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i draw my line a litle lower then u do. i agree that it could be close but if u play ur pocketpairs right postflop i think the raise is alot better. My line would be 88 there i would think twice by raising but i would probly do it anyway. 77 i say call sins its only a set hand to make the winner.

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88 doesnt stand alone a whole lot more than 77. For me, 88 is only a raise if you're 1st in MP or later. I'd limp 88 and call 1 if it gets raised behind me under any other conditions, and fold it to a PF raise before me. Completing or calling 1 from the BB is fine too, but I think you'll get into a lot of trouble raising 88 too much. If you're raising 88 more than 20% of the time it's probably too much.