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New table. Villain has done stuff like minraise preflop, and bet small on the flop. But he hasn't shown down a hand. Thoughts?

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saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

Button ($10.50)
Hero ($103.60)
BB ($172.75)
UTG ($75.45)
MP ($167.70)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4</font>, BB calls $3.

Flop: ($8) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $10</font>, Hero calls $5.

Turn: ($28) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $15</font>, BB calls $15.

River: ($58) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $30</font>

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I really don't like the turn donkbet. Either 3-bet the flop or check/raise the turn. I generally 3-bet the flop.

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Love it.

I want to ask what was your purpose for donking the turn? Did you do it to control the pot with a kind of blocking bet? Get value against an opponent you think will check-behind too often? Something else?

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i don't like it, i think any decent player will see thru your line and put you on a set.

3-bet the flop

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I'd bet 7-8 on the flop, 2/3-3/4 on turn and something like that on the river too. You really look like you're trying to squeeze out as much as you can from an ace here, but I doubt he's noticing. I think you lost some value here by only betting half the pot.

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Check raise the turn; most of the time, I think villian is protecting an ace against a play that looks like a steal. You *must* have a read on opponent though, since a big CR might make him fold. Value, value, value!

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i think OP has the "value" part of his game down, just look at the way he played the hand.

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Either I 3 bet Flop, or I check-raise Turn.


I also would make bets at least 2/3 pot sized. If he has an Ace, he's not folding to a potential steal.

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I like this line alot. 3 bet there is no reason for preflop, not many draws and it looks way to strong. Turn has too much of a chance of getting checked through vs an unknown for a c/r to be more profitable. I think this is the optimal line from this game theory perspective. Those that say the stop and go turn is too transparent, I think a 3 bet on the flop is much more so.

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Love it.

I want to ask what was your purpose for donking the turn? Did you do it to control the pot with a kind of blocking bet? Get value against an opponent you think will check-behind too often? Something else?

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Value, we don't care to control this pot with middle set. Yes your logic is good, you can't assume a bet from an opponent on the turn just because he minraised the flop. (against an agro villain I'd c/r this)

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I wouldn't 3 bet the flop in this situation. What are we afraid of? Gutshots? Any decent villain will fold an A or worse here if we do. Call the raise, then either 3/4 to full pot on the turn, or go for the cr.

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I like it. This is a fairly drawless board, so I'm ok with calling his raise. 3-bet is missing some value IMO. I like the stop-n-go. Just because villan raised doesn't mean he will do, say, a potsized bet on the turn.

If villan is a donkey with OP's read, he will probobly bet something like $5-$10 on the turn, in which case we will be missing value IMO.

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I like it. Calling your turn play a donkbet is really an expansion of that word. You did bet over 1/2 pot after all. Donking the turn would be betting $3. 3-bet flop, or c/r turn says to villian his Ace is no goot. With your line he's likely to call you down with Ax. nh.

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Back in the limit forums 'donkbet' (evolved from an earlier, less-PC term) was simply a euphamism for 'stop &amp; go'.

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I like it. I would probably have lead the turn a little harder, but that's a nit.

Shame the guy overplayed his 44 [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Was thinking the same thing, but I had him on A4. All these rig3ed party hands I've been playing lately have got me seeing monsters everywhere.

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Thanks for the comments guys. As I mentioned, my initial read was that he was the minbetting type of guy. This was a blinds battle, and my flop bet probably looked weak, so I put him on Ax or a pocket pair. I didn't want to allow him to define his hand so well by 3-betting the flop, and I wasn't at all sure that he would bet the turn. I agree i need to bet a bit more on the turn. But I didn't expect him to call any more than 1/2 the pot on the river with Ax.

Results: He said he folded an ace on the river.

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New table. Villain has done stuff like minraise preflop, and bet small on the flop. But he hasn't shown down a hand. Thoughts?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

Button ($10.50)
Hero ($103.60)
BB ($172.75)
UTG ($75.45)
MP ($167.70)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4</font>, BB calls $3.

Flop: ($8) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $10</font>, Hero calls $5.

Turn: ($28) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $15</font>, BB calls $15.

River: ($58) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $30</font>

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Isura,

What is your plan if he re-raises all-in. I'd hate to make a difficult call here. Why not check/call. I don't want to give the villain a chance to take the pot down with a blocker against four straight board.

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I really don't like the turn donkbet. Either 3-bet the flop or check/raise the turn. I generally 3-bet the flop.

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PoBoy321,
I really don't like flop 3-bet. It lets worse hands off too easy. We don't want to scare the Ax off. I really like the turn line, this isn’t a draw heavy board. Get some value!

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I also would make bets at least 2/3 pot sized. If he has an Ace, he's not folding to a potential steal.

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I guess most donks aren't. Good point [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] For some reason, I still like it though.

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Isura,

What is your plan if he re-raises all-in. I'd hate to make a difficult call here. Why not check/call. I don't want to give the villain a chance to take the pot down with a blocker against four straight board.

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I call quickly. I'll pay of A4 every day of the week here.
If I check the river, I don't think he will bluff here. I would only check against an aggressive bluffing opponent, and even then I find villains don't like to bluff into 4 straight or 4 flush boards.

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Isura,

What is your plan if he re-raises all-in. I'd hate to make a difficult call here. Why not check/call. I don't want to give the villain a chance to take the pot down with a blocker against four straight board.

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I call quickly. I'll pay of A4 every day of the week here.
If I check the river, I don't think he will bluff here. I would only check against an aggressive bluffing opponent, and even then I find villains don't like to bluff into 4 straight or 4 flush boards.

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Spot on, as I said earlier I think you played this hand perfectly and you have a sound understanding of why. I'm not sure why you posted this except perhaps to show others an ideal line