Donking it up with JJ (55s)

[axeshigh]

Someone said to get into trouble early and post about it to generate discussion about postflop play. Well here you go.

Seat 1: Wutsup2 ( $2085 )
Seat 3: bubbavaldez ( $910 )
Seat 4: Hero ( $1020 )
Seat 5: schnibbins ( $1080 )
Seat 6: ronaldo1973 ( $715 )
Seat 7: HotRod1229 ( $925 )
Seat 8: Carpenter4CY ( $940 )
Seat 9: SuicideAce37 ( $1410 )
Seat 10: stang99svt ( $915 )
Trny:16621685 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Jh Jd ]
stang99svt folds.
Wutsup2 folds.
bubbavaldez folds.
Hero calls [15].
schnibbins folds.
ronaldo1973 folds.
HotRod1229 raises [70].
Carpenter4CY folds.
SuicideAce37 calls [55].
Hero calls [55].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3s, 6c, Kd ]
SuicideAce37 checks.
Hero checks.
HotRod1229 bets [55].
SuicideAce37 folds.
Hero calls [55].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Th ]
Hero bets [150].
HotRod1229 calls [150].
** Dealing River ** [ 3h ]
Hero checks.
HotRod1229 bets [200].
Hero folds.

[Karak567]

Yeah I'd say that's pretty donkeyish.

[xileh]

I'd raise preflop. I'd raise on the flop, folding to a reraise. I wouldn't donkbet the turn and really don't see what it accomplishes. I'm really not a fan of anything in this hand other than the river fold.

[SlackerMcFly]

Limp/Check/Call is terriblizition.

Weak bluff/check on the turn is horrificationous.

River fold completes the donkificahilarity.

Bet 4x BB pre-flop, come over the top of the t55 when HotRod raises. If called, shove it all in on the flop. If re-raised, then.....shove.

Thanks for the giggles. SlackMcBeenThere

[BadMongo]

You played this one too passively, IMO. You have JJ with 5 other players left in the hand... why are you playing it for set value? Raise it up!

On the flop, you can't flat call such a weak bet continuation bet. You need to either fold or raise to find out where you are. I'd be inclined to raise (folding to a reraise), but given the way you played it preflop, a fold wouldn't be bad either.

I don't see the logic of the turn bet at all. What were you hoping to accomplish here?

The river fold is fine given the action up to that point, as you are almost surely beat.

[axeshigh]

Ok I'll explain my logic. I didn't raise preflop cause I was playing 8 tables and I froze I guess. On the flop I put him on either AK or a PP or any 2. I thought if he had AK he would call any amount, if he had a PP he would call a reasonable raise (say to 200) but fold to a big raise, and if he had nothing he may call a flop raise looking to bluff later. So I wanted to find out if he had AK as cheap as possible, and I thought by taking the line I did I would figure out if I was beat the cheapest. Anyway it made sense at the time.

[ace_in_the_hole]

The way you played it preflop it seems you are playing for set value. If that's the case you should fold to even that 1 overcard on the flop IMO. If you want to dedicate yourself to the hand then raie prelop and establish control of the hand, this will enable you to find out with much better accuracy where you are on the flop.