Folding boat here too tight?

i figured at best i'm splitting this pot. thoughts?

Full Tilt Poker Game #2083068348: Table Sierra Brook - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:09:31 ET - 2007/03/27
Seat 1: cavii ($69.50)
Seat 2: iamdaisy ($98.50)
Seat 3: ashley242 ($100)
Seat 4: terk ($302.15)
Seat 5: chasing GT ($96.80)
Seat 6: Joey Jabroni ($51.15)
Seat 8: cheezycool ($190.65)
Seat 9: fleur de mal ($109.30)
fleur de mal posts the small blind of $0.50
cavii posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cheezycool [8c Th]
iamdaisy folds
terk calls $1
chasing GT folds
Joey Jabroni calls $1
cheezycool calls $1
fleur de mal folds
cavii checks
*** FLOP *** [2h 8h 8d]
cavii checks
terk bets $4.50
Joey Jabroni folds
cheezycool calls $4.50
cavii folds
*** TURN *** [2h 8h 8d] [2d]
terk checks
cheezycool bets $6
terk calls $6
*** RIVER *** [2h 8h 8d 2d] [9c]
terk checks
cheezycool bets $14
Albinokid sits down
terk raises to $74
cheezycool has 15 seconds left to act
cheezycool is sitting out
cheezycool has timed out
cheezycool folds
Uncalled bet of $60 returned to terk
terk mucks
terk wins the pot ($50.85)
cheezycool has returned
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $53.50 | Rake $2.65
Board: [2h 8h 8d 2d 9c]
Seat 1: cavii (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: iamdaisy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: ashley242 is sitting out
Seat 4: terk collected ($50.85), mucked
Seat 5: chasing GT didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Joey Jabroni folded on the Flop
Seat 8: cheezycool (button) folded on the River
Seat 9: fleur de mal (small blind) folded before the Flop

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Originally Posted by beez

i figured at best i'm splitting this pot. thoughts?

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True, but the only hands you are behind are 22, 89 and 99. Most villains won't lead 22 (or even 89) on that flop. 99 is quite the longshot too. I think a call is in order.

usually these ridiculous overbets are from hands such as those 3, hoping to get any 8 to call. it seems pretty obvious that i have an 8 here, so i doubt he's trying to push me off of it. i kind of regretted the fold immediately after, but a part of me still thinks there was a good chance he had me.

Either that, or he figured it for the split as well and decided to push you off with your 1/2 pot sized bet at the end showing weakness.

Definately call. Bet more on turn too. Dont fold.

What the hell?
How can anyone fold in this situation?

I think 8x does this a lot hoping you have a 2 in your hand as well. I really can't see folding here.

Not my stakes, but--

I think you need to decide on your course of action before you do anything on the river. I'd rather check/call than bet/fold to a raise since any 8 could do this. He could have 98 or 99, but if we're *that* concerned about those two hands, I don't see any reason to do anything other than check the river behind since you're either splitting the pot or losing at showdown (barring some sick read that villain can float all the way to the river with an underpair).

don't fold. i think most of the time it's a split pot. 99 is the most worrying hand. but it's such a longshot. i think a split pot is way, way, way more likely and therefore i think you should call