88 UTG+1 on A53fd: Standard Open, Too Tight

Hero
8♦8♥
Position
UTG+1 vs BB
Pot
3-Bet Pot
Flop
5♠ 3♣ A♠

Open 88 UTG+1, flat the 3-bet, and on A53r we should continue versus the small c-bet given the price.

Flop Analysis

Flop A53 rainbow, BB has the nut advantage and 88 is just a medium pair with no real draw. Solver prefers mostly calling with some folding, but the key is that we’re getting about 4.1:1 and need only ~20% equity, so continuing is very reasonable. Folding here is slightly too tight given the price.

Note: Folding to the small c-bet on A53r is too tight—given the price we’re getting, we should continue with 88 rather than folding.

Key Concepts

  • <2
  • Villain Slight Advantage
  • IP
  • Semi-Wet Board
  • POT CONTROL