First of all Barry, I can guarantee you that I was, in fact, double suited with my piece of cheese as well!
As for your hand, it's a hand I would definitely three bet, especially in a tournament. In fact, as the tournament progresses I increase the range of hands I 3-bet with in an attempt to actually lower my variance by playing heads up pots in position rather than multi-way pots.
You were definitely right about one thing, I was looking to play some pots against the blinds as they obviously weren't very experienced. When you hesitated I actually thought you were still going to 3 bet me. As it turns out, you saved yourself from losing a decent sized pot by folding.
Historically I've had a lot of success in Omaha 8 tournaments and one of the weapons that can be attributed for that success is 3-betting with the right type of hands. Those hands include two way hands, and the actual strength of the hand is less important than the fact that there are both high and low features.
It's better, for example, to 3-bet with a hand like A-4-10-J than it is with a hand like A-2-6-8.
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