[playtitleist]

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Hand 1:
Blinds are 25/50.
I usually fold 22-66 in the spot. I usually raise with 99+. How do i play 77/88?? I felt completely lost this time.

***** Hand History for Game 2801110813 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:16202836 Level:3 Blinds(25/50) - Friday, September 30, 13:10:01 EDT 2005
Table Table 14106 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: greaceboy ( $1460 )
Seat 2: fc12newman ( $865 )
Seat 3: TomasDan ( $585 )
Seat 4: nyp3yp85y6w ( $1160 )
Seat 5: dabearz21 ( $1315 )
Seat 6: AlexCal25 ( $875 )
Seat 7: OverPlayAQ ( $815 )
Seat 9: BCJ1523 ( $925 )
Trny:16202836 Level:3
Blinds(25/50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to OverPlayAQ [ 7h 7d ]
AlexCal25 folds.
OverPlayAQ ??


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I fold this at this LVL3 with eight players. I cringe at a limp in EP cuz punks will raise and I'll have to fold, so I am bleading chips. I don't raise cuz 77 is coin-toss against most callers and big dog to any PP that can call.

Ugh, limping sucks, but I might here. Otherwise fold. Blinds aren't big enough threat to move with 77 against 8 players.

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Hand 2:
Blinds 50/100
Another small pair. I just pushed my previous hand (Edit: not the 77 above, but a completely unrelated hand) and went uncalled. Now i pick up 55 in MP2 (4 players left to act.) Can i push this? Is it an insta-push? Is folding awful?


***** Hand History for Game 2801122630 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:16202836 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Friday, September 30, 13:13:26 EDT 2005
Table Table 14106 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: greaceboy ( $1435 )
Seat 2: fc12newman ( $765 )
Seat 3: TomasDan ( $935 )
Seat 4: nyp3yp85y6w ( $810 )
Seat 5: dabearz21 ( $1240 )
Seat 6: AlexCal25 ( $950 )
Seat 7: OverPlayAQ ( $840 )
Seat 9: BCJ1523 ( $1025 )
Trny:16202836 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to OverPlayAQ [ 5s 5c ]
nyp3yp85y6w folds.
dabearz21 folds.
AlexCal25 folds.
OverPlayAQ ??

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If this is an insta-push then I am playing the wrong game. I can easily fold this and not consider it a leak at all.