88-hand.

[kongo_totte]

Empire VIP freeroll. 177 entrants, about 65 left. Average stack 2700. 30 places pay.

9-handed. I am UTG+2 w/ 2K in chips. Blinds 75/150.

2 folds, you look down at 8 8. Your move?

EDIT: I pushed the hand right before this and wasn't called, if that matters.

[kongo_totte]

Anyone?

[betgo]

With 13xBB and not ante, you don't have odds to push 88.

I would probably limp, but you could fold or make small raise. Since this a freeroll, the play is probably loose, so I would limp.

[BriPlay]

id make it 500.
im ok going HU at this point with 88. Though i'd fold to re-raise and a call
brian

[BriPlay]

if you limp..do you call a raise here?

[betgo]

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if you limp..do you call a raise here?

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It depends. I probably would either fold or push to a raise.

[JohnG]

I fold. Stacks not deep enough for me to limp, and table likely too loose for me to raise. Risk/reward of reaching out for the blinds is not great.

I may still raise though depending on the actual stacks behind me (all much shorter than me etc).

[JohnG]

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EDIT: I pushed the hand right before this and wasn't called, if that matters.

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It matters, as it increases your chance of getting action. Especially if the table is loose. Which isn't a good thing when you hold a medium pair on these ratios.

I fold this. Stacks are very shallow, you are out of position with a middle pair, and you have just enough chips where you arent desperate, but not quite enough where you can limp or make a standard raise comfortably.

If the table was rather passive, though, I would push it.