Mid pockets EP

[andr3w321]

I feel like I definitely played these hands incorrectly. How would you have played these hands differently?

***** Hand History for Game 2358743868 *****
$25 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, July 13, 19:37:06 EDT 2005
Table Table 37279 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 2: bigRivrSluht ( $35 )
Seat 7: kdwdoggie ( $18.55 )
Seat 9: URONMYNUTZ ( $33.80 )
Seat 10: JDOH75 ( $19.15 )
Seat 4: dr3w321 ( $17 )
Seat 3: gapeno ( $27.85 )
Seat 5: SirTobbe ( $24.15 )
Seat 6: thompskd ( $17.05 )
Seat 8: JupiterWorld ( $4.65 )
bigRivrSluht posts small blind [$0.10].
gapeno posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to dr3w321 [ ]
dr3w321 calls [$0.25].
SirTobbe folds.
thompskd calls [$0.25].
kdwdoggie folds.
JupiterWorld calls [$0.25].
URONMYNUTZ folds.
JDOH75 folds.
bigRivrSluht calls [$0.15].
gapeno checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ , , ]
DrDruEvil has joined the table.
bigRivrSluht checks.
gapeno bets [$1.25].
dr3w321 raises [$3].
thompskd calls [$3].
JupiterWorld folds.
bigRivrSluht folds.
gapeno is all-In [$26.35]
dr3w321 is all-In [$13.75]
>You have options at Table 36877 Table!.
thompskd is all-In [$13.80]
** Dealing Turn ** [ ]
** Dealing River ** [ ]
dr3w321 shows [ 8s, 8d ] a pair of eights.
thompskd shows [ Kh, Kd ] a pair of kings.
gapeno shows [ 6c, 5s ] a straight, three to seven.
gapeno wins $10.80 from side pot #2 with a straight, three to seven.
gapeno wins $0.10 from side pot #1 with a straight, three to seven.
gapeno wins $48.95 from the main pot with a straight, three to seven.


***** Hand History for Game 2358682097 *****
$25 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, July 13, 19:25:29 EDT 2005
Table Table 37279 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: robtheshoe ( $23.95 )
Seat 2: bigRivrSluht ( $34 )
Seat 7: kdwdoggie ( $19.05 )
Seat 8: nez6266 ( $15.05 )
Seat 9: URONMYNUTZ ( $28.45 )
Seat 10: JDOH75 ( $19.90 )
Seat 4: dr3w321 ( $25.85 )
Seat 3: gapeno ( $25.50 )
Seat 5: SirTobbe ( $25 )
Seat 6: thompskd ( $14.80 )
bigRivrSluht posts small blind [$0.10].
gapeno posts big blind [$0.25].
thompskd posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to dr3w321 [ ]
dr3w321 calls [$0.25].
thompskd checks.
kdwdoggie folds.
nez6266 calls [$0.25].
URONMYNUTZ calls [$0.25].
JDOH75 folds.
robtheshoe folds.
bigRivrSluht folds.
gapeno checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ , , ]
gapeno checks.
>You have options at Table 36877 Table!.
dr3w321 bets [$0.75].
thompskd folds.
>You have options at Table 36877 Table!.
nez6266 calls [$0.75].
URONMYNUTZ raises [$3].
gapeno folds.
>You have options at Table 36877 Table!.
dr3w321 calls [$2.25].
nez6266 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ ]
dr3w321 checks.
URONMYNUTZ bets [$5].
>You have options at Table 36877 Table!.
dr3w321 folds.
URONMYNUTZ does not show cards.
URONMYNUTZ wins $12.70

[a500lbgorilla]

No set, no bet.

Don't even bother with 88 as an overpair. You can find better spots to commit your chips. So many turn cards ruin you, you never know where you are and even on an all under flop, you're probably beat. You either win a small pot or lose a big one when you overvalue these kinds of pairs.

-'rilla

[andr3w321]

What about the 77 hand. This type of flop has happened multiple times to me lately and I'm not sure how to play it. The opponent obviously has an overpair and I have the 1 card open ended straight draw. If you have position do you raise and hope for a free card? Do you check/fold? If not how much of a bet will you call on the flop and turn?