This is one from one of the private tournaments that I like to play on UB. I have played a lot with most of these folks and I have a reputation of being tight. As a result I tend to get way too much respect when I'm in the pot and my good hands don't get paid off like I wish they would. This hand I tried one of Iceman's little tricks and played it backwards. I think you will like the results.

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Hand #37527656-112 at PrivWW930pm-005 (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
Started at 08/Dec/06 22:58:36

burldog44 is at seat 0 with 3915.
Junior415 is at seat 1 with 3850.
gjones is at seat 2 with 2370.
Sunbob is at seat 3 with 7425.
_Smurfette_ is at seat 4 with 5080.
Hygh05 is at seat 6 with 6300.
bugman22j is at seat 7 with 1160.
Glenso is at seat 8 with 2780.
Mellow_Yellow is at seat 9 with 2380.
The button is at seat 7.

Glenso posts the small blind of 75.
Mellow_Yellow posts the big blind of 150.

burldog44: -- --
Junior415: -- --
gjones: -- --
Sunbob: 7[h] 8[h]
_Smurfette_: -- --
Hygh05: -- --
bugman22j: -- --
Glenso: -- --
Mellow_Yellow: -- --

Pre-flop:

burldog44 folds. Junior415 folds. gjones folds.
Sunbob raises to 400. _Smurfette_ folds. Hygh05
re-raises to 650. bugman22j folds. Glenso folds.
Mellow_Yellow folds. Sunbob calls.

Flop (board: 8[d] 2[h] 8[c]):

Sunbob checks. Hygh05 bets 275. Sunbob calls.

Turn (board: 8[d] 2[h] 8[c] 8[s]):

Sunbob checks. Hygh05 checks.

River (board: 8[d] 2[h] 8[c] 8[s] 2[d]):

Sunbob bets 2075. Hygh05 calls.



Showdown:

Sunbob shows 7h 8h.
Sunbob has 7h 8h 8d 8c 8s: four eights.
Hygh05 mucks cards.
(Hygh05 has Ks Kc.)


Hand #37527656-112 Summary:

No rake is taken for this hand.
Sunbob wins 6225 with four eights.

i would probably bet out and hope he has an overpair. someone that reraise preflop often has a strong ace or a big pp so by leading out, you probably lose the cb from a big ace but you stack a big pp as he can't put you on an 8 since you raised preflop and then led out? who raises with an 8 and leads with trips? you should be trapping right? so that's why playing straightforward throws people off.

you make like a 2/3 bet on flop (1000), he raises to about 3k and then you can determine the best way to go but you get to break him this way.