5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

***** Hand History for Game 2436216740 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14322581 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Thursday, July 28, 00:21:17 EDT 2005
Table Table 13864 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 3: Toby3737 ( $2260 )
Seat 5: Numanovic ( $2020 )
Seat 6: steffyou ( $1025 )
Seat 7: bmx_reed36 ( $585 )
Seat 8: Dumb_Girl ( $2110 )
Trny:14322581 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Numanovic [ 8s 8h ]
bmx_reed36 is all-In [585]
Dumb_Girl folds.
Toby3737 folds.

What to do? BB is read as tightish and not overly aggressive, and the all-in player is somewhat active and loose but not too aggro.

Re: 5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

fold, no reason to get involved this early with your stack when you have such a marginal hand against a push.

Re: 5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

I think Villain's limping the hands you have dominated.

Fold.

Re: 5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

I think I need TT here.

Re: 5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

I thought it was close, but it appears I was leaning the wrong way. Thanks 4 advice.

Re: 5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

a very 'general' bubble rule for myself regarding gray areas:

....pushable? push.
....call'able? fold.

Re: 5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

"I think Villain's limping the hands you have dominated."

I disagree. Up until lately $22s were my main game, and a shortstack willing be pushing most hands they play here.

Re: 5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

Ha, I would hate to disagree with everyone in yet another post tonight but I am definitely calling this. Villian is pushing from UTG and that is the key for me here. The average $22ers range here includes 22-77 and A2-A8. 88 is VERY strong 5 handed.

Re: 5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

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a very 'general' bubble rule for myself regarding gray areas:

....pushable? push.
....call'able? fold.

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I like this, anyone else agree before I adopt it as a strategy myself?

Re: 5-handed decision with 88 (22\'s)
 

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What to do? BB is read as tightish and not overly aggressive, and the all-in player is somewhat active and loose but not too aggro.

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I think 88 will probably play fine against the opener - it's 5 handed, he's short and UTG, and he's kind of loose - so I don't mind a push here. Actually, since you say BB is pretty tight, I think a call is fine and if you get pushed over the top you can easily fold. This is probably a situation where pushing to isolate isn't going to serve much purpose.