$5 NLHE 6-max: am i bleeding money here?

[mbrenneman0]

Rare? Why are they only ranked 3rd worst in hand rankings only better than two pair and single pair? Cause they aren't that rare. How are pairs often played, ya want to see a flop cheap, ya call with the medium pairs. Your theory is screwed to a non rare common set. Period. Even if it is rare, when it happens you get bent over. You weird little never donk bet philosophy is just that, weird. Never heard anyone so adamant against donk betting they actually see it as a blatant opportunity to bet into it with no regard whatso ever cause the donk better is all but declaring their weakness. It's weird, weird like people who think global warming is a conspiracy

The odds of flopping a set are about 12%. If they're donk betting more then 12% of the time, its pretty likely that they are probe betting.


I feel like I need to start quoting myself because it seems you are only reading the first sentence of each post before responding.

And is why its important to know your opponents. What iplay said is level 3 thinking vs level 2 thinking and also he actually has a hand in this spot. If opponent bets OOP a lot, what kind of player opponent is, is he passive or aggressive, what's his range etc...

So no, I'm not just going to indiscriminately raise every time someone donk bets. It depends on the opponent, depends on the board, and depends on my cards. If they like to donk bet often then I will. But if they donk bet rarely then I will respect their bet and be more cautious. If they donk bet often, then I will probably only raise if I have at least a bluff catcher. Also I'm going to be more cautious if the board hits within their range than I would be if not.

 

[Delvuter]

So no, I'm not just going to indiscriminately raise every time someone donk bets. It depends on the opponent, depends on the board, and depends on my cards. If they like to donk bet often then I will. But if they donk bet rarely then I will respect their bet and be more cautious. If they donk bet often, then I will probably only raise if I have at least a bluff catcher. Also I'm going to be more cautious if the board hits within their range than I would be if not.

That is what I have been saying from the start. We finally agree, YAY!

 

[mbrenneman0]

That is what I have been saying from the start. We finally agree, YAY!

So if you are going to donk bet without a strong hand you need to do it as a bluff, not for information and it needs to make sense as a bluff and it needs to be against a thinking opponent. Which is what I've been saying since the beginning.

 

[Delvuter]

I have also been saying from the beginning or trying to say I...BET. TO..WIN..THE...POT, but I also get info. So again, we finally agree on all fronts, YAY!!!

 

[Beanfacekilla]

Here is another V trying to donk into me. He must have a FD or combo hand like Q-J, trying to get there for his own price.

36. MP ($348) A-Ko. We raise to $12, 3c. We are 2nd to act postflop. Flop Ah-Ks-Qh. SB (has about $150 back after this bet) donks into me for $20, I raise to $100 (seeing as he never f****** takes this line with J-10) all fold.

 

[Beanfacekilla]

And another. This is happening real time, right now. I am playing AtM.

42. CO ($399) A-Jo. 1L, we raise to $12, all fold except limper. Flop A-Q-8r. Dude donks into me for $7, we raise to $25, dude folds. (+$17)

 

[mbrenneman0]

And another. This is happening real time, right now. I am playing AtM.

42. CO ($399) A-Jo. 1L, we raise to $12, all fold except limper. Flop A-Q-8r. Dude donks into me for $7, we raise to $25, dude folds. (+$17)

So he just handed you $7?

 

[Beanfacekilla]

So he just handed you $7?

I know it's not much, but hey it 3.5 BB. He probably had J-10, he's trying to hit a gutter.

 

[mbrenneman0]

I know it's not much, but hey it 3.5 BB. He probably had J-10, he's trying to hit a gutter.

If only more people in the world were that generous