Thread: 99 facing donk bet.
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Old 04-01-2009, 12:36 AM #11 (permalink)  
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Originally Posted by Illfavor
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Originally Posted by BooG690
I'm curious as to why we wouldn't raise here and see exactly where we stand? He may call and NOT bet the turn. If he reraises, we're gone. If he folds...you know the story.

I'm new to this...so maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I would play such a hand. If I'm not raising, I'm definitely folding. Calling wouldn't be an option.
What hands in his range are folding to the flop raise? We bet
(raise) for bluffs and for value. You're saying raise to fold out the second pair hands and keep in all the ones that beat us. Is his range mostly air/2ndpair/crap or hands that beat us? A raise turns our hand into a -ev bluff.
Good point. But isn't it possible that he may have overcards and be simply bluffing? Maybe he has A4spades and a raise will get us a free card on the turn. When do we NOT fold flops like this to donk bets? I honestly believe he's on a flush draw (perhaps catching the 4) and I would just like a deeper understanding of when NOT to fold this.

That's how winners play; we convince the other guy he's making all the right moves.
 
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