My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

Villan is pretty standard looser besides the fact that he often donks.

Party Poker 3.00/6.00 Hold'em <font color="#0000FF">(10 handed)</font> link

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">7 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, SB calls.

Flop: (6.00 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls.

Not a draw heavy board. Is this a fold?

Turn: (5.00 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

River: (7.00 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

Bet the river?

Final Pot: 7.00 BB.

Re: My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

what are you thinking with this hand, opposite man?

Re: My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

fold this PF.
Brian

Re: My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

oops..sorry missed that you are BB.
fold the flop tho.
b

Re: My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

I think the 3 bet preflop is standard.

When he donks the flop, it puts me to a test. I think it is either raise or fold here. Is this a standard fold for you?

Re: My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

Realize that SB expects you to raise when he bets. Raising is often playing into his hands.

Re: My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

there aren't a lot of sevens that are calling you on the flop besides K7 and A7. I think villain flopped middle or bottom pair. If he has A pair in his hand lower than queens you are usually either looking at a set on the flop or a 4 bet preflop. The action indicates that your hand is good. I bet the river.

Re: My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

I think the flop is a pretty easy fold.

Re: My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

I don't think there's really a standard way to play this.

Preflop, I think calling and 3-betting are both fine. If your opponent respects 3-bets and will frequently give up postflop when he faces one, then that's probably the way to go. But apparently this opponent doesn't respect 3-bets (and he shouldn't so much, in this situation), so I'd consider just calling.

On the flop, I think routinely folding, if Villain routinely leads, would be bad. That doesn't mean you have to raise, though (but I think that is also an option).

Against a 3/6 unknown, I would probably peel on the flop. And then, on this turn, I might raise.

If I actually had AQ, there's a good chance I'd take the same line.

Anyway, those are just some thoughts. Blind-versus-blind battles are something I struggle with.

Edit: By the way, versus a predictable postflop opponent who isn't playing aggressively in blind-steal situations, then folding the flop would be the sensible play, I think.

Re: My favorite game : Raise-A-Donk
 

Why didn't you bet the river?