$1.10 NLHE: 88 - not aggressive enough?

[Truffle Shuffle]

$1.10 NL HE: 88 - not aggressive enough?

I'm not cashing in many MTT's as i'm not aggressive enough and seem to get blinded out just before making the money.

I think i played this hand totally wrong and would like some advice on where i should have shoved - i'm guessing PF because there was so much in the pot. i think i must have been playing it scared, i don't know, it was just crappy bad play on my part:

sorry i don't have any stats or any helpful info, the hand just seemed to 'happen' without any though processes going into it.

IPoker Network No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t500.00/t1000.00 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 669605
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: t28050.00 M = 18.70
BB: t21455.00 M = 14.30
UTG: t20360.00 M = 13.57
UTG+1: t11725.00 M = 7.82
UTG+2: t64080.00 M = 42.72
MP1: t40155.00 M = 26.77
MP2: t60227.50 M = 40.15
Hero (CO): t14567.50 M = 9.71
BTN: t14425.00 M = 9.62

Pre Flop: (t1500) Hero is CO with 8

8

SB raises to t2000, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t2000, UTG+2 calls t2000, 1 fold, MP2 calls t2000, Hero calls t1500, BTN calls t1000

Flop: (t12000) 5

2

2

(6 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks, SB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, MP2 checks

Turn: (t12000) 4

(6 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets t12325.00, SB folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP2 folds, Hero calls t12325

River: (t36650) 5

(2 players)


all in preflop and hope for the best??????

 

[Dorkus Malorkus]

There is so much in PF that I couldn't fault you for shoving there - even the narrowest of UTG raising ranges includes AK/AQ and given all the dead money in the pot that's probably all we need to make shoving profitable, plus there's a (albeit small) possibility that we take it down uncontested and/or one of the callers is bad enough to jam with a hand we dominate.

So yeah, you have a pretty much ideal stack here for shoving pre. As an added bonus by shoving PF you negate your positional disadvantage postflop (which was a big issue in how the hand actually played out, I'm sure you'll agree).

 

[Jillychemung]

Pre Flop: (t1500) Hero is CO with 8

8

SB raises to t2000, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t2000, UTG+2 calls t2000, 1 fold, MP2 calls t2000, Hero calls t1500, BTN calls t1000

This HH converter made a mess of things, SB 1st to act??

Anyway, M<10, lots of 'dead' chips in the pot, you have a better than top 5% hand, you are OOP
= ArrrInnn

If someone was slow playing AA/KK or calls with 2 overs and hits then so be it. This is an ideal spot to chip up and get ITM.

 

[cjatud2012]

this is just a very passive line, 3-betting pre is definitely a good play, after it's checked around on the flop and a brick hits the turn, we can shove here, too. We're never going to accumulate chips by just calling, unfortunately.

 

[Truffle Shuffle]

yeah, i realise i played it mega wrong. if i'd have shoved Pre flop and took it down i would have doubled up anyway - a caller and a win and i treble up.
or i should have shoved the flop.
i played it waaaaaaay wrong.

thanks for your advice. i played the same tourner earlier, similar scenario, this time i shoved with TT in limped pot, got called by 88 (woohoo!)who hit trips on flop (doh!) and knocked me out.

Hey ho ! onto the next one !

T.