Aggression when on the blinds
 

Did i play this badly?

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Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">8 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (2 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.

Turn: (1 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

River: (3 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 7 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Jh 8d (one pair, eights).
BB has 4d 8c (two pair, eights and fours).
Outcome: BB wins 7 BB. </font>

Re: Aggression when on the blinds
 

Don't complete here. Raise or fold.

Re: Aggression when on the blinds
 

i raise this pre-flop, other than that, looks ok

Re: Aggression when on the blinds
 

give them your .50 cents or raise.

Re: Aggression when on the blinds
 

Please do not post results. Some will look before responding and you will not get unbiased information.

The short answer is yes. This is not a hand that should complete the small blind.

If you are looking to steal, you need to raise. Then show aggression on the flop, before he can make a draw.

Finally, when you are shown aggression on the river, you have to consider giving it up, FIMO!

Re: Aggression when on the blinds
 

IF I simply completed I would have played it the same way and made a crying call on the river. I think it would of been better if you would have raised or folded pre-flop however.

Re: Aggression when on the blinds
 

I fold preflop (or raise...)

Re: Aggression when on the blinds
 

Bet the flop. This only needs to be successful 1 out of 5 times to break even, and it's sure to do better than that against most players. You can't fold the river unless you know the player very well.