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08-09-2019 , 12:38 AM

momo_uk

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1/2 new table so no reads

V, UTG (500) limps, UTG1 (200) limps, Hero (500) $16 CO AKo, both call

Flop (50): AT7r
UTG donks 20, UTG1 folds, Hero ?

I know I’m ahead 90%+ of the time here, but is it better to just flat in position and not scare away weak Ax or Tx that might be betting for info? I would flat AA obv but AKo is more vulnerable so not sure if I should charge random SDs that might be naming their price.

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08-09-2019 , 12:59 AM

browni3141

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I'd raise on the smaller side to $70. I don't care about draws, but I'm bluff raising him a lot here and I need stronger hands as leverage. We have range advantage and he's probably capped because people prefer to check their monsters.

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08-09-2019 , 01:14 AM

Amanaplan

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He probably has T9s and will donk call a turn pairing bottom pair that you can now raise since he’ll call and then snap off his 100 on a brick Q river. I mean, if these are you opponents, it doesn’t matter what line you take.

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08-09-2019 , 01:19 AM

momo_uk

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Originally Posted by Amanaplan

Haha, I’d rather see your response in the other thread to the other two hands.

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08-09-2019 , 01:38 AM

Amanaplan

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Originally Posted by momo_uk

Haha, I’d rather see your response in the other thread to the other two hands.

Fine

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08-09-2019 , 04:18 PM

McCaber16

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In this situation facing the donk bet while in position as the original raiser I'm raising close to 100% of my range as long as my image is good. But this seems to be one of those spots where we may get three streets of value if we throw in a small raise on the flop and then bet 1/2 to 3/4 pot on further streets. Any action back and we can most likely dump it.

Betting small allows you to extract value while looking full of it. Highly exploitable but it's 1/2.

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