Tough spot - need help
 

Hey it's not that tough a spot but it's a situation I am running into regularly... Should I just fold to his bet?? Raise then shut down if called or reraised?? or float and reevaluate the turn?

It is just a small bet I hate folding here but this situation is happening way too often and I find they often have second or top pair.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

BB: $14.25
Hero (UTG): $50
MP: $63.40
CO: $43.90
BTN: $72.95
SB: $12.35

Pre-Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (UTG)
<font color="red">Hero raises to $2</font>, 3 folds, SB calls $1.75, BB folds

Flop: ($4.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $1.50</font>

Results: $4.50 Pot ($4.50 Rake)

Re: Tough spot - need help
 

do you have any reads? I would usually pop it up to 6 or so and then shut down.

The other line I may take is to call,, let the turn brick and then bet/raise.

Re: Tough spot - need help
 

no reads.. hes a bit of a fish but barely just sat down....

U think folding is ever correct here??

Re: Tough spot - need help
 

Folding is correct with a read. Without a read, more often than not this weak donking is a weak hand.

Re: Tough spot - need help
 

i generally fold here. alot of weak hands like 67 will call your raise anyway, along with all the the other pair+gs, pair+fd, overs+fd, Tx, 77,99, A8 n stuff. i would prefer raising on a dry board where there are less reasons for him to call your raise.

if you really wanna play back i prefer floating and possibly double barreling to fold out all the weakk pair+draw type hands.

Re: Tough spot - need help
 

fold. can't see any positives in raising here. hate these spots because it feels so weak.

Re: Tough spot - need help
 

Sorry I made my advice backwards. Folding is correct without a read obviously. I apologize for any confusion.