Top pair 2nd kicker but.......

[Bulletproof Monk]

turn raise wouldnt be tooooooooooo bad, actually its pretty spewy....

actually no raising the turn is terrible. SB has liek AJ exactly and hj probably has an overpair.

just call the turn, reevaluate on the river

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IMO you are in a bad spot on the flop - i think there is already a good chance that the passive guy leading out like that has you beat ... and having a possible aggro guy acting after you is dangerous

I would tend to call the donk and see what develops ... i don't think I like a raise because it kind of bloats the pots with a semi-OK hand (and will rope you into a call down if more actions develops)

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Isn't calling the flop dangerous if HJ holds AQ,AKs for instance. We want both those hands out but if we call they will go nowhere.

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why would you care about the big bag AK ... you have it reverse dominated?

you really only care about a possible Queen and an Ace (don't forget KQ)

and IMO you are probably good less than 50% vs the donker ... so what's the point of raising?

i call because I expect HJ to raise regardless (if he is Lag; they raise the flop close to almost all the time after they 3bet PFR) ... and I really want to see what the donker does after (passives shut down after too much action which is why having the lag acting after you in this spot is bad)

as stated before raising is only going to bloat the pot and rope you into a call down ... HJ isn't going anywhere (for 1 or two) ...