facing triple barrel donk

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facing triple barrel donk

PokerStars Hand #217218077344: Hold'em No Limit ($0.15/$0.30 USD)

MP: ($30.86 in chips)
CO: ($34.73 in chips)
BU: HERO ($37.44 in chips)
SB: VILLAIN ($27.24 in chips)
BB: ($33.87 in chips)
UTG: ] ($26.37 in chips)
SB: posts small blind $0.15
BB posts big blind $0.30
* HOLE CARDS
Dealt to HERO [Jd Kc]
UTG: folds
MP: folds
CO: folds
BU: raises $0.45 to $0.75
SB: folds
VILAIN: calls $0.45
FLOP [Ks Js 5s]
VILLAIN: bets $1.57
HERO: calls $1.57
TURN [Ks Js 5s] [4c]
VILLAIN: bets $4.55
HERO: calls $4.55
RIVER [Ks Js 5s 4c] [8c]
VILLAIN: bets $13.20
HERO: calls $13.20
SHOW DOWN *
VILLAIN: shows [5d 5h] (three of a kind, Fives)
HERO: mucks hand
VILLAIN collected $38.29 from pot

I am always super uncomfortable facing donk bets, especially on a wet board like this. I discounted any flush combos since he would probably check to me to keep my bluffs in play, and is charging the draw. Only 6 combos of pocket 5s let that beat me, and he probably 3-bets Js and Ks. So ive got to make the crying calls all the way down? Is a raise warranted at some point?

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Brett Banks 4 years, 7 months ago

You can consider raising if he's betting half pot or less but with these sizings your hand doesn't want more action.

As it is against a fish I probably fold since it's mono board and straight got there and I don't think many players are firing off with enough bluffs in this spot.

I definintely don't think you can completely discount flushes. He has a lot of combos of flushes in his range and he probably plays many of them this way.

RaoulFlush 4 years, 7 months ago

Not a fan of raising at any point.
As bratt mentioned: villain has a huge flushadvantage as he will defend more suited hands that you will open.
In theory monoboards get played quite passive. I guess its pretty simple to have a balanced donkingrange here with some QT with spade and any single As with all flushes and 2p or so. So i feel kind of indifferent OTR. That usually means fold to me as most spots are simply underbluffed at these stakes. But i guess in game i might have called as well as hero is top of his range here :/

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