PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 165.8 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
SB: 67.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
Hero (BB): 232.7 BB
UTG: 50.8 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
MP: 122.6 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 6)
CO: 188.4 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T 9

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 2.5 BB, fold, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (8 BB, 3 players) 3 A 5
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets 4 BB, Hero calls 4 BB, fold

Turn: (16 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, BTN bets 8 BB, Hero calls 8 BB

River: (32 BB, 2 players) Q

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Both villains unknown, but I semi-assume people opening 2.5bbs and under from UTG are a bit fishy (not sure how good a population read this is, but has served me well so far).

Not sure if flat pre or squeeze is better.

Flop was where I was most unsure. HU my thought process is that I have a lot of equity and no SDV so I shouldn't be flatting here. HU with a (potential) fish still to act though I feel like I should be trying to invite them to stay in the pot.

Turn I think is more standard x/c bc I have SDV now.

Donking river when I hit is something I really need to get my head around. I can see why it's bad because it is a huge tell and I am incredibly underbluffed with the move, however I far more often see the nit check back with incredibly strong hands here. Maybe donk with hands I'm happier b/c than ones like this where I can get coolered?

Wouldnt squeeze because of the shorty opener. For 100bbs we could do either, better to flat vs anyone fishy.
Would like a read on btn before trying to barrel him off an ace. UTG can be slowplaying as well.
We do fold out his stabs which are ahead of us. Erring on the side of call.
River could be a fine donk, that turn size doesnt make a lot of sense to me, fold to a raise though.

D'oh...forgot this was 10NL not 5NL. Thought UTG had full stack...i thought I had him pegged as a fish but couldnt see why from HH.

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I like the flop call vs 2 opponents. Its not a great board for our range and I doubt both players fold very often.

I donk river. He'll check back a lot of his Ax but might call us off with those hands.

Don't think flop raise is good even HU. All FDs are more than strong enough to call and fight for the pot that way and you can raise other junky hands (of which you'll have plenty calling in BB) like 76s, spade broadways. If you think FD is weak enough to have to bluff than that means you're folding all those other hands and that's no good.
Also SDV doesn't matter as much OTF because equities still run close and you can always bluff on later streets.
I like donking rivers in these spots vs micro pop because I can definitely see him snap checking back A5. I suspect it's good in theory too tbh. fwiw personally I kind of wing it with donk leads and when considering donking on runouts that favour my range I try to ask myself if I'm making my opponent's life too easy by always checking.

Thanks for the responses guys.

V showed up with AT which is the sort of strength hand I thought for sure would be b/fing. Are we all b/f if we are donking here?

@mrno i think i may be x/fing too much on this kind of texture. My problem with raising junkier hands is that i cant see many runouts where i feel comfortable barrelling and villains seem to call down too often with Ax.

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Would be kind of gross if he shoved river. I like to pretend the micro pop would shove there with worse like straights and sets but my biggest leak right now is paying off on the river.