hand selection when you are 10x big blind

[JJNJustin]

I'm interested to hear how players play their hands and what hands they play when they are 10x the big blind or slightly more. Say for example the small is 100, the big is 200 and you have 1800 chips. You are dealt pair of 77s in middle position. Do you fold, call, raise, push?

The problem when you are 10x the big blind is that you are too big to push on desperation hands but too small to be able to limp and then fold if there is a big raise.
This advocates playing extremely tight. But then a problem happens, you will only get action when you are most likely beaten, and will likely either end up stealing the blinds when you raise or getting outdrawn by garbage when you limp.

any thoughts?
-J

[ossie99]

First to act mid position I'm playing the hand slower because with 2 outs and a 7.5/1 of hitting the set, the hand basically sucks. All it takes is one late position to call, scare card comes, then your out of position and FUBAR. Your likely forced to bet into him like you caught something good, when in actuality he's the one that likely to catch. Mid pairs only pay off with multicalling situations. If you limp and are raised...you dump. Wait for the high suited connectors or pairs you can play for the cheap. IMHO