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Originally Posted by Im_new
Is everyone keeping into consideration that this is a big ole donkament?
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My bankroll is lurking between $100 and $150 (can't seem to get any higher) at any given time, which means I have no choice but to play these donkaments. I refuse point blank to top my bankroll up, I earned what I have through freerolls and a $10 present off my brother. That's it. So even if I blow my bankroll, it cost me nothing.
I *try* to rise above the donk plays that everyone else is making, I figure if I'm playing good, tight poker, then in theory I should be able to walk thorugh these tourneys, unless I'm card dead. Of course, it doesn't work out like this, I usually get my AQ busted by AT to bust out, or something similar. But the point I'm trying to make is, I try not to lower myself to their standards.
Would a donk fold 99 to an all in here? Probably not. I don't want to be that donk. Now, don't get me wrong, I call this if I have to, but we don't have to here.
Now, I'm probably leaving myself wide open to ridicule here, but if I'm playing a table of donks, I TIGHTEN my range in this spot! I'd rather try to outplay the donks after the flop, rather than get into a race pre flop with them. I'm patient enough to wait for a better spot. JJ, QQ, KK, AA, AK, AQ, maybe TT. These are the hands I call here, unless I have a real good read on the player.
And, it should be added, 99 is one of my least favourite hands. I think I lose money overall with this hand, which is why I'm so keen to muck the fucker. So perhaps my opinion is biased.
"By saying things like that, we assume that our opponents are knowledgeable and that he is capable of high order thinking skills. "
Heh, I take this as a compliment!