[Andy B]

If you can read Ray Zee's book between now and tomorrow, do so. I'm guessing this isn't going to happen, so I'll see what I can do for you here. This is advice geared towards someone who has a tournament tomorrow and can afford to play really tight during the stud/8 round because he plays well the other 80% of the time. Please bear in mind that I had the largest margarita I have ever seen with supper tonight.

Trouble hands to avoid: pairs other than Ace-Ace-baby. Other big pairs are fine when the low hands bust out. If you can get KK heads-up with a low hand or a weaker high hand, do so. Otherwise, you're probably best off passing. Small pair/small kicker hands are OK, but they look better than they really are. Look to get in cheap and get hit hard.

You should probably avoid three-card Eights unless the other cards are an Ace and a wheel card. 876 is a decent starter, though.

You should probably avoid three-card flushes that don't have two cards Eight or lower. No more than one of your suit should be out unless you have a three-card low.

I wouldn't worry too much about bring-in "defense" with hands you wouldn't ordinarily play. Hopefully, it won't be a big factor, and the risk-to-reward ratio is often very unfavorable in such circumstances. If you're going to play in tough cash games, you need to worry about scenarios where you put in a lot of chips mostly hoping to get your money back. I wouldn't in this particular case.