[SomethingClever]

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you pay 2.5 SB to see 8 hands

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How do you pay 2.5 SB to see 8 hands from CO [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

You pay 1 SB to see 8 hands. It's actually better than waiting for the blind.

I basically agree with your flop analysis, though. Field's too big and with no reads, I can't call.

After these results, I got some reads.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $0.50. Hero posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 (poster) checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Hero (poster) calls, Button calls, SB calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds.

Flop: (16 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, Hero folds, Button folds, SB folds.

Turn: (11.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP1 folds, MP3 calls.

River: (13.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP3 calls.

Final Pot: 15.50 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 15.50 BB, between MP3 and UTG+1.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by MP3 (15.50 BB).</font>

Results
UTG+1 has 6s 9s (one pair, fives).
MP3 has 4h 4s (two pair, fives and fours).
Outcome: MP3 wins 15.50 BB.