How do you play pocket eights?

Open it from anywhere and call a single raise when the stacks reward set-mining. It is a coin flip against two overcards and ahead of the smaller pairs and most unpaired hands, so it is rarely in terrible shape preflop. After the flop, the pair is good on low boards and a clear underdog when several bigger cards arrive.

This hand opens for a raise from every position, including under the gun.

Common mistake: Calling a raise and a re-raise to set-mine without the stacks to justify it. The set pays you off big, but only if there is enough money left behind to win.

Quick tip: A coin flip against two overcards, ahead of everything smaller. Set-mine when the stacks are deep.