Not aggressive enough and/or donkish calls

[KingLizard]

If I remember correctly, in hand 1 the villain was 31 / 3 so I didn't put too much stock in his bets. I had him on A Q or A K and thought I would just smooth call my 2 pair to a win. Hand 2 no reads. My standard play is the 4xBB PFR and then follow that with 1/2 PSB after the flop which got me what I wanted ... HU with the villain.

Texas Hold'em $0.25-$0.50 NL (real money),
Table Kirkuk, 22 May 2006 9:43 PM ET

Seat 1: adamgeorge20 ($19.05 in chips)
Seat 2: Villain ($25.00 in chips)
Seat 3: mecca78 ($27.90 in chips)
Seat 4: joe diduk ($20.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Hero [ KH,JS ] ($46.05 in chips)
Seat 6: DocTones ($29.70 in chips)
Seat 7: xxJimmyMacxx ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 8: Heathen7 ($18.05 in chips)
Seat 9: LaxinFish29 ($6.85 in chips)
Seat 10: wormsinator ($8.65 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
adamgeorge20 posts blind ($0.15), Villain posts blind ($0.25).

PRE-FLOP
mecca78 calls $0.25, joe diduk folds, Hero calls $0.25, DocTones folds, xxJimmyMacxx folds, Heathen7 calls $0.25, LaxinFish29 folds, wormsinator folds, adamgeorge20 calls $0.10, Villain checks.

FLOP [board cards JH,KS,QC ]
adamgeorge20 checks, Villain bets $2, mecca78 folds, Hero calls $2, Heathen7 folds, adamgeorge20 folds.

TURN [board cards JH,KS,QC,5S ]
Villain bets $4, Hero calls $4.

RIVER [board cards JH,KS,QC,5S,9S ]
Villain bets $8, Hero calls $8.


Texas Hold'em $0.25-$0.50 NL (real money),
Table Perm, 22 May 2006 7:37 PM ET

Seat 1: Barretboy ($39.85 in chips)
Seat 3: Subroc ($20.60 in chips)
Seat 4: vince1818 ($18.65 in chips)
Seat 5: chuckpalms ($29.80 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero [ KD,AS ] ($20.60 in chips)
Seat 7: kogecha ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 8: jaemarr ($53.00 in chips)
Seat 9: Villain ($22.95 in chips)
Seat 10: dedyljka ($43.05 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
Subroc posts blind ($0.15), vince1818 posts blind ($0.25).

PRE-FLOP
chuckpalms folds, Hero bets $1, kogecha folds, jaemarr folds, Villain calls $1, dedyljka calls $1, Barretboy folds, Subroc folds, vince1818 folds.

FLOP [board cards 2D,9S,3H ]
Hero bets $1.50, Villain calls $1.50, dedyljka folds.

TURN [board cards 2D,9S,3H,KC ]
Hero bets $4.50, Villain calls $4.50.

RIVER [board cards 2D,9S,3H,KC,3D ]
Hero bets $3, Villain bets $15.95 and is all-in, Hero calls $10.60 and is all-in.

[thnwkd]

yes and yes

[KingLizard]

yes and yes

OK ... agreed. Other than the donk calls, how would you have played those hands differently?

[givememyleg]

1 - I fold preflop. As played, you have to raise this hand somewhere. I would have raised the flop. If he pushes over you again then you would come down to your reads on villian. Just calling down hands like this is bad.

2 - Your cbet is pretty weak on the flop, I either check or bet 2/3 - 3/4 pot. You hit TPTK on the turn, the bet is fine. I don't like the river value bet. I either check/call here or push, and this comes down to reads. I think 90% of the time I would take check/call line on the river here. I'm just a little suspicious that I was flat called on the flop and turn. I want to showdown.

[Turska]

Hand 1. I would play AT like that.

Hand2. Smells like 99

[KingLizard]

Hand 1. I would play AT like that.

Hand2. Smells like 99

Hand 1 - Villain had 9 10 os

Hand 2 - Villain had K K

[cardsman1992]

I am noticing a lot more people these days coldcalling a 4XBB raise with KK/AK/AA/QQ instead of reraising. It's almost like a disease.....