Comments on: My Bad River Bluff at $200 NL http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/09/my-bad-river-bluff-at-200-nl/ A Heads Up Poker Strategy Blog Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gugel http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/09/my-bad-river-bluff-at-200-nl/comment-page-1/#comment-4870 Gugel Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:35:40 +0000 http://www.anskypoker.com/?p=403#comment-4870 @Hank This is the first time he donkbet so it really could mean almost anything -- air, bottom pair, top pair, a draw and even a set. Anyway, when the board pairs, it's usually a bad situation to bluff. In this case, however, it's actually good because he can really only stand a raise with Tx, 77, or 55. If he has a draw of some kind, he has a best 8 outs or about a 16% chance of getting there on the river. And even if he get's there, he has no idea if his hand is good (I might have a fullhouse). If he calls with a 68 or 89, he's never going to bluff on the river and then I'll win the pot the vast majority of time with jack-high. Donk betting should definitely be incorporated into your game, but the subject is a bit too involved for a comment. Good idea for a post though :) @Hank

This is the first time he donkbet so it really could mean almost anything — air, bottom pair, top pair, a draw and even a set.

Anyway, when the board pairs, it’s usually a bad situation to bluff. In this case, however, it’s actually good because he can really only stand a raise with Tx, 77, or 55. If he has a draw of some kind, he has a best 8 outs or about a 16% chance of getting there on the river. And even if he get’s there, he has no idea if his hand is good (I might have a fullhouse). If he calls with a 68 or 89, he’s never going to bluff on the river and then I’ll win the pot the vast majority of time with jack-high.

Donk betting should definitely be incorporated into your game, but the subject is a bit too involved for a comment. Good idea for a post though :)

]]> By: Hank http://www.anskypoker.com/2009/09/my-bad-river-bluff-at-200-nl/comment-page-1/#comment-4869 Hank Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:11:23 +0000 http://www.anskypoker.com/?p=403#comment-4869 Hey Gugel, I started reading your blog a couple weeks ago and love it. I've found that aganist the players at $0.50/1 the villians donking range is polarized to draws and top pair. Which kind of makes sense since they are trying to protect their vulnerable hand. So in this case I'm not really sure why the board pairing is good? I'm also not sure that the bluff raise on the turn is enough to get alot of players off a draw or second pair. This post got me thinking about the whole donk bet thing. I rarely use it, so I was wondering what situations you thought are appropriate to donk (if ever)? In any case, thanks the info and I look forward to posting on the board soon. Hey Gugel,
I started reading your blog a couple weeks ago and love it. I’ve found that aganist the players at $0.50/1 the villians donking range is polarized to draws and top pair. Which kind of makes sense since they are trying to protect their vulnerable hand. So in this case I’m not really sure why the board pairing is good?
I’m also not sure that the bluff raise on the turn is enough to get alot of players off a draw or second pair.
This post got me thinking about the whole donk bet thing. I rarely use it, so I was wondering what situations you thought are appropriate to donk (if ever)?
In any case, thanks the info and I look forward to posting on the board soon.

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