A pair of eights

[Nate tha' Great]

I think I played this well, but I'd appreciate some feedback. Party $5/$10, 6-handed. This table is particularly loose-aggressive.

I'm dealt 8 /images/graemlins/spade.gif 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif in the SB. There are three limpers to me (which itself is unusual: 2/3 of pots have been raised preflop before they hit the blinds) and I just call. BB then raises, and all call.

Flop comes 6 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2 /images/graemlins/spade.gif. I bet, BB raises (as I'd hoped he would), UTG calls two cold. It comes back to me and I call.

Turn is a wonderful 8 /images/graemlins/club.gif. I check, BB bets, UTG calls, I raise, BB 3-bets, UTG calls two more cold, I cap, both call.

River is 2 /images/graemlins/club.gif. I bet, BB calls, UTG mucks.

Standard stuff?

[ThingDo]

Looks pretty good to me.

[Bob T.]

The only real choice, is whether or not to cap the turn, or to call the three bet, and raise the river. With UTG coldcalling all the way, it looks like he is on a draw, so you want to cap the turn, and charge him while you still can. Nice play.