Pocket 88

[waynethetrain]

Opponent seemed like the typical loose passive .50 - 1.00 player based on a about 40 hands.

BB was relatively loose, but not overly so.

Two questions.

1. Should I have raised pre flop to try to get the BB out and get the hand heads up?

2. Is leading out with the 88 all the way to the "river" correct here?

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Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">7 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (3 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG calls.

Turn: (2.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls.

River: (4.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls.

Final Pot: 6.50 BB

[milesdyson]

yeah, raise preflop. and yeah, nice value bet on the end.

[gharp]

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1. Should I have raised pre flop to try to get the BB out and get the hand heads up?

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Yes -- 88 plays well in a multi-way or shorthanded pot. Knocking the BB out would be a good thing here.


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2. Is leading out with the 88 all the way to the "river" correct here?

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Against a calling station I think this is fine. He'll call you down w/lower pieces of the board or lower pocket pairs so it'll pay off in the long run.

[jrz1972]

I definitely raise this preflop.

Post-flop is perfect.