Pocket Queens Faces River Donk-Jam: Call or Fold?

You’re on the button with pocket queens in a WPT Global 3-bet pot. You bet flop and turn, then the small blind donk-jams a flush-completing river. Do you fold your overpair?

This is a WPT Global $50/$100 game with a $200 straddle and $50 antes, about 200 big blinds deep. You’re on the button with Q♥Q♦.

Let’s see how you do with this QuintAce solver breakdown with commentary from Patrick “Egption” Tardif.

“When we face an unsuspecting line it’s easy to lock in on the value hands villain can have and forget about the possible bluffs,” says Patrick “Egption” Tardif.

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The Takeaway

“When you face sudden aggression, especially on the river, slow down,” says Tardif. “Ask which hands are actually in their range, and what price you are getting. A scary line is seductive: it tempts you to give them a stronger range than the action supports, to put them on the nuts when the story does not add up, and to forget the pot odds sitting right in front of you.”

_{Hand Study · By Tim Ulmer, with commentary from Patrick “Egption” Tardif · Analysis powered by the QuintAce solver.}

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