flopping middle set in PLO (1 Viewer)

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Flopping middle set has been a bit of a theme for me lately, what would you do in these hands:

1: 6-handed 1/2 PLO, stacks are about 100 BB, there's a raise to 7, a caller and you call with :8h::7s::tc::th: in the BB.
Flop is :as::ts::4c:. I bet out for about 3/4 of the pot with the intention of betting every street until a spade flips or I run out of chips. If you're first to act, what do you do and what's your plan for the rest of the hand?

2: 6-handed .25/.50 PLO stacks range from 70-200 BB you have 150. 3 limpers, you call in the SB with :js::7s::7h::jd:, BB raises to 3, everyone calls.
Flop is :jh::th::kc:, I checked with the intention of seeing how much everyone else liked this flop before deciding.
If you're first to act what do you do and what's your plan for the rest of the hand?

3. 6-handed 1/2 PLO, stacks range from 100-300 bb, you have 200. UTG limps, UTG+1 raises to 9 cutoff calls, you call in the SB :9c::7c::8s::9s: and UTG calls. UTG, by the way is a tight, cautious player.
Flop is :kh::9d::5s:, I checked, but hadn't decided yet if I'm check-raising or just check-calling.
If you're first to act what do you do and what's your plan for the rest of the hand? .

For the sake of argument, consider all players to be "normal". No fish, no maniacs, no morons, no geniuses.
 
Hand 1: I check/pot

Hand 2: check and see what exactly goes down, but most of the time I expect I'll end up check-calling.

Hand 3: I lead for about 1/2 pot, hope for action.
 
Hand 1: I'm not a fan of the donk-bet usually, but I like it here. You're likely to get called by worse, but big combo draws are something to look out for.

Hand 2: Check, watch action, evaluate and call.

Hand 3: What Ben said.
 
Hand one: Check raise (pot) or just bet pot. Hate a spade, don't much care for a Broadway card on the turn. SPR is good for a set - 10bb in the pot, Hero has 97bb left. Hero is going to have to read the villains carefully before getting stacked on scare card.

Hand two: 30BB in the pot and this time the pot is dripping wet. Check/call if the price is right but Check/fold if the table goes nuts. Likely will check/fold the turn unless I get priced in.

Hand three: Check/raise (pot). I would not bet, let the original raiser try a steal on the dry flop of if he fails to do that hope last to act steals. Most turns are going to be moderately yucky but Hero is going to have to stick to an aggressive line. though I can respect a more passive line if a queen-jack-ten comes on the turn.

I do not fear set over set - it happens and Hero just has to live with the variance. The SPR is too low to get enough information to properly fold second set.

DrStrange
 
I take Ben's line. Bigger risk in hand 3 getting checked around.
 

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