1/2 - $300 effective
Main villain: 40s WW, consistent donk bettor, VP-ing 60%+. Before this hand, I'd seen her donk into preflop raisers and reach showdown with top pair weak kicker, middle pair, and a rivered gutshot.
PREFLOP
UTG1 (L/P) limps, MP (main villain) limps, Hero on button raises to $12 with A
10
Blinds behind me were quite nitty and I was not at all worried about being 3-bet by anyone remaining in the hand. Still, I suspect I should choose a bigger sizing here. Both limpers call.
FLOP ($39)
A
8
4
MP (main villain) leads for $20, Hero calls, UTG1 folds
My own strategy is rarely to raise donks, but rather to give them rope to hang themselves.
TURN ($79)
7
Villain bets $45, I call.
Only in hindsight did I consider raising this spot, but I think it could be effective. Have to be ready to go with it if re-raised- what do you think? What size would you use?
RIVER ($169)
K
Villain hems and haws (I perceived this as weakness) then checks. Hero?
Options:
Check - "Missed the draw, oh well, at least I still have shown down and she seems somewhat weak."
Bluff - specifically holding the Ac enables me to rep the nuts...Problem is most of the draws (clubs + 65) got there...Were you to go this route, do you overbet jam (~220 behind)? Or could another size work? Can I ever expect to get something like Aces-up (partially blocked) or bottom set (44) to fold in this spot at this level?