$11 6 max on stars, what to do against donk?

[Jon_AK]

I would go with everyone elses comments and say that both are a fold preflop. Hand 1 is probably a flush and hand 2 is not playable regardless of stack size when you know that your opponents are calling stations.

A3 in late pos is good when the blinds are tight and medium stacked, and your stack is large enough to bust them (this induces more fear than if you are a short stack and they may only have to call off 20%-30% of their stack to get all your money in).

I am very careful about how I play my positional hands when I know the blinds are very loose. In these situations, instead of feeling desperate and feeling like you need to start accumulating chips, wait for a solid, strong hand that the calling stations to your left will gladly double you up with. The pots you can accumulate with monster hands will more than compensate for all the marginal holdings you folded off (against players who simply dont fold).