8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

Wasn't entirely sure what to do, so I pushed. BL said he liked it.


***** Hand History for Game 2377550054 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:14007630 Level:5 Blinds(75/150) - Sunday, July 17, 04:57:55 EDT 2005
Table Table 11685 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: ThunderrGodd ( $1840 )
Seat 2: Mizzou111 ( $1080 )
Seat 3: pattywack85 ( $1425 )
Seat 5: rickoma ( $660 )
Seat 6: Bubblebutt10 ( $1205 )
Seat 7: lOOSEsUNUVA ( $1215 )
Seat 8: illa5th ( $850 )
Seat 9: teamUBF ( $1725 )
Trny:14007630 Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to pattywack85 [ 8s 8h ]
Mizzou111 folds.
pattywack85 is all-In [1425]

Re: 8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

I would push, although not sure who BL is?

Re: 8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

The retarded dancing bear

Re: 8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

at the 55s you are only going to get called by hands that have you beat. at a lower buyin i push, but you are no where near desperate for a coinflip.

edit: i just did an icm on it and it is close unless you have a loose caller. i dont think that you have any stacks that are desperate enough yet to loosen up their calling standards, but then again, there may be a total donk or two at your table that would make it worthwhile.

Re: 8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

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at the 55s you are only going to get called by hands that have you beat. at a lower buyin i push, but you are no where near desperate for a coinflip.

edit: i just did an icm on it and it is close unless you have a loose caller. i dont think that you have any stacks that are desperate enough yet to loosen up their calling standards, but then again, there may be a total donk or two at your table that would make it worthwhile.

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Meh, AK will call often I am sure, you are not beat by AK.

Re: 8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

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at the 55s you are only going to get called by hands that have you beat.

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Why does everybody keep saying this kind of thing?

The players at the $55s are not good. Trust me.

Re: 8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

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at the 55s you are only going to get called by hands that have you beat. at a lower buyin i push, but you are no where near desperate for a coinflip.

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Okay but isn't that a good thing? It becomes less likely that I get called, so I pick up blinds, which is what I'd like to do. I'd prefer not to get called...at least that's what I thought when pushing it. But getting called shouldn't be disastrous.

Re: 8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

He is saying that you will only get called by 99+ Aj+, which I don't agree with.

It is not really a good thing, as you would love to get called by smaller pairs, A2, j6 etc.

I always push this at a $55, and I think people really overrate how good the players are.

Re: 8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

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The retarded dancing bear

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HEY !!!??!?!

5 months late....wtf, retared...im not wetaweed, youre wetawded

Re: 8-handed, open-push with 88? $55
 

I haven't run it thru SNGPT but if I wouldn't be shocked if this was marginal to -EV. A lot of people to act behind you and a medium pp that is probably barely ahead or way behind if you get called.