88 in BB correct line here?

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http://www.pokerhand.org/?563028

Button hasnt done anything to draw attention... not too loose preflop but not too tight... Is my line ok? I planned on check folding the turn, check calling the river...
should i have led the turn?

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any comments?

[napkins]

pf: consider reraising because you're probably ahead of his range unless he is extremely tight.

flop: Why are you c/ring?

[Hendricks433]

spew. I would probably reraise pf.

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I usually 3 bet this, but i posted this hand below and made me think that calling might be better?

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...page=&vc=1

But im obviously lumping two situations very different from each other together...

Im check raising because I'd probably get a fold from 99-QQ, where as if i lead out i'd just get a call and not know where im at. Also once i get a check raise called i know im done. If i check call or lead out and get called im kind of lost... Also ive been pretty LAGy at the table + raising limps/Cbetting so he might float me a good % of the time, and then im lost....

This is my train of though, let me know what i should be thinking/doing... thx for comments

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[joda mas]

I prolly give up to the flop bet.

Once he calls the cr, I'm done with it.

[jk3a]

As for the 77 hand, that is certainly an ok way to play the hand. Calling is ok too, but as you realize, playing OOP with a marginal hand without the initiative can be very tricky.

This is why a read would help. There is no "correct line" here without a decent read. There are lines that are better than others, but given an unknown, let's think about your options.

c/r- This obviously puts you in a crappy spot when called, and it is effectively a bluff against most players. However, it is the quickest way to find out if your hand is any good, but probably not the most EV.

c/c- This makes the turn a little tricky depending on what card comes out but has the benefit of picking up a cbet in most situations. Betting most turns that don't include broadway cards is often a decent strategy in this spot.

lead- I think this is the worst of the options as it's susceptible to floating and generally weak. It misses a cbet and leaves you folding the turn alot.

Of all these options, I prefer c/c, lead or c/c, fold. Remember, you are trying to play a small pot with this hand.

[Paul Thomson]

PREFLOP: Is usually either a fold or reraise -- maybe a call if you want to try and get a cheap showdown (however, this can be difficult when oop--and definitely shouldn't be played for set value only).

FLOP: Check-raise is fine. But don't do it for info. Do it because the flop is unlikely to have hit your opponent.

ALTERNATIVE LINES:
check call flop. check fold turn. (this one is popular in the forums)
check call flop. lead turn. (this one was written in an article by a well known poster)