Re: I Find It Hard Not To Raise Donk Turn Bets
Raising the turn is fine here. So is calling.
This is one of those spots where I don't really think it matters that much either way. For every time you run into an ace and squeeze an extra BB out of him, you find that you've lost a little something somewhere else (perhaps he folds because he was bluffing, perhaps he called your raise with a 4 and you're stuck paying him off -- which is a bit more expensive when it happens).
I don't think there's much wrong with either line. Go with whatever read you have and your instincts. If he's going to bet both big streets, I don't mind letting him.
These little heads up spots change your overall EV only a little bit. Most of your money is made in those 4-6 handed pots where you flop a monster hand or a monster draw and get everyone to put 2-3 bets in the pot on the flop and turn (if your monster draw comes in early).
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