand......nt #475222671, $3.00+$0.30 USD Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2011/12/04 15:54:36 WET [2011/12/04 10:54:36 ET]
Table '475222671 15' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: AgentOrgange (2877 in chips)
Seat 2: VoinKoron (2405 in chips)
Seat 3: ziarek24 (5450 in chips)
Seat 4: murmurAs (2790 in chips)
Seat 5: jura2002 (2985 in chips)
Seat 6: 450deejay (3045 in chips)
Seat 7: SLEEPER11111 (2755 in chips)
Seat 8: magnif7 (2970 in chips)
Seat 9: Schnuppi10 (4965 in chips)
AgentOrgange: posts small blind 15
VoinKoron: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to magnif7 [ As ]
ziarek24: folds
murmurAs: folds
jura2002: calls 30
450deejay: folds
SLEEPER11111: raises 30 to 60
magnif7: raises 90 to 150
Schnuppi10: folds
AgentOrgange: folds
VoinKoron: folds
jura2002: folds
SLEEPER11111: calls 90
*** FLOP *** [ ]
SLEEPER11111: checks
magnif7: bets 150
SLEEPER11111: calls 150
*** TURN *** [ ] []
SLEEPER11111: checks
magnif7: checks
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
SLEEPER11111: bets 180
magnif7: calls 180
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SLEEPER11111: shows [ ] (HI: a pair of Fives; LO: 8,5,4,2,A)
magnif7: shows [ As ] (HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 8,5,4,2,A)
magnif7 collected 518 from pot
SLEEPER11111 collected 259 from pot
magnif7 collected 258 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1035 | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: AgentOrgange (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: VoinKoron (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: ziarek24 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: murmurAs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: jura2002 folded before Flop
Seat 6: 450deejay folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: SLEEPER11111 showed [ ] and won (259) with HI: a pair of Fives; LO: 8,5,4,2,A
Seat 8: magnif7 showed [ As ] and won (776) with HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 8,5,4,2,A
Seat 9: Schnuppi10 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
I win high hand with a-high flush, and split low with a/2 low, i thought that u can only use two cards mine being  , can u use another two cards for low including  , basically using  twice?? help please!!!!

[mulhuzz]

yes, you can use the  twice.

It's a very marginal and very small threebet, i'd avoid that. Flop is ok, but defo turn barrell needed to convince bare diamonds/one pair hands to fold. defo only call river.

[iveysda]

thanks m8

[pleno1]

only call river? cant be 3/4 him more than we can us?

[mulhuzz]

only call river? cant be 3/4 him more than we can us?

what you expecting him to show up with?

raising river is huge spew and turning a decent hand into a bruff.

[pleno1]

the river raise would be for value btw.

i dont play hilo ofc just asking.

[mulhuzz]

the river raise would be for value btw.

i dont play hilo ofc just asking.

against what hand?

if he's particularly spazzy you might get him to call with A2 and diamonds or a bare 5 and diamonds, but unlikely. all his other combo draws that make some straights or none nut flushes raise the flop anyway.

[77dave]

raise river 100% of the time

[pleno1]

it was my initial though too

[JK]

Prolly do a raise on river given villains line

[strak33]

This isnt the nightly $100 on stars we can raise the river here how hand is played.

Small 3 bet here isnt bad but not knowing that you can use the As twice is.

[pleno1]

spoke to 5 people who play hilo and confirmed river raise is std

Marc must have misread board I guess as he plays alot more hilo than me.

[NoflopsHomer]

Flat pre, check back flop, bet turn, pot river.

[spence]

in a $3 tourney you should definitely pump the river
I'd usually flat pre btw. turn is for barrelz.

i see why homer wants to check back flop, but i bet it.

(as for OP's original question you can use any two cards for high and then any two for low, including neither, one or both of the cards you used to make your high)

[mulhuzz]

maybe in a $3 tournament betting the river is ok because people will be bad and call with worse/no-hands etc.

betting this river against anyone competent without a very good reason to is a huge mistake and where I get a lot of my edge in split pot games.