What to do against HUGE donk

[Freyjan]

I'm about at my wits end here. I've been playing a bunch of 5$ SnG 6-max tables on Full Tilt lately, and have just been having a horrible run of luck.

Then today, I sit down to find 4 other competant players, and 1 guy who starts the game with 4 all ins in a row, and will raise 15-20xBB about 50% of the time. Early on this causes me to miss out on potentially stacking him early:

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
6 players
Converter


Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is CO with 9♣ 8♣
2 folds, Hero folds, Button folds, SB calls t15 (pot was t45), BB checks.


Flop: 4♣ 5♣ K♣ (t60, 2 players)
SB checks, BB is all-in t1560, SB folds.
Uncalled bets: t1560 returned to BB.


Results:
Final pot: t60


That's normally a hand I would raise with, but having seen nothing but all-ins from BB so far during the game, I tossed it (so of course, he checks, grr).


Then, a little while into the tourney, I pick up KK and try to trap him into making yet another huge donk bet, but of course my luck runs out on that front, AND on the upcoming hand when I get the short stack all-in:

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t25/t50
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: t2105
CO: t1330
Button: t2595
SB: t2440
BB: t530

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is UTG with K K
Hero calls t50 (pot was t75), CO calls t50 (pot was t125), Button folds, SB calls t25 (pot was t175), BB raises all-in t530, Hero raises all-in t2105.
Uncalled bets: t1575 returned to Hero.

Flop: 5 4 J (t200, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t1160)


Turn: A (t200, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t1160)


River: 8 (t200, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t1160)


Results:
Final pot: t200
Hero showed Ks Kc
BB showed As Jd


This sets me back a tad, but not horribly. Shortly after, I watch the donk dodge AA:

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t25/t50
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t2595
CO: t2465
Button: t1135
Hero: t1525
BB: t1280

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with 8 5
UTG folds, CO raises to t700, Button folds, Hero folds, BB raises all-in t1280, CO calls t580 (pot was t2005).

Flop: K 4 Q (t2585, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t2585)


Turn: T (t2585, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t2585)


River: 9 (t2585, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t2585)


Results:
Final pot: t2585
BB showed Ad Ac
CO showed Kh Tc


Now, after all this, keep in mind that the guy in question has been showing his hands on a number of his huge raises. The past few have been T3s, J9o, K4o and 58o...just to name some. Then, my last hand in the SnG, capping off my horrid luck for the week:

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t25/t50
4 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: t1775
Button: t2570
SB: t3595
BB: t1060

Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is UTG with K K
Hero calls t50 (pot was t75), Button folds, SB raises to t100, BB calls t50 (pot was t175), Hero raises to t550, SB raises to t975, BB folds, Hero raises all-in t1775, SB calls t875 (pot was t2675).

Flop: J 9 9 (t3650, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t3650)


Turn: T (t3650, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t3650)


River: J (t3650, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t3650)


Results:
Final pot: t3650
Hero showed Kd Ks
SB showed Ad As


Considering how incredibly LAG+batshit insane this guy was, I'm surprised I lasted as long as I did without going crazy and just calling him with any ace.

I did not mean for this to turn into a bad beat thread or anything...I was mostly just wondering how you handle these streaks, and how you normally deal with an insanely loose player. I opened up my playable range a lot (at least when his raises where a BIT smaller), but even that failed me as he repeatedly lucked out on everyone when behind.

[gingerwizard]

MODS: SNG forum job.

[taipan168]

{From NL Hold'em Strategies}

[taipan168]

My suggestion - Sharkscope him and laugh at how much money he has lost. It is frustrating, but think of it this way - if the donks never ever won, then they'd give up and stop you taking their money all the other times.

[uscheese]

Do you think your flush was beaten in hand one? and why not just open with a push on the bubble with hands like KK?

[Freyjan]

I didn't play the 89c because he had consistently gone all-in the previous 4-5 hands, and so I assumed he would do it again. I didn't feel like wasting chips, even if it was only 1BB or so.

The KK hand I didn't want to shove because if he had nothing he'd fold immediately I'm sure. I was hoping to use his insane aggression against him and go all-in if he made another huge bet. Unfortunately for me he didn't.

[Jack Sawyer]

Do you think your flush was beaten in hand one? and why not just open with a push on the bubble with hands like KK?

He played fine.
Donks are supposed to get lucky, its what they do.
Shoulda played the though.