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Originally Posted by ScotchOnDaRocks
8742 would be a 3 bet, not sure what you fine gents think about 8643 as it’s missing the best cards in 27
8643 is smoother than 8742 and I would 3-bet most of the time. Depending on blockers there's still a likelyhood the hand is won with worse than an Eight, and if his draw contains a Seven and you both make Eights, you'll have the better Eight more often and regardless you'll usually have a very good idea where you are on the river.
The axiom that your starting hands should contain a Deuce is much more valid in a D2 starting hand than a D1 Eight draw, where a Deuce is nice but a Three is also good. You unblock villain pairing his deuce, you unblock the best card you could catch for your own hand and because it has no straight draw you still leave yourself three ranks to catch to make a quality hand.