$1/$2 at casino, 9-handed, avg stack $140-$160

The tables if full of newbies, slow pacing, without significant hands and without re-raises preflop.

Hero is playing aggressively, trying to take advantage of weak folds, but without very much success at the moment...

UTG Hero ($180), AQ raises to $11
UTG+1 ($900), calls $11
utg+1 is a good player, we know each other very well. We're the only two professional players at table. He plays LAG, and came here twenty minutes ago, leaving another table.

3 folds.

CO ($190) raises to $22
newby, taking a lot of time at every decision. He's playing for two hours,
winning $100. I only remember he has made one re-raise, x2 too, with JJ.

3 folds.

Hero calls $22
UTG+1 calls $22

Flop ($69, 3pl.) QT5
Hero bets $30, UTG+1 calls $30, CO calls $30

Turn ($159, 3pl.) 8
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, CO bets $30.
Hero calls $30, UTG+1 calls $30.

River ($249, 3pl.) Q
Hero bets $92 and is all-in...

Lol @ 1/2 pros

Flop bet is bad. Rest is whatevs

Hmm ...

Pre - ok with calling AQss for min-raise; I'd fold AQo to a tight newbie 3-bet.

Flop - what was your thinking in leading with TPTK on an innocent board? C/C is more optimal b/c you give others a chance to shovel $ in, most of the time when behind.

Turn - raise (AI) as calling gives combos like KJ or hearts to draw profitably.

River - $ is going in either way.

GL!

X/c flop and x/jam turn.

Preflop is fine.

Don't like donk leading on the flop. I would look to check raise.

As played, I guess I would check/call turn.

River is fine.

Professional poker player: his/her primary source of income to cover living expenses comes from player poker.

hehe

+1, think as played turn has to be a shove though

I donk lead on flop because I thought:

-There are so many cards (K, J, T, 9, even an Ace) that I don't like on turn. If I'm ahead at this point, there are so many probabilities the other two players check and see freecard.

-I'm pretty sure the newbie (CO) never reraise this flop without overpair or set, and rarely calls with them. So, if he reraise I can fold. And if he holds AK I have this street for value, he can pay here but if I check flop maybe he folds on turn if doesn't hit.

-It's possible that UTG+1 flats preflop with premium, waiting for involving other players in pot, and knowing I'll fold without premium against him if 3-bets in UTG+1. Since he knows CO 3bet maybe is premium, if he chooses to reraise my donkbet he holds very strong hand, I can fold sometimes or reevaluate depending on odds.

-He (UTG+1) also know I tend to steal pots, I expect he calls my donk with Qx, Tx and some pockets, hoping newbie folds his AK, JJ...

check/raise flop I think is a little bit overplay... but maybe check/call were the more profitable play.

I think I would shove on turn, sure. Probably I'm commited with this pot, so there's no powerful reason to check here...

Nice!

But, unfortunately, not always running higher games at this specific casino. Not U.S.A.

Anyway, not a shame to play 1/2, don't you think?

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(On the other hand, I really liked the analysis you have done on the hand).

I don't understand why everyone is against betting the flop, because a c/r will indicated a strong hand. Also, one of the reasons Polk gives for not c-betting [when you miss] is if a T & a card close to it flops. Those two cards make a lot of draws possible & as it turned out, both Vs had enough of a piece to continue.

In general, is donk betting a wet board with tptk/overpair ok at 1/2? Charging draws and getting fish/whales to continue with marginal holdings doesn't seem too bad especially when the table is loose/passive right? Or am I crazy?

I bet it, however, I have a lot of respect for those posters above who don't like betting out.

I check flop, but probably with the intention of calling not check-raising. Given stack sizes, a CR will definitely commit us to stacking off which I generally hate to do vs a min-3! preflop. However, I guess with 90 blinds, it doesnt matter too much...just think that if we CR and V shoves, we will be behind close to 100% of the time.

Anyway, AP turn and river seem fine.

This.

I don't mind the donk on the flop. If I check, it's to check/call.

Turn and river are fine, although I am so tempted to raise CO's tiny turn bet.

^ We've only got $90 behind after calling the turn. The board is very draw heavy. Just stick it in with a x/r and get value from the draws.

Oops. Yes, I check/raise the turn to that tiny bet with only $92 behind.