Stuff I usually get wrong (part 1 of umpteen)

[IdiotVig]

Ahh, the PS 11s.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP1 (t4280)
MP2 (t2030)
Hero (t680)
Button (t785)
SB (t1560)
BB (t2695)
UTG (t1470)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t90</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero?

[UMTerp]

Just fold against all but the most maniacal players. It looks like this guy is pretty conservative too given his chip count. A 3xBB UTG raise often means a big pair (among other things). If he does have AK or AQ here, he'll usually make a continuation bet on the flop (which still looks like a possbile big pair), so it'll cost you too much of your stack to define your hand postflop. Not to mention the fact you'd hate a reraise behind you preflop, and there are still several players to act.

If you had doubled up in the tourney already (and hence had a much bigger stack), there's nothing wrong with calling another big stack's UTG raise to t90 with your 88 and hoping to stack him if an 8 flops.

If you had a few less chips, an all-in raise might not be bad to try to double up, but you have too many chips for that right now.

You'll find better spots for your chips if you're patient.