HA Quiz

Anyone actually know how HA stands for pot-limit Hold-Em and Omaha? Was the O just already used up, and A the next vowel that came to mind? Couldn't they have re-appropriated the O, given it's more obvious association with PLO? I've already thought too much about this.

We're going round-n-round today. One NLHE hand followed by one PLO hand.

This hand was puzzling. It's a case of an opponent (I won't say donkey yet) making a series of unorthodox moves which froze me in my tracks.

50/2/2 over 58
Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
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MP: $26.84
CO: $34.33
BTN: $46.39
SB: $5
Hero (BB): $25.70
UTG: $23.96
Pre-Flop: Q K dealt to Hero (BB)
2 folds, CO raises to $0.75, BTN calls $0.75, SB folds, Hero raises to $3.50, CO folds, BTN raises to $6.25, Hero calls $2.75

Original raiser had a PFR above 20, so it looked like a great spot for a squeeze. Then the BTN made a min-4-bet. I really wasn't sure what to make of it, but I wasn't folding with such great odds and a decently strong hand. At this point, I'm planning to fold if I don't hit the flop hard.

Flop: ($13.35) Q A 3 (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $3.50,
Hero?

I don't hit hard, but I do hit. Still, I'm ready to fold to any reasonable C-bet. Then villain leads for just $3.50. What do make of this, and how to plan for the rest of the hand?

Now for the Omaha round. I had no HUD running and no reads on any opponents.

Bodog Poker, $0.10/$0.25 PLO cash game, 6 Players
BTN: $21.50
Hero (SB): $28.58
BB: $17.15
UTG: $22.79
MP: $26.80
CO: $40.27

Pre-Flop: Hero dealt As Qc 5s 5d
UTG calls $0.25, MP raises to $0.65, CO folds, BTN calls $0.65, Hero calls $0.55, BB folds, UTG calls $0.40

Flop ($2.85): 6c 9c 5h
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP bets $0.85, BTN raises to $5.40,
Hero?