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AJs - 3b vs Call / Donk flop?

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  1. #1

    Default AJs - 3b vs Call / Donk flop?

    CO is 38/30 over 40 hands, has only faced two 3bets - called one, folded one
    SB is 21/14 over 99 hands

    Preflop:
    - part of me wants to 3bet to try and get heads up against CO
    - should I just flat and keep the pot smaller as I'm OOP vs CO?

    Flop:
    - SB's range doesn't hit this board too often so more often than not he check / folds
    - given the draws I don't want this to check through
    - with that in mind should I donk bet flop or check to CO?


    $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem
    PokerStars5 Players
    Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
    Stacks:
    UTG ($6.74) 135bb
    CO ($8.34) 167bb
    BTN ($5) 100bb
    SB ($5) 100bb
    BB Hero ($5.79) 116bb
    Pre-Flop: (0.07, 5 players) Hero is BB

    1 fold, CO raises to $0.12, 1 fold, SB calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.07

    Flop: ($0.36, 3 players)
    SB checks, Hero?
  2. #2
    I'm squeezing all day, PFR seems pretty loose. You'll take this down often, or he'll peel light and fold flop often.

    As played, he seems laggy just let him cb. Check to the raiser imo and c/c.
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  3. #3
    I'm probably calling this and squeezing unsuited. Now I'm c/c to showdown, assuming reasonable runout and sizing. If he checks flop, I'll fire most if not all turns and reassess river.
    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
    ongies gonna ong
  4. #4
    Great post for someone new to the site, by the way. You're asking good questions.

    I'm not so concerned about draws on this flop, because we should expect PFR to bet his draws, giving us value while perhaps luring him into thinking we're drawing and inducing river bluffs. We have position on sb so if he's drawing he's going to find it harder to extract value from us when he gets there.

    If we donk this flop, we allow CO to raise his draws, which puts us in a horrible spot. Plus it gives him a fold button for his crap. When we check, he's gonna cbet a large part of his range. c/c definitely seems best here.

    idk if I call all three streets, it depends. But I call flop intending to get to showdown.
    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
    ongies gonna ong
  5. #5
    I flat this instead of squeezing simply because I want to see a flop. It's not a great hand to have oop in a 3bet pot, but it's definitely a hand I want to be seeing flops with. AJo, otoh, it doesn't make the nuts as often and therefore isn't as valuable a post flop hand, so I'm happy to take down pre flop money with it.
    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
    ongies gonna ong

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