odd spot early in DTD 500

[Solaris]

The difference is villain limp calls Q-8 and is described as a station so seems passive rather than aggro in not letting go of pairs. Here he's bringing the heat with a big raise so no evidence this is a single pair hand. I think we're being asked to play for stacks with one pair and I don't like that this early. More inclined to think villain has set than fd as well.

Agree with this and everything dave has said.

Think people massively underestimate a passive station's hand range when they suddenly get super aggressive.

[Bully87]

Just a rule of thumb when I play any hands, when a passive player becomes aggressive and I don't have the nuts, 90% of the time I fold...

[the sicilian]

Thanks for the good insights guys.... at the time it was all a bit surreal this guy suddenly taking off..

For the record I folded..   i asked the question as i felt at the time it was weak play on my part although its not my natural game to plough into a 250bb pot with one pair.... but my conclusion was I had 28k at 100-200 in a well structured decent clock tourney and the bottom of the villains range was my best option unless he was suddenly spazzing with KQ..

[SuuPRlim]

Thanks for the good insights guys.... at the time it was all a bit surreal this guy suddenly taking off..

For the record I folded..   i asked the question as i felt at the time it was weak play on my part although its not my natural game to plough into a 250bb pot with one pair.... but my conclusion was I had 28k at 100-200 in a well structured decent clock tourney and the bottom of the villains range was my best option unless he was suddenly spazzing with KQ..

I think you made a very good decision.

[EvilPie]

So we fold aces here?

Hopefully we're 3 betting aces pre thus the whole thing goes very differently.