Alright, these were the three donkiest hands I saw today. Well... actually I saw one even donkier when a guy re-raised all-in on the river with the and 4 clubs on the board, to be called by the , but I wasn't in that one so these are the candidates:


#1
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t800)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t800)
CO (t800)
Button (t790)
SB (t785)
Hero (t800)
UTG (t825)
UTG+1 (t800)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
4 folds, MP2 calls t15, MP3 raises to t30, 1 fold, Button calls t30, SB calls t20, Hero calls t15, MP2 calls t15.

Flop: (t147.50) , , (5 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks, MP3 bets t30, Button calls t30, SB folds, Hero raises to t100, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Button calls t70.

Turn: (t377.50) (2 players)
Hero bets t275, Button calls t275.

River: (t927.50) (2 players)
Gero puushes t395, Button calls.

Final Pot: t1700

Results in white below:
Hero has 9d Ah (two pair, aces and nines).
Button has Ac 3c (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins t1700

I call miniraises with almost anything in the BB. Miniraisers are idiots. Usually it is Axs or a low pair. On the turn and river I am fairly sure I am ahead since AK is pretty much out of the question and a set would probably have mini-re-raised me on the flop. River I am fairly sure he will pay me off with Ax, and he does. Nice kicker?

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#2
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed)
MP1 (t865)
MP2 (t685)
CO (t1360)
Button (t1425)
SB (t1750)
Hero (t870)
UTG (t360)
UTG+1 (t685)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t60, 5 folds, Hero raises to t200, UTG+1 calls t140.

Flop: (t415) , , (2 players)
Hero pushes, UTG+1 calls

Turn: (t1415) (2 players)

River: (t1415) (2 players)

Final Pot: t1415

Results in white below:
Hero has Qd Qh (three of a kind, queens).
UTG+1 has Ah 9h (straight, ace high).
Outcome: UTG+1 wins t1415.

Obviously a horrible flop. I figure he will raise me if he has the or and I don't want to fold, so I just give him as bad odds as possible to chase. I think he will call me with a J most of the time as well. This time he called me with an OESD and no club. When I saw the match up I figured 60/40 in my favor, but since I am holding 2 of his outs it's actually 70/30 which is nice.

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#3
Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)
BB (t1005)
UTG (t565)
UTG+1 (t710)
MP1 (t895)
MP2 (t980)
MP3 (t1050)
Hero (t1650)
Button (t590)
SB (t555)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t30, 1 fold, MP2 raises to t60, 1 fold, Hero raises to t255, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls t225, MP2 folds.

Flop: (t615) , , (2 players)
UTG+1 bets t30, Hero calls t30.

Turn: (t675) (2 players)
UTG+1 bets t30, Hero raises to t150, UTG+1 calls t120.

River: (t975) (2 players)
Hero pushes, UTG+1 calls t425

Final Pot: t1825

Results in white below:
UTG+1 has As 9s (one pair, nines).
Hero has Ks Kh (three of a kind, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins t1825.

Yeah... your pair of nines is probably good buddy, nice call.




Quite frankly I don't see much of these "tough players" I hear about. There are still plenty of people arounf playing like this. Excellent value, although frustrating when they suck out.

Anyone notice how Axs seems to be a common theme?