$16 - A8 bvb early on A64 board

[mattiesmat]

Raise pre?
What to do as played?

Poker Stars $15 $1 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10/t20 Blinds - 9 players
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MP1: t1500
MP2: t1490
CO: t1380
BTN: t1530
Hero (SB): t1480
BB: t1500
UTG: t1530
UTG+1: t1500
UTG+2: t1590

Pre Flop: Hero is SB with 8 A
7 folds, Hero calls t10, BB checks

Flop: (t40) 6 A 4 (2 players)
Hero bets t30, BB raises to t100, Hero ??

[DetroitHusling101]

I do not raise this early with A8offsuit BVB. A10+A8s+ I would tend to raise BVB.
As played i bet the same as you on the flop and just fold to his re raise. Were out of position so meh , i don't want to call and have this guy firing out again on the turn , no need to get involved in a decent sized pot this early with TPWK IMO.

[DetroitHusling101]

i take what i said back about raising a9s a10 , i think thers more value in limping

[taipan168]

EDIT: Ah bugger I misread the hand. I thought that OP was in the BB and that SB completed. I seem to be doing that a lot lately!

That said, I do normally raise this to 60 preflop and bet the flop. That way, if we get raised on the flop we can GTFO knowing that we are likely beat. By not raising preflop we have no idea what we are up against on the flop.