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I don't think this is a donk play, but...

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  1. murphdaddy murphdaddy is offline

    Moravia, NY
    United States

    Posts: 322
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    Nov 14th, 2006 (11/14/2006 5:04pm)

    A little background on this hand - The three players (other than me) involved here had been consistantly limping pre-flop and playing the flop weakly if they hadn't hit it. Of course afterwards, the player went on a rant about how I made a donk play, and blah blah blah. What do you think?

    And please, let me know if you think this is a donk play. I thought the odds were good - both pot and implied odds. Thanks!

    Seat 1: DiZMaL (3,024)
    Seat 2: fishon78 (1,563)
    Seat 4: johnnyboxx (1,380)
    Seat 5: Lucky Dog 2 (1,380)
    Seat 6: whitjeff (1,440)
    Seat 7: tgif888 (1,600)
    Seat 8: SootUrEyeOut (1,450)
    Seat 9: Murphdaddy (1,663)
    SootUrEyeOut posts the small blind of 20
    Murphdaddy posts the big blind of 40
    The button is in seat #7
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Murphdaddy [4h 5c]
    DiZMaL calls 40
    fishon78 calls 40
    johnnyboxx folds
    Lucky Dog 2 folds
    whitjeff folds
    tgif888 folds
    SootUrEyeOut calls 20
    Murphdaddy checks
    *** FLOP *** [Tc 6s Ks]
    SootUrEyeOut checks
    Murphdaddy checks
    DiZMaL checks
    fishon78 checks
    *** TURN *** [Tc 6s Ks] [3c]
    SootUrEyeOut checks
    Murphdaddy bets 70
    DiZMaL raises to 140
    fishon78 folds

    <span>I bet smallhere to get a little information on where everyone else stood in thehand. This was the 3rd hand in which the 4 of us were involved, andthe other 2 times we checked it down to the river, so a small part ofme thought it would win the hand, but I could get out cheaply if raised. The min raise indicated that he may have a big hand - like trips or 2 pair. </span>

    SootUrEyeOut folds
    Murphdaddy calls 70

    <span>I knew if I hit my open-ended straight draw that I would win more on the river as this player wasn't able to lay down 2 pair earlier to a set...and I could get out of the hand without risking any more money if I didn't hit it. Plus I was getting a little more than 5:1 on the draw...</span>

    *** RIVER *** [Tc 6s Ks 3c] [7d]
    Murphdaddy bets 250
    DiZMaL calls 250

    <span>I actually thought I'd get raised here, but I guess with the blinds being this small I didn't mind winning a decent sized pot. Should I have made a different sized raise?</span>

    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Murphdaddy shows [4h 5c] (a straight, Seven high)
    DiZMaL shows [Kd 8d] (a pair of Kings)
    Murphdaddy wins the pot (940) with a straight, Seven high
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot 940 | Rake 0
    Board: [Tc 6s Ks 3c 7d]
    Seat 1: DiZMaL showed [Kd 8d] and lost with a pair of Kings
    Seat 2: fishon78 folded on the Turn
    Seat 4: johnnyboxx didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 5: Lucky Dog 2 didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 6: whitjeff didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 7: tgif888 (button) didn't bet (folded)
    Seat 8: SootUrEyeOut (small blind) folded on the Turn
    Seat 9: Murphdaddy (big blind) showed [4h 5c] and won (940) with a straight, Seven high
  2. MetalGod MetalGod is offline

    Thomaston, CT
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    Nov 14th, 2006 (11/14/2006 5:54pm) in reply to murphdaddy

    I don't see a problem...the flop is checked and you're open ended on the turn...nothing wrong with putting out a bet and trying to take it down there. Your opponent played top pair like it was the nuts clearly...I don't understand his not betting the flop and min raising the turn. With a dumb player like this in the hand, you probably could have made a bigger bet on the river and chances are he would still call you.

    I don't know what the stakes are here, but judging from how this hand played out I think he calls almost any bet on the river. Players like this pretty much refuse to bet and at the same time they refuse to fold.
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