River Donk Situation?

River Donk Situation?

V is 33 / 23 / 7 over 540 hands.

Yatahay Network - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 100 BB
CO: 161.5 BB
BTN: 110 BB
SB: 61.5 BB
Hero (BB): 116.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J K

fold, fold, BTN raises to 2.5 BB, fold, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (5.5 BB, 2 players) J 4 9
Hero checks, BTN bets 2.5 BB, Hero calls 2.5 BB

Turn: (10.5 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks, BTN bets 5 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

River: (20.5 BB, 2 players) K
Hero ??

25 February 2024 at 03:57 PM
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I wouldn't worry about river donks at this stage of your development. The main thing you want to focus on is classifying whether you are playing vs a fish or reg. This opponent looks to be fishy based on turn sizing and preflop stats.

Check river to let him overbluff.


Yes, I would say you can lead the river if you know he is the type to raise river bets because you look like a blocking bet here like AJ,QJ, ready to fold to a raise of some sort.
I kind of agree with the previous replier though that you should check and let him bluff here though, so you don't look like a flush yourself.

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