Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 260
Your preflop raise resulted in a 7.7 SPR and an overpair in middle position vs two hands. A very difficult situation.
I'd raise more pre from UTG. At least 15, but even something like 20 could look spewey and induce action. Last thing you want is a middlish SPR OOP. You might not be doing this because you're afraid everyone will fold. Sometimes they will. That needs to be OK. Take your blinds happily. The correct way to combat this is to raise more marginal hands, not raise less with premium hands.
As played, I'm just calling reasonable bets from the BB donk bettor, and I'm remaining very wary, especially with no tendency reads on BB. I'm not committed. Pot control. Don't reopen the betting. I'm folding if things get out of control or based on live strength tells as they relate to changing board texture, etc. This approach is due to the bad SPR. I wait for a better spot to play for stacks with K's.
Again as played with the raise, you have to call, you committed yourself. Call and hope you're against a J and a flush draw and you hold up. But don't be surprised when you run into 2 pair, a set, or an open ended straight flush draw here. At the very least, you have outs.
The final decision is the least relevant, your mistakes came earlier IMO.
