Re: Pocket eights in a raised pot
I don't know about SlantNGo, but I need a bit more convincing before I stand corrected and agree with you all that betting the pocket eights is the right thing to do. We're talking about a "Typical Party 0.5/1 table" here, right?
It appears to me that you trapped yourself by opening the betting on the turn -- that's where I think you went wrong. Moreover, on the "typical .5/1 table," it's not unusual to see someone call a pair of Kings on the flop in order to raise or check-raise it on the turn... either that or you've got a calling station on your hands who won't raise it without something better than a pair.
If someone shows me positive tracking results for cold calling with a pair of eights and then opening the betting against a King and a possible flush draw on the flop, I'll stand corrected.
How did the situation end, SlantNGo?
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