Right move on all-in?

[toby]

I think I played this hand okay; the other guy said I was stupid and amateur to go all-in with 88. After his raise, I popped him trying to get him to fold since it was now heads-up. After he went all-in there was already so much money in the pot I had to call especially since I had him covered by about 70.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed)

Hero (t770)
SB (t715)
BB (t1945)
UTG (t770)
UTG+1 (t230)
MP1 (t1420)
MP2 (t770)
MP3 (t610)
CO (t770)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, MP1 calls t15, MP2 calls t15, MP3 folds, CO folds, Hero calls t15, SB raises to t125, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero raises to t475, SB raises to t715 (All-In), Hero calls t240.

Flop: (t1505) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t1505) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t1505) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1505

Results in white below: <font color="white">
SB shows Qd Qh (one pair, queens).
Hero shows 8h 8d (three of a kind, eights).
Outcome: Hero wins t1505. </font>

[fnurt]

Your bluff won't get anything except a pure steal to fold. You're representing AA or KK, but there is no way you would limp on the button with either of these hands with 4 limpers already in. So I can't see your opponent folding any legitimate hand.

As foolhardy as your play was, your opponent was the bigger fool to educate you that your play was bad.

[NotMitch]

Fold to his inital raise. Small favorite/big dog situation almost everytime.