Here's Why Tribeca is Difficult ($200NL SH)

[T-Rod]

Everyone knows its donk city at Tribeca so wait and get paid off right? The problem is hand reading and how the donks mess with your gut feel.

For example,

I K[d] K[s] in MP. I raise to 10 at Tribeca. Button calls with 108 and bb calls with 38.

Flop A[d] J[c] 3[d]. All cks. I don't really know how to bet there and fold later due to stack size. Tribeca donks love to call with any ace any place preflop so I ckd.

Turn T. ck/ck. Button bets 15, BB calls.

Okay, I'm not worried about BB but now the board is nutty and if I just call button, we're pretty much all in on any river card. Yuck.

I actually folded and they got it all in. Button had 99 and BB had the FD and missed. Wow. A winner must fold a winner every now and again but it stings.

Okay now to the hand.

I have 5[c] 4[c] and limp in MP. I usually raise those, but I didn't.

Flop TJ4r. All cks.
Turn 4. EP weak bets, I reraise him the pot, and full stacked button who thought his 99 was the nuts before raises me big.

Okay... at most sites I'm okay folding this as my poker instinct says that I'm outkicked there as it would take balls of steel to reraise me there when I've announced I have a 4.

However, then my brain starts remembering all the donkish things I've seen at Beca. How this guy could easily do this with JT when he slowplayed the flop which I've seen him do several times. How he will felt with 43/JT/ and even AJ there too. How he's pushed over a guys raise before with just a FD on a paired board. Now folding becomes more of a decision because I can put him on a larger hand range. Ugh.

I still managed a fold, but it had a bitter taste. Folding at other sites rarely tastes bitter to me. Call it the Donk-Effect.

Anyone call?

[Allstar7]

[MVPSPORTS]

[AlexMR]

I agree with them, I think you should call only because you have your read: this guy sucks. I opt for the call because he might fold if you push but he probably bets again if you just call.


I also agree with you when you say it is really hard sometimes to play those donks...they could have any two in any situation.

[DaHitDogg]

Folding here is too weak IMO.

[shamdonk]

hand 1: bet flop pls.

Hand 2: If you folded that, don't raise or play any suited connectors...srsly.


edit: I read you just folded... one moment please....

::pukes::

...ok... what were we talking about? oh ya...for the love of god please push.

[Allstar7]

[Allstar7]

[Zmej]

[T-Rod]

[Allstar7]

[T-Rod]

I agree Allstar that I should go back to raising SCs at Tribeca. I kinda got away from it during a span of suckouts galore.