2 Early SNG Questions

[MercTec]

1. How big a pocket pair can you laydown when facing a reraise? For example, blinds 10/20, you're in middle position with 88, folded to you. Raise 3x BB to 60 and somewhat tight player (a little early for a true read) directly to your left reraises to 220. Lay it down without hesitation? Whats the cutoff to call and/or reraise? 10s? Js?


2. Pocket Aces and the board flops suited and you don't have that suit. 2 other players. Is this a bet to see where you're at, or overbet to kill the odds on the draw, or push?

Early SNG, stacks about even in all cases.

All thoughts appreciated.

Thanks!

[TheDrone]

(1) Since we are talking early stages, I don't even bother raising TT or worse because I'm just playing (i.e. limping)them for set value. I will raise with JJ - AA and only reraise with KK - AA. So yes, I will lay down 88 to a reraise here.

(2) Assuming you act first, trying to check-raise AA on that flop can be costly if no one bets. I like the overbet for the added folding equity without risking my whole stack. If called though, I will check-fold on a suited turn card.