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Old 08-24-2007, 05:10 AM
Fuxl Fuxl is offline
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Default $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

Is it ok to push with 88 in this situation?

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t2870)
UTG+1 (t3735)
CO (t865)
Button (t1280)
SB (t845)
Hero (t3905)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="red">CO raises to t300</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to t845 (All-in)</font>, <font color="black"> Hero???? </font>
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Old 08-24-2007, 05:32 AM
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Default Re: $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

Get it in. Huge overlay and you can afford it.
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Old 08-24-2007, 06:30 AM
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Default Re: $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

Its ok to push.
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Old 08-24-2007, 10:48 AM
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Default Re: $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

lol at CO raising 300 of his 865
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Old 08-24-2007, 11:13 AM
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Default Re: $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

defly fold here. what is best case? your up against 4 overcards? this is a fold.
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Old 08-24-2007, 11:18 AM
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Default Re: $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

I don't think that's the best case at all. Realistic best case would be against a smaller PP from CO and say A7s from SB. Hell, you've got a smidge of FE from CO.

I like a push here. If you lose it you're still in a great spot with second stack.
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Old 08-24-2007, 11:42 AM
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Default Re: $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

no FE, no reason to smoke almost 25% of your stack. ur up against 2 ppl w/ a middle pair. this is a fold.

and its very likely co has monster here. call is terible
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Old 08-24-2007, 11:49 AM
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Default Re: $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

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no FE

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You have a little. I've seen donks fold in this situation at this level many times.

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No reason to smoke almost 25% of your stack.

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I think there is. Like I say, you're still in good shape if you lose this.

edit: This is an insta-call from me here every time, I love spots like this, so if I'm wrong I'd be very interested, it would be a major leak.

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and its very likely co has monster here.

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Why is that? Unless he's been ultra-tight up to now, he could a massive range here.
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Old 08-24-2007, 11:54 AM
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Default Re: $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

A read would be nice on CO, bc a min raise with a stack like that usually means a monster.
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Old 08-24-2007, 12:06 PM
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Default Re: $10: how to play 88, push or fold?

Shove this, we're still fine if we lose and we're in great shape if we win. I'm probably not shoving much smaller than this though.
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