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Good fold or call flop?

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Casey55
Joined: 19.07.2010

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.01/$0.02 - 9 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG (Hero): $1.45 (73 bb)
UTG+1: $1.60 (80 bb)
MP: $3.05 (153 bb)
MP+1: $8.86 (443 bb)
LP: $2.00 (100 bb)
CO: $1.83 (92 bb)
BU: $2.00 (100 bb)
SB: $1.98 (99 bb)
BB: $2.33 (117 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with K K
Hero raises to $0.06, 5 players fold, BTN calls $0.06, 1 fold, BB calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.19) Q A 8 (3 players)
BB bets $0.10, UTG (Hero) folds, BTN calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.39) K (2 players)
BB bets $0.16, BTN raises to $0.56, BB calls $0.40

River: ($1.51) 2 (2 players)
BB checks, BTN bets $1.28 (all-in), BB calls $1.28

Total pot: $4.07 (Rake: $0.14)

Showdown:
BU shows Q Q (three of a kind, Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 68%, Flop: 99%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

BB shows A 7 (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 32%, Flop: 1%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

BU wins $3.93


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Neoken
Joined: 23.03.2008

That donkbet is usually a dead giveaway that he has Ax or better on this flop. However, there's also the possibility he's semi-bluffing it with a draw. Because of that and being in position over him, I'd probably call the flopbet and see what happens on turn. But I don't think it's a big mistake to fold either.


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

I agree -- the donk bet is very polarized -- he has something good or nothing at all.

Calling the donk bet is rarely a mistake at NL 2
Neither is folding.

Don't be fooled by the fact that you "would have got there" -- you need to make your decision with the best information available at the time.

One last thing -- you only start with 73 BB in your stack.
Playing with less than 100 BB deprives you of value if you ever do get it in good.

All the best,
VS


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UlissesRecif
Joined: 11.02.2014

If was a heads-up, i would call... But with BTN in game, i would fold to.


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