Deciphering this donk jam
$1/$2 game in the evening on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, sometime around midnight.
Villain - Somewhat of a non-descript bad reg. I have been playing with him for several hours, but haven’t seen any significant showdowns. He is playing fairly loose and very passive pre and has been cold-calling my iso-raises all night, playing to my immediate left. He is a bigger dude and has been drinking a succession of bizarre comped beverages -- first an energy drink, then several straight cognacs, then an iced latte or two. At this point he may be drinking both a cognac and an iced latte at the same time, somehow.
Hero - I should have a solid image at the table, but I have been coolered twice in the last couple hours, once in a hand with V where a separate player flopped a set against my overpair, and once against a drunken maniac AIPF AA v 44 where the maniac spiked a 4 to win a $600 pot off of me. Since that point I have been chipping up and have around $600 in front. I cover the villain at $372 eff.
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Two people limp to me on the button and I iso to $15. Villain cold-calls the small blind and both limpers come along.
Flop is 5s 5c 2h ($62 before rake)
Checks to me and I cbet $20. Villain is the only caller.
Turn is 5s 5c 2s 4h ($102 before rake)
Villain checks. I bet $75. Villain appears to have a painful decision. He calls after some time.
River is 5s 5c 2s 4h 9s ($252 before rake)
Villain takes his time and appears to consider his options, then jams for $262.
Live read zone:
After jamming, villain immediately wheels back in his chair from the one seat and turns to face me in the nine seat, not staring me down but just opening up his body to me. I start to engage him in table talk and he responds. I ask, “you have pocket nines?” and he says, “Pocket nines aren’t the only thing out there.” I say, “Oh, so you have a flush? You turned a straight-draw flush-draw and got there?” He doesn’t respond immediately and then says, “Well, I am all in” and turns back towards the table. I tank a little longer and he says “I will show you either way.”
Hero?
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