25NL - 88 - re-popping

[pena]

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SB ($20.35)
BB ($25)
UTG ($25)
MP ($35.30)
CO ($51.65)
Hero ($34.05)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $0.75</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $3.25</font>, Hero calls $1.25.

Flop: ($6.85) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP bets $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $8</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $13</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $27.85

opp: only 25 hands @ 40/28/2.5

His c-bet was so scary like and board was decent for my hand. However, is the flop raise too aggro?
Should I respect his re-raise on pre-flop and ½-pot c-bet?
I assume I should at least respect his (value)re-raise on the flop as I did?

[ipot]

Raise more pf, raise more on the flop, fold.

[Ap0calypse]

Preflop: If I am reraising this...it is to $3ish. After being reraised(especially mini reraised) I'm assuming AA/KK. Flop is an easy fold to any aggression.

[Vyse]

Reraise PF to 3, not 2.

Fold the flop, he obv has a monster with that PF minraise and cbetting such a dry board.

[Machavelli]

he 3bet you pre-flop. What range do you put him on? Something like AA-TT, AKs, AQs seems appropriate. His 3bet was so small that you're right to call it.

Re-raising on the flop, even if its 9 high, is spew. You're getting 2:1 here, call and take a look at the turn. The only hands out of his range you might push off are AK and AQ.

[Waingro]

This is a tough one. You don´t have enough reads on this guy to 3bet pf. I probably just call. When I call his min4bet I´m calling strictly for set-value. I don´t think this guy know where the fold button is so unless you plan on stacking off with 88 on most flops, 3betting pf or raising this flop is a really bad idea.

I agree AA or KK is his two most likely hands but it is not 100%, so your line ensures you to fold the best hand in a fairly large pot a good portion of the time.

[Stake Monster]

Your raise on the flop is a losing play imo. you have a mid-range pocket pairs and got 3-bet pf on the flop, what do you think he has here? AK? /images/graemlins/smile.gif He is likely to have a better pair than you. You had the odds to call pf but on the flop I play it very safe.

[Cocopops_X]

I dont think a raise PF was needed in this situation Eights are not as strong as people lead them on to be. His 3-bet PF shows real strength and so he may have a high pair and so you are a big underdog after the flop and so your raise was not necesary.