Playing Donkbets

Question 1.

Preflop: Hero is BU with A 6
3 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, BB calls

Flop: J T 5
BB bets, Hero?

Question 1.1.

You decide to call on the flop and to re-evaluate how to proceed on the turn.

Turn: 2
BB bets, Hero?

Question 1.2.

As we've seen previously, you have called on the flop. You turn around for an instant to take a sip of your drink. When you turn back, you suddenly see a completely different turn card on the board...

Turn: K
BB bets, Hero?

Question 2.

BB is a known fish with 54/11/1.2/45. You don't have any reads on what he has donked with so far, though.

Preflop: Hero is BU with A 4
3 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, BB calls

Flop: 8 8 2
BB bets, Hero?

Question 3.

CO and BU are random fish with 45/18/1/50.

BB is a PokerStrategy.com-TAG, a thinking player with 24/20/2.3/38.

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A K
Hero raises, 1 fold, CO calls, BU calls, 1 fold, BB calls

Flop: 2 5 T
BB bets, Hero?

Question 4.

BB unreasonable LAG 38/31/3/41, defends Ax hands passively as well as aggressively.

Preflop: Hero is CO with K K
2 fold, Hero raises, 2 fold, BB calls

Flop: A 6 2
BB bets, Hero?

Question 5.

You're up against the same opponent as in hand 4, a LAG with 38/31/3/41.

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q Q
2 fold, Hero raises, 2 fold, BB calls

Flop: 8 J 2
BB bets, Hero?

Question 5.1.

You have decided to just call the flop and to re-evaluate the situation on the turn.

Turn: 5
BB bets, Hero?

Question 5.2.

A pretty lady passes by and diverts your attention for an instant. As you turn back to your table, the dealer has exchanged the turn card...

Turn: A
BB bets, Hero?

Question 6.

Preflop: Hero is BU with 3 3
3 fold, Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls

Flop: A J 5
SB bets, 1 fold, Hero?

Question 7.

SB has 54/12/1.1/39 stats.

CO is a PokerStrategy.com-TAG with 24/20/2.4/38.

Preflop: Hero is BB with A 5
2 fold, CO raises, 1 fold, SB calls, Hero calls

Flop: 7 8 7
SB bets, Hero?

A PS-TAG open-raises from CO. The SB fish coldcalls and you defend your A5o passively in the BB. First to act, the fish donks into you and the PFA. What's your line?

Question 7.1.

You've decided to raise on the flop. The action continues as follows:

Flop: 7 8 7
SB bets, Hero raises, 1 fold, SB calls

Turn: K
SB checks, Hero?

Question 8.

BB is a PokerStrategy.com-TAG with 24/20/2.4/38.

CO is a fish with 45/17/1.7/42.

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A Q
Hero raises, 1 fold, Co calls, 2 fold, BB calls

Flop: 9 5 3
BB checks, Hero bets, CO calls, BB calls

Turn: K
BB bets, Hero?

You have AQo in MP2 and, naturally, open-raise your hand. A fish in the CO cold-calls your raise and the BB, a PS-TAG, defends his big blind passively. You make your standard continuation bet on the low card rainbow flop and both of them call.

The turn brings a K and the TAG donks into you. How do you continue?

Question 9.

Preflop: Hero is CO with A Q
1 fold, MP3 calls, Hero raises, 3 folds

Flop: 7 Q 3
MP3 checks, Hero bets, MP3 calls

Turn: T
MP3 bets, Hero?

You have AQo again - this time you're in the CO and you manage to isolate a limper. You hit your top pair on the flop and bet. The limper calls. Even though the turn should be a blank, the MP3 donks into you again. How do you continue?

Question 10.

BB has stats of 35/15/1.7/36.

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A 9
Hero raises, 4 fold, BB calls

Flop: 7 8 2 (4.5 SB)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

Turn: 3 (3.25 BB)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

River: K (5.25 BB)
BB bets, Hero?

You have A9s and open-raise. Everyone except for the BB, a rather weak semi-fish, folds. The flop goes bet, call. The turn brings a blank and you decide to bet again for free showdown.

The river brings the K and the BB donks. What's your line?