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IGT Poker Network (Entraction) - €0.20 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
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63 hands in, this reg is pretty passive, I've been raising 100% of buttons his only response to 3bet 19%, but he's folding to 4bets. I put him as straight forward betting wise and passive in general; his first donk

1) Is it OK to call turn without knowing if he bets river? Do you always call twice if you call turn?

2) Call river?

BB: €19.14
Hero (SB): €32.25

BB posts BB €0.20, Hero posts SB €0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: €0.30) Hero has A T

Hero raises to €0.60, BB calls €0.40

Flop: (€1.20, 2 players) 9 2 A
BB checks, Hero bets €0.90, BB calls €0.90

Turn: (€3.00, 2 players) J
BB bets €2.25, Hero calls €2.25

River: (€7.50, 2 players) Q
BB bets €5.62,

Strange hand for sure. Hard to put villain on a better hand when the turn changes nothing and he donks, although J9 and AJ are of some concern. How frequently have you been cbetting this session? Villain could be frustrated with your aggression and maybe he is trying to find ways to fight back postflop after his preflop 3betting hasn't worked out too well. Maybe he is experimenting with check-calling a cbet on dry flop and donking any turn if he expects you to have a polarized cbet. Or do you think he's at this level of thought? I guess it all boils down to how perceptive (and good) you think your opponent really is.

As a general rule I don't like making tight folds vs. turn donk bets simply because I feel like most people have a natural tendency to go for a cr' when they make their hand and they're not the original aggressor. Therefore you can discount some of the hands from the top of their range when they choose to donk instead of cr'.

The more I think about this hand, the more I feel like we should call turn and call river as well. After all, if AT isn't good enough to go SD, what is? We have a strong hand HU vs. a line that reps very little + our opponent could be frustrated and willing to step outside his normal game plan. Call.

Strange hand for sure. Hard to put villain on a better hand when the turn changes nothing and he donks, although J9 and AJ are of some concern.

And we can even discount AJs,AJo and maybe even J9s a few times, because of his relativ high 3-Betting freq.

The more I think about this hand, the more I feel like we should call turn and call river as well. After all, if AT isn't good enough to go SD, what is? We have a strong hand HU vs. a line that reps very little + our opponent could be frustrated and willing to step outside his normal game plan. Call.

I cant find a hand that beats us besides of J9 and a total weird Q J .

I think this is a spot, where we call down and take a note afterwards.

Thx. I folded river because he had been very straight forward so far and it just felt like he was ahead. Now I think if I'm not sure about river or I think I'll fold I should fold turn as well...and conversely if I call turn to call most rivers

Without info I would just call here.

He can have a bunch of different hands you can beat. flush draws. Pairs into blufs. Khi. He can also have 2 pair here too but calling is for sure the better option.