20/180 play for a multi-pot (against small-stack raise)

[aaaaa]

Hi,

Here is a typical situation encoutered in 20 MTT tourney play. No reads on "Player1" as this is early in the tourney. As I see it there is only one play for the Hero with pocket pair 88. To push.

Questions:
1. What is the correct play for the Hero?
2. If you think pushing is the right answer up to what pocket pair should I do this (clearly pushing with 33 is bad play)?

I think 88 is the lower-limit where I will more than break even with
1. FE +
2. showdown equity if he calls pre-flop (againt range of overcards + lower pocket pairs + mid-pairs)

PokerStars Game #12538169452: Tournament #63626664, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/10/09 - 22:06:06 (ET)
Table '63626664 20' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: LawStudentJD (275 in chips)
Seat 2: rrtmd (1430 in chips)
Seat 3: Kenrof (2730 in chips)
Seat 4: ghigo (1380 in chips)
Seat 5: LuckyVJ (3175 in chips)
Seat 6: trpr26 (1035 in chips)
Seat 7: Player1 (1535 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (1940 in chips)
rrtmd: posts small blind 15
Kenrof: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [8h 8c]
ghigo: folds
LuckyVJ: folds
trpr26: folds
Player1: calls 30
Hero: calls 30
LawStudentJD: raises 245 to 275 and is all-in
rrtmd: folds
Kenrof: folds
Player1: calls 245
Hero: ???


(PLEASE NOTE: I would usually raise with my 88 instead of calling on the button -- as I remember, I was active for the past 2 hands, so I decided to get a bit passive here and would fold on the flop most times)

[TheMayor]

I think it's a good time to isolate with a shove here. Player1's line is so weak you gotta think he's folding a huge % of his limp/flat calling range here. Wouldn't he be isolating with 99+ AK/AQ kinda hands?

[aaaaa]

Yes, please also tell me upto what pocket-pairs you'd do this.

WOuld you do this if you had a 33 instead of 88?

Thanks