Re: 10-20 Ad8d 3 bet on button
It's ironic you mention this--Seattle 10-20 games are fairly tough--most 10-20 games nationally are not all that. The reason for this geographical toughness is that the statutory limit on bets in poker is $25 (except in Indian casinos, where it is $500 by compact). Because there's really no bigger game in town (a club in Renton spreads 12-24), this really plays like a 30-60 anywhere else. So you'd better know how to re-steal--though I only do it occasionally.
I find that in a typical 10-20 lineup (typical for LV/CA, that is), you don't really want to take on even open-raises with A8s unless you identify someone as a loose raiser, in which case a three-bet is fine. I'd think about a call/reraise with A9s. The drop-off between A9s and A8s is really sharp, though, so that's where I draw the line.
[With more callers, though, I'd just call cold with A8s, because the odds justify.]
I see your point about the raise after the flop--I'd be more inclined to agree if the hand was heads-up and I knew the better to be overaggressive [see the thread on the hand vs. Roy Cooke]. I agree about the fear of domination--but as I said, if you're afraid of being dominated, why are you there with A8 to begin with?
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