Cash game insight

[donny111]

I played this hand at my local casino the other night. It was an interesting/tough decision. Im still not totally sure whether i made the correct play. Thought i would throw this one out to all you guys.

$1-$2 blinds. Got about $200 to start the hand.
I limped with 88 in early/ middle pos. 2 others called behind me and then the button raised to $10. BB called, and so we took 5 people to the flop.
Flop came 8910 with 2 diamonds. Everybody checked to the button raiser who bet $25. I called and one other player called.
3 People took to the turn card which was a 5 of diamonds. We again checked to the raiser who fired again for $45, leaving about $20 behind. I thought for a little while and decided to fold, and to my dismay the other player folded as well.

Also as a sidenote the player in between me and the button had over $300 making my call that much tougher. I thought it was reasonable that either the button had me beat, and if he didn't then the player in between us probably had turned a flush and was going for the check raise.

It was a Tough position, still dont know what the button had. Give me your thoughts on the hand.

[tommy62278]

personally i raise the flop. you are never gonna know where you are in a hand just check calling. if you get reraised its most likely a flush draw or over pair. either way you cannot fold a set. bad play on your part

[tommy62278]

honestly what are you trying to hit if you play 88???? an 8 correct??? you also gotta look at the pot. $50 in preflop. then another $75 on flop. you have $35 in pot when he bets $45? so you have to call $45 to win 170$ essentially and youre calling his 20$ on river. so worst fold in history even with the guy behind you with $300 stack. he didnt jam the flop so he had low PP or AK AQ. you had the nuts kid

[JLynn171]

honestly what are you trying to hit if you play 88???? an 8 correct??? you also gotta look at the pot. $50 in preflop. then another $75 on flop. you have $35 in pot when he bets $45? so you have to call $45 to win 170$ essentially and youre calling his 20$ on river. so worst fold in history even with the guy behind you with $300 stack. he didnt jam the flop so he had low PP or AK AQ. you had the nuts kid

tototally agree, on the turn through out a min raise or all in to either get the $300 stack out of hand a chance to triple or KO the short stack... very slight chance $300 stack doesnt bet made hand against two shorter stacks...

[dimebags7]

did you ask the guy after he/she left the table? once a player asked about my cards in a tournament where i went to go all in but the dealer wasnt paying attention, talking to wait staff and well long story short i pulled my stack back and folded. later i find out the guy was probably beat by my hand. but at least i got to talk about it afterwards. just saying. that's tough board.

[WILD]

What kind of hands had he been raising with? The truth was, you could've pushed all in on the turn and try to run the river twice. When you have a pair, you want the set.

[bakreni12]

i dont now i just dont like to fold set its hard to get 1 again

[LCDaBoss]

Honestly I put him on AA or KK, something like that, he was preflop raiser meaning he was strong before the diamonds hit the board.

[Invertedafro]

I would have shipped it with the set, but ya neva know, he coulda had straight or flush on you...you were there and made the play

[mikey4141]

yea I think I would have raised the flop also!!