($6) Awkward spot with 88

FeNeF · #1 01-15-2007, 07:32 AM

I don't really play $6, I'm posting for a friend who I'm trying to teach.. except I don't know what to do here.

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t100 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1440)
UTG+1 (t1510)
MP1 (t1170)
MP2 (t1260)
MP3 (t1005)
CO (t2460)
Button (t1205)
Hero (t1715)
BB (t1735)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t100, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, Hero raises to t350 (?), BB folds, UTG+1 calls t250

Flop: (t850) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero?

mmorpg · #2 01-15-2007, 07:41 AM

Complete preflop?

Shove flop?

terrible · #3 01-15-2007, 07:44 AM

it's rare that you're going to get a nice flop in this spot. this is an awkward stage of the sng too...i'd either limp behind or fold. as played what else can you do but c/f?

terrible · #4 01-15-2007, 08:37 AM

^ i mean complete obv

Phil Van Sexton · #5 01-15-2007, 11:28 AM

That raise is bad, obviously....but that is a tough spot. Folding is awful, so I'd probably just shove. In a $6 game the ep limp doesn't scare me.

Completing is perfectly fine too.

As played, I'd probably try to check it down. If the vilian is passive enuf to check/preflop, then he'll certainly be willing to check it down. No need to compound the PF mistake with a huge c-bet here.

RRiccio · #6 01-15-2007, 11:33 AM

limp pf, obv...

check/fold flop. in a $6 game probably most people won't fold any hand better than yours after you shove.