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Old 06-17-2007, 09:45 AM
Oct0puz Oct0puz is offline
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Default Adjusting to donks in the blinds?

What adjustments do you make when it's folded to you in co/button and the blinds are 100BB deep donks with VP$IP 50-60 and obv. very seldom folds to steals and c-bets?

It feels like I'm throwing away money when I raise with hands like SC. Often I will miss the flop, c-bet, get called and I will have to give up on the turn.

edit: VP$IP was maybe little too high, lets say >40.
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Old 06-17-2007, 09:49 AM
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Default Re: Adjusting to donks in the blinds?

I open alot less, and also i might start openlimping some hands, even on the button.
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Old 06-17-2007, 10:02 AM
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Default Re: Adjusting to donks in the blinds?

Depending on the texture of the board I very often keep betting through the turn after the flop CB on a miss. This type of donk typically sticks around on the CB with any pair or a gutshot, but give up a lot of crap draws and low pairs to another bet.

Also, depending on how often you steal against a normal pair of blinds you cut down on your stealing here a little bit - usually don't want to enter this spot with too much garbage depending on your donk.
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Old 06-17-2007, 10:13 AM
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Default Re: Adjusting to donks in the blinds?

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Often I will miss the flop, c-bet, get called


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Break down this sentence and then you will understand what to do.
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Old 06-17-2007, 10:15 AM
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Default Re: Adjusting to donks in the blinds?

Keep raising so you're playing lots of pots in position against fish. C-bet less, valuebet more.
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Old 06-17-2007, 10:17 AM
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Depending on the texture of the board I very often keep betting through the turn after the flop CB on a miss. This type of donk typically sticks around on the CB with any pair or a gutshot, but give up a lot of crap draws and low pairs to another bet.

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A good point. I almost never make double barrels against this calling stations. But When I think about it, this kind of players may be the ones do it against because they have a crappy hand more often. But of course this also depends on board texture. On a board like A72r I doubt double barrleing is good. But on a board like T83r they can have overcards and gutshot which they will fold.
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Old 06-17-2007, 10:23 AM
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Default Re: Adjusting to donks in the blinds?

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Keep raising so you're playing lots of pots in position against fish. C-bet less, valuebet more.

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Old 06-17-2007, 11:02 AM
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if i have a flush draw, i almost always double barrel vs a calling station. They tend to call lots of flops fold turns, when they call turn they are callin river so it makes for a nice psb when you hit your flush.
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Old 06-17-2007, 11:30 AM
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Keep raising so you're playing lots of pots in position against fish. C-bet less, valuebet more.

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Don't get frustrated if you miss a few flops in a row.
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Old 06-17-2007, 11:31 AM
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I open alot less, and also i might start openlimping some hands, even on the button.

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