Caught in the middle

[William Jockusch]

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (3 SB) Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero ????

[slavic]

Hero raises

[flawless_victory]

raise it.

[andyfox]

I fold. Small pot, no draws, I have middle pair with no kicker. Unlikely, one would think, button has a queen, but who knows. Caught in the middle with 8-6 is an unenviable position.

[Justin A]

Hero folds. You're beat by the majority of hands that SB is betting on that board. Pot is small.

[William Jockusch]

It seems like the SB could have a 2, an 8, a Q, a gutshot, a monster (2 pair or better), or a bluff.

Is there any reason to believe some of these possibilities are more likely than others?

[goofball]

yeah, i fold too