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Pocket KK on monotone flop, raise a baby-donkbet?

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adelaar
Joined: 25.10.2013

PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (CO): $5.00
BTN: $11.11 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 35)
SB: $4.79 (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
BB: $5.00 (VPIP: 19.23, PFR: 11.54, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 52)
UTG: $6.14 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
MP: $2.07 (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has K♣ K♥

UTG raises to $0.20, MP calls $0.20, Hero raises to $0.80, fold, fold, fold, fold, MP calls $0.60

Flop: ($1.87, 2 players) A♠ 6♠ 9♠
MP bets $0.25, Hero calls $0.25

Turn: ($2.37, 2 players) T♥
MP bets $0.25, Hero calls $0.25

River: ($2.87, 2 players) 7♠
MP bets $0.77 and is all-in, fold

Spoiler

MP wins $2.75

Q: did I have to raise on the flop to see how strong the hand of MP is?
A: Yes, it would have been better to raise. By only calling his babybet I don't know where I am. I don't know whether he has a made hand or that he is on a FD.
And by calling flop and turn I gave him the chance to spike his flush.


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lfcmichael
Joined: 30.10.2016

I actually had a similar hand a few weeks ago when I hit a set on a monotone flop. I think you can raise here to charge his FD and fold if he then shoves.

I’m wondering what suited hands in MP would call a 4BB open from UTG, so he probably doesn’t flop the flush. Maybe AxQs?


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DecMate
Joined: 25.01.2009

I think it's WP. Id take the same line. You don't want to put money in this pot with no equity, trying to get to showdown for as cheap as possible seems the optimal line vs these bets.


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