poker question , pocket 8 utg

[Sori3]

Do not limp UTG. You want to fold or raise. I think you made the right play in raising/folding. You never want to limp into an unopened pot. By raising, you can many times take down the pot with a c-bet on the flop even if you miss your set.

[fluffypuppy]

I would raise for sure and take my chances.

[don7238]

If you were protecting your chip stack then it was the right move

[BLINGBLAOW]

i just outright muck 88 or small pairs utg in tourneys, saves the headache

[joshtheking]

Yeah if i have a pocket pair above JJ i play but anything below i fold!