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[Damien]

Is this ok as played and if so what do I do now? I usually don't hesitate to get my chips in the middle with an overpair, but both shorty and the CO seem to like their hands, which makes me wonder what kind of equity I really have. Calling here is pretty much going to commit me and there's a whole bunch of cards that I don't want to see on the turn. Should I have raised CO's original bet? Should I have donked out?

Full Tilt Poker $5 + $0.50 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 8 players - View hand 693100
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: t1365 M = 22.75
BTN: t3720 M = 62
Hero (SB): t1265 M = 21.08
BB: t510 M = 8.50
UTG: t876 M = 14.60
UTG+1: t2448 M = 40.80
MP1: t1816 M = 30.27
MP2: t1500 M = 25

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is SB with 8 : 8 :
UTG calls t40, 3 folds, CO calls t40, 1 fold, Hero calls t20, BB checks

Flop: (t160) 3 : 5 : 4 : (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, CO bets t140, Hero calls t140, BB raises to t470 all in, UTG folds, CO calls t330, Hero?

[chrisjp]

On the flop I would check like you did, however I'd put in a raise the first time around to thin out the field expecting to possibly win it right there--since he was last to act. I'd raise to like 400. If CO pushes I have a difficult problem.

Now given the actual progression to this point I would push now. You should be ahead of BB's range and hopefully you can Isolate right now. CO's calling looks so weak there--although if CO were me I could easily have a set. You aren't very strong, true, but there is a lot of dead money in the pot and hopefully you get heads up right now.

I know you are busting a fair percentage here, but the pot odds are too good.

Chris

[MXRider]

With the action here and the board. I think we have to ditch this overpair. This is a limped pot and bb has a bb special imo. CO likely has a flushdraw which you have to fade a lot of outs as well. Ditch and preserve the stack.

[chrisjp]

With the action here and the board. I think we have to ditch this overpair. This is a limped pot and bb has a bb special imo. CO likely has a flushdraw which you have to fade a lot of outs as well. Ditch and preserve the stack.

In a higher buy in tournament I'm still inclined to go with it, but mx could easily be right here. Wait for a better day. Your hand isn't that great so folding is fine.

Chris

[Damien]

Well, I pushed and got called and it was one of those situations where I had the best hand when I got my chips in but I was not the favorite to win. I was up against an OESD and the Nut FD. I had something like 28% equity on the flop. Probably would play it differently in hindsight... there are just SO many cards that I don't want to see on the turn and river.