Hi, when you open like 88 from UTG and the board is made of overcards do you c-bet?
I don't think I beat much but my range should be much stronger then BTN range but I don't know what to do in such a spots.
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Hi mjez1,
On this board texture, I definitely would not CBet -- x/f is the correct play.
All 3 cards are higher than your pair,
Made straights are possible with opponent's range -- likely even, as are two pair
Your two -- and only two outs may not necessarily give you the winning hand.
I would most definitely CBet on a flop like K♦:7♠:2♣:
I'm curious to read what the real experts think though...
the real question here is how your range interacts with the button's range.
a reasonable button calling range against UTG should include a fair amount of broadways, and you can make pocket pairs fold, but that isn't that much of their range and you hold one yourself. thus, i would not range bet this flop - probably going to use sizes close to what villain used, with a more polarized range.
yes, not the right board to cbet, as Toma said most his Broadway calling range crushes this flop..
really depends if your comfortable playing your range or your hand. Playing your range I think hero still has range advantage and better hands in his range, the flop can hit decently well for villain so maybe bet a bit larger 2/3 pot since he can have something to call decent amount of time. Because your range is supposed to be strong and you have a range advantage I believe you can bet pretty frequently in this spot. 88 as a hand doesnt really want to bet this flop and get called because our equity would plummet, but when you are talking about range versus range + the fact that we should have a decent range advantage I would bet the flop.
Thank you guys, your thoughts helped 
Originally posted by Casey55
really depends if your comfortable playing your range or your hand. Playing your range I think hero still has range advantage and better hands in his range, the flop can hit decently well for villain so maybe bet a bit larger 2/3 pot since he can have something to call decent amount of time. Because your range is supposed to be strong and you have a range advantage I believe you can bet pretty frequently in this spot. 88 as a hand doesnt really want to bet this flop and get called because our equity would plummet, but when you are talking about range versus range + the fact that we should have a decent range advantage I would bet the flop.
well, no, I am not comfortable playing my range in this spot, so you're right, x/f is for me there the best