Stud 8 - do you peel here?

[Micturition Man]

Say it's a high ante game and you complete on 3rd with (85)8 and an A and 2 behind you.

I think in a high ante game this may actually be correct... the one really bad situation is where the A raises and the 2 calls. Even heads up against AA you are not in too bad shape.

But anyway that's not the point of this post. Say you did complete and got the outcome stated above.

(1) Is it correct to call for the second bet on 3rd?

It feels like it is to me, because you can develop either low or high and you may be in good shape if both or either of your opponents brick.

(2) If you do call and the A catches an unsuited 6 but the 2 catches an unsuited 9, and you catch a live J, do you now call again behind the 9?

I know it's easy to say fold against an A6 but consider there is a lot of money in the pot and you are now at least ahead of the 29. If the 29 bricks again on 5th and you get some kind of marginal improvement you should be able to go to the river.