check this hand - am I a donk?

[AKQJ10]

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just minimum raise

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But the problem in NLHE isn't the 35 cents spent in calling the minraise. It's the $8.50 in your stack that's in serious jeopardy out of position with no kicker.

What exactly are you going to do on the 44/47 of the time when you fail to spike a nine on the turn? Check-fold is probably best, but hard for inexperienced players to do.