iPoker - £0.04 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 49.75 BB (VPIP: 32.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
UTG: 67.75 BB (VPIP: 34.33, PFR: 11.19, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 134)
MP: 83.5 BB (VPIP: 18.87, PFR: 13.21, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 53)
CO: 20.75 BB (VPIP: 74.07, PFR: 3.70, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
Hero (BTN): 130.5 BB
SB: 19.25 BB (VPIP: 41.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8 A

fold, fold, CO calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4 BB, SB calls 3.5 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (10 BB, 2 players) A 6 T
SB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 16 BB, SB calls 14.25 BB

Turn: (40.5 BB, 2 players) 4

River: (40.5 BB, 2 players) J

Hero shows 8 A (One Pair, Aces) (Pre 59%, Flop 27%, Turn 18%)
SB shows 6 T (Two Pair, Tens and Sixes) (Pre 41%, Flop 73%, Turn 82%)
Hero wins 0.75 BB
SB wins 38 BB

pre : ok..
flop : why u ai? 3bet was better...
i don't like to go ai with a low kicker...

He has 19 bb, it's fine

I'm no expert, but at these limits whenever someone donks 1-2bb they are usually on a draw and trying to see a cheap flop. I think getting him all in was a bad play here though, by betting that much you allow him to play perfectly. He is only ever calling your all in bet with 2 pair, sets, better aces, and maybe some worse aces. Your all in bet makes him fold out his weak draws.

Instead, what you should have done was raised his 1bb donk bet to 4-5bbs. This bet will get many draws to fold, and allows you to get value on the draws that call and don't hit. The villain would have most likely shoved your 4-5bb 3bet, allowing you to make an easy fold saving yourself 10-11bbs. That may not sound like a lot, but 10bb is 10% of your stack! Lose 10 of those pots and you've just lost a buy in.

You played the hand very well overall except for your turn shove. By shoving you allow your opponent to play perfectly against you. However, by 3betting 4-5bb you can wait for him to react and then you'll be the one playing perfect poker against him.

@kratos015: Villain's a fish with 19BB. He will often enough call it with a middle pair or a weaker ace. Shoving is okay.

@kratos015 cool story...


OP wp

5.9bb ship turn