The point of raising so much preflop is so you'll win the hand uncontested, as well as showing your BB that you are not one to be messed around with (which in turn, makes him easier to read, as if he calls or re-raises really big preflop, he'll usually have a big hand or a pocket pair).I think your post flop play was OK (although it is best to probably wait for a spot where you know you have the best hand and make him overplay mid pair or something), you called and risked your life on a decent draw in where you could also could have had overcards too if he had something like J10 or QJ or a small pocket pair (which is definitely a possibility considering your description of the villian's play). THEN if he calls wtih 9s3s, you've forced him to make a mistake, which in the end results in a profit.You do have a nice heads up hand, but it is still vulnerable as it is just K high and it is best not to try to get action from it. With the blinds at 150-300, you got to raise at least1200, although I recommend about 1500-1800, as it is 4-5x's the BB (which is recommended by Harrington). You simply raised too little preflop, which gave him the chance to catch his flush. If I were him, I'd probably say, "geez, he might have KJ, KQ, AQ, or AK here, let me call with my rags (although I'd personally prefer to have a suited connector), and see if I can catch a flop and catch him bluffing.Harrington recommends (and so does Lederer in his DVD) that in blind versus blind play, you must be EXTREMELY aggressive. While you might find a donk in any game, micro stakes are absolutely infested with them and you just may as well go play Roulette.The blinds were 150-300,i have about 11000, DONK has about 11500 when this hand came about im in sb with K Q, i make it 800 to go*, and DONK callsThe reason why he called is because you gave him decent odds, even with a crappy sooooooted hand.*Plus that small of a raise gives away somewhat the strength of your hand - unless you are a min. Play online games easily on the PokerTH-dedicated-Server (no IP addresses or port-forwarding needed any longer). That's any Vegas NLHE cash game with a Big Blind LESS than $10, or tournament with a buy-in less than $500. PokerTH is an internet-enabled multi-player poker game. The goal is to still be there to capitalize when this piece of filth's luck finally runs out. The real threat from donks is that they win YOUR money, then lose it to someone ELSE while you're broke. 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The donkey will run so good that they will be mistaken that they are actually good at poker and berate other players to their fine playing skills. Usually they will go on good runs of cards. You can expect to find a poker donkey at the lower limits of poker. Donkeys like to play and they will get paid at your expense. The poker donkey will gamble with incorrect odds and hit their miracle card. The poker donkey will hit their gut shot straight, seven high flush, and miracle full-house after a fourth street flush. A poker donkey is a bad player, or is he? A poker donkey is a gambler. In the olden days of poker (before 1999) the bad players were called fish. The poker donkey has replaced the poker fish.
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