Line check with AA IP facing surprising donk bet(s)
1/3 game at Virginia Casino.
Villain (400): late 30s WG. I've been playing him for a few hours. Quiet and based on his playing style, demeanor, and the way he stacks his chips he seems like a grinder who long-term probably eeks out a few bbs per hour with tight play and a little aggression but not enough to be a super profitable player. Seems also very unimaginative.
Hero (750): V seems to be trying to stay out of my way mostly as I'm raising pre-flop more than anyone at the table but also not playing nearly as many hands as most at the table. I'm sure he is a little suspicious of my post-flop as I've taken a lot of hands down without showing.
OTTH... 1 EP Limp, H makes it $10 OTB with AdAh. V calls in BB, limper folds.
Flop (22): QcTc3d. V donks for $25 (I was super surprised by this move from him). H calls.
Turn (70): Qh... V bets 25, H calls.
River (120): 7s... V bets 50. H calls.
Really curious thoughts on all streets.
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PRE - raise bigger. Ordinarily I might make it $20, but when we're on the BTN and there's only one opponent who's VPIP'd in front of us, I might only make it $15, or a dealer-unfriendly $18.
FLOP - Flop donks when we're HU are usually BS. I'd just flat call and look to start bloating the pot on the turn.
TURN - Yeah, that same size bet after donking looks pretty weak. He's not doing this with trip Q's. At best this is TX, or maybe some sort of draw. Think I might click this back to $50, to charge his draws. Pray he wants to play back at us.
RIVER - So, ordinarily I'd expect V to give up and check with their BS after we call twice. I'd expect his thick value to size way up. All the draws missed. This less than 1/2 pot sizing looks bluffy as hell, like he's just trying to make us fold a hand like AK.
Not sure I see any point in raising, because he's just going to fold. There might be more value in calling to see a showdown, just so we know if he's capable of doing this with TX, a busted draw, or random air-balls.
I’m looking at a passive calling station that doesn’t want to win any money with aces.
Not going to mess with pre-flop, if that’s standard then fine.
Double the flop bet to fifty and take the initiative
Pushed wrong button will continue…
I understand your surprise with a donk from nowhere, but that almost always means top pair. I would usually attack the donk with a pot-sized bet and run him off, but we want a call. If we knew the turn card, we’d be trying to run him off.
Unfortunate
Everything gets tricky on the turn
Doubt he donks the turn now, unless he’s definitely got the queen, so I think you get a clearer picture. Still, it will be hard to get away from this hand altogether even though aces get cracked one out of five times.
As played, it turned out pretty good. You’re probably beat, according to villain description, as soon as the fifty hits the felt, but you didn’t lose much.
