After building my roll up to being staked for 5NL, I've moved up.

Three days in, I've had limited success but also crushing losses. I'm up overall over the three days but have taken heavy losses today and yesterday. The aggression and the donk betting seems to be more prevalent than in 2NL. I've also come across proper LAGs. The donk betting just tilts me - limp-call-donk - winds me up.

Anyway, can you please give some advice on the following hands.




Villain is 13/11, no way am I putting him on a three or an overpair.





Villain is 27/13 and a really tough opponent. What gets me is how he is so sure his TPTK is so good here that he plays is so strong? I played this badly I now, but I find it hard to get away from these spots.

I have another hand I'd like help with, is that not allowed?

There are not good LAGs at 5NL. Also there aren't thought opponents since 85+% of the players are fish and the rest are regs (95% of the regs are nits playing 15/10 or so, 5% of them play a little bit more lag but they suck).

#1 raise bigger pre because SB flatted and you're OOP. I usually make it twice the pot (which is a reasonable squeeze size I suppose). In your case it's 70c. 1/2 pot OTF and 1/2 call OTT. That was a cooler, take a not and 3bet him hard. You are printing money against him.

#2 what do you think he holds when he bets 3 streets on a AQxTT board? I mean, you beat A9 only bro. Fold OTT, as played fold OTR (I guess he's a passive guy with <30% AFq so that's why I fold OTT).

Try to stick to one hand per thread.

H1: Raise more pre (at least pot when you're out of position, which would be $.60 here). I'd fold on the turn, I can't see you being good here. He can have a set, 33, or an occasional slowplayed AA-KK imo.

H2: You can fold on the river. It's not a great board for a 3 barrel bluff and most hands you beat check back the river a lot.

Think about what you said. Everybody's a fish.

Hand 1: Raise more pre. Fold to raise on turn.

Hand 2: fold pre