Attacking the blinds?

SB is a LAG, BB is unknown: 5-10 B&M
How do you like my line here?

Hero is dealt 8 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

PREFLOP:
Six folds, Hero raises, one fold, SB calls, BB
calls

FLOP: T [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB calls

TURN: J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB calls

RIVER: 4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks

[W. Deranged]

This hand was well-played.

I originally thought you missed a river value bet but there is just so little out there on the board that might call that you are beating that, against two players, I like a check. I expect you will be ahead very often here, but I think a very high percentage of any river calls you get will be from passively played Js and Ts. Three way you won't get called by A high all that often, and there aren't enough pocket pairs below 8 to expect you'll usually be ahead when called.

So this hand gets the d-bag seal of approval.

It turned out that the SB held T7. I immediately regretted not betting the river; he was probably hanging around for an eight, and would probably have given up his third pair on the river.

[W. Deranged]

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It turned out that the SB held T7. I immediately regretted not betting the river; he was probably hanging around for an eight, and would probably have given up his third pair on the river.

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I would not be making this bet with the intent of folding any of the bigger pairs. A T was top pair on the flop; a J is top pair on the board by the turn. These are not hands that people will likely fold with basically no serious action.

Your 88 has a lot of showdown value. The hands that are beating you are very unlikely to fold. Show it down and expect to win about half the time.

Thanks for the input W.