final table hand.. analyze

[Dingodaddy23]

1 dollar MTT on stars, 1300 runners to start.

pokerstars Game #6849693452: Tournament #34619089, $1.00+$0.10 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIX (8000/16000) - 2006/11/01 - 02:38:51 (ET)
Table '34619089 167' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: mj23lbj111 (520299 in chips)
Seat 3: zhuxd (29348 in chips)
Seat 4: CUBBY541 (276862 in chips)
Seat 5: Uwilln0 (518964 in chips)
Seat 6: frenzykid (249618 in chips)
Seat 7: Taborcarn (164105 in chips)
Seat 8: johnnyam (171360 in chips)
Seat 9: terppoker21 (121444 in chips)
mj23lbj111: posts the ante 800
zhuxd: posts the ante 800
CUBBY541: posts the ante 800
Uwilln0: posts the ante 800
frenzykid: posts the ante 800
Taborcarn: posts the ante 800
johnnyam: posts the ante 800
terppoker21: posts the ante 800
terppoker21: posts small blind 8000
mj23lbj111: posts big blind 16000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mj23lbj111 [8d 8c]
zhuxd: folds
CUBBY541: folds
Uwilln0: folds
frenzykid: calls 16000
Taborcarn: calls 16000
johnnyam: folds
terppoker21: folds


reads: frenzykid has been very aggressive and maybe slightly tilting... and with as aggro as he's been, i don't view his open limp as a big hand, but i haven't seen him open limp at all yet. taborcarn seems painfully average, i'm not worried about his limp at all.

whats your move?

 

[Dorkus Malorkus]

How likely do you think it will be that they fold if you raise ~4BBs? There's a case for checking and playing almost for set value here as you really don't want to play a raised pot OOP with 88.

If villains limp-fold a lot preflop, obviously raise and expect to take it down there and then.

 

[bubbasbestbabe]

4x BB raise here. Take the money and run until you catch better hand.

 

[tenbob]

The problems start with hands like this when you get a caller. The likely-hood if hiiting a set is low, your out of position on the flop, and have to fire out a contintation bet regardless. Making this a potentially dangerious and expensive hand. Having said that, raise 4xbb and procede with caution on the flop.

 

[loopmeister]

I agree - a 4x raise is asking both players to commit 25% and 40% of their stacks respectively. If you steal, great-- mission accomplished. If not, and the flop doesn't hit then be prepared to duck.

 

[Dingodaddy23]

I pushed, for the reasons that Dorkus stated above. I didn't wanna play a big pot OOP with 8/8, but on the same token, I didnt wanna lay down the best hand or have to check-fold to overs on the flop. I also thought my fold equity was huge here. What are your thoughts DM?