What to do with these 88's

AceofSpades · #1 09-17-2007, 01:44 AM

The Sunday Mulligan,$200+16
Blinds: 40/80

Villian (8,080) in CO+1 raises to 240
Hero (3,430) w/ 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Villian is fairly taggish but not ridiculously tight or anything like that. Hero hasn't defended his BB yet.

What should I do with eights here?

Fold
Call for set

Reraise to 720 and
A) fold to push
B) call push

?

Bakes · #2 09-17-2007, 02:00 AM

I usually call here, I would much rather 3bet KT or 65s or somethin. Also I'm def playing for more than set value when i do call.

auc hincloss · #3 09-17-2007, 03:51 AM

I call here too, take a flop and go from there, as bakes says i wouldnt be 3betting 88 here.

88 is a bogey hand for me so anything i say may be anti-88.

mrjetguy · #4 09-17-2007, 03:53 AM

call is pretty standard for defending against a raise from co+1. You don't want to be shoving pf here, and you can get value from playing post-flop well.

betgo · #5 09-17-2007, 08:36 AM

Call, but you can't fold everytime you miss a set. Reraise/call is also OK.

FishyMcFish · #6 09-17-2007, 08:50 AM

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I usually call here, I would much rather 3bet KT or 65s or somethin. Also I'm def playing for more than set value when i do call.

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Hey there. I'd be really interested as to why you wouldn't 3 bet 88 here but would 3 bet the other hands you mention?
I prob wouldn't 3 bet it myself but am interested why it's be okay witb the other hands you mention?

(Easier to get rid of if 4 bet maybe?)

Thanks

mrjetguy · #7 09-17-2007, 09:27 AM

You would 3bet KT because there's no way you are going to call and play it OOP.