88

[Scotch78]

Should I have raised the flop (and folded to a 3-bet)? If called, should I have bet the turn and river? Folded at some point?


PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, MP folds, CO folds, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">SB raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">SB caps</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (5 BB) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (7 BB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9 BB

Results in white below: <font color="white">
SB shows 9d 9h (two pair, jacks and nines).
Hero shows 8d 8h (two pair, jacks and eights).
Outcome: SB wins 9 BB. </font>

[SpaceAce]

I like raising a lot more than calling down after he capped it pre-flop. If you are absolutely determined to show down your 88, I think you want to try and do it as cheaply as possible. Raising the flop could save you as much as 1.5 big bets.

SpaceAce