To be honest, i really dont like your play there. Calling an AI with pocket 8's is not going to be a +EV move in the long run. Try to limp your pocket pairs, look to hit a set on the flop or get away from the in a hurry. Chances are, a guy going AI in that situation has you dominated (which was the case). You had two outs. These are not good odds. You will win that hand like, almost never, and when you do, you are still ONLY doubling up. You will hear a lot of talk about "pot odds" on this site. What this means, is that amount it will take you to call, compared to the amount you will win. 88 is not a very strong hand, i mean, it isnt even s00ted. If it will cost you 2700 to call and there is only one guy in the pot with you, I am looking for implied odds of better than 50/50. 88 is not going to offer me these odds. He almost certainly has at least one overcard, and probably an overpair. You only chance of taking down that pot was to hit a set and have him miss completly. Look for a better spot to get your chips in. Not a good play at all.

If they had been Kings.... well thats a different story