AKQJ2

Kinda feels like one of the early checkers might be laying in the weeds so I would fold tb2p/2nfd, but I’ve never played close to this high.

BB Str & utg pf raiser behind hero fwiw

seems like a pretty standard call what am i missing here?

I don’t think you’re missing anything, but this is as dry as a two tone flop can be. What do you think “a mostly unknown, seems tag” co is betting 80% of the pot with into four players after an UTG PF raise? What do you think the UTG PF raiser is checking with? Can we call a xr from him or the bb or str, or be willing to stack?

Again, i’ve never played plo5, or plo4 close to this high, so I don’t know and am almost certainly the one missing something(s).

People almost ALWAYS bet too much in multiway spots. I don't think too much of peoples sizings in them other than, they don't know what the correct sizing is so they bet what they want. If this was a 25-50% sizing I'd start analyzing as thats more indicative the player knows what he is doing, then I would assess what my range wants to do and then my hand vs his range.

Its actually much easier to play vs these bad large sizings. Get it in with nutted portion of range, fold weak. This is right on the cusp of being nutted but way too strong too fold. If I had the 9 instead of the 2 so our hand read AKQJ9 with the QJ of hearts I'd ship.

In this spot we have 2 pair, BDSD and 2nd NFD with pretty good visibility over multiple streets and ultimate position. Folding would be a massive exploit and we need a very good reason to do so. Raising vs this sizing would be a punt with this hand outside vs the whaliest of villains so we just call.

Thanks, mondo. I definitely agree about the 9 instead of 2 scenario.