I just experienced some of the biggest donkey plays I've ever seen. Most of the plays were bat beats on me but one of them actually helped me. The first one was having my pocket Aces beat by K6 suited on the button. I love when these guys call my preflop raises except when they're lucky enough to flop K6 and then turn another 6.
The second was having my pocket Aces beat by 75 offsuit when I raised from the small blind and the big blind decided to be cool and reraise me. Of course he flopped 55J to crack my Aces.
My best pocket Aces being cracked happened again when I had AA in the small blind. It was a shorthanded game with 6 players and 3 players limped ahead of me. I raised the size of the pot and got 2 callers as the big blind and one of the limpers folded. The flop came A52 rainbow. Obviously this is a good flop for me but usually I bet and everyone folds and I win a medium pot.
But not on this donkey filled night. I bet about 2/3 of the pot and both players called! WTF? Unless one of them was stupid enough to play 43 or they also flopped a set I could put them on anything worth calling my preflop raise and flop bet. The turn brought a 9 and I pushed all-in which wasn't much more because I was playing in a capped game.
Both donkeys called! The first donkey turns over JT suited and had turned a flush draw. No clue why he called the flop bet. The second donkey turns over 93 suited. He flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a pair of nines. Of course the river brought a 4 so he hit his gutshot straight draw.
And now for the donkey plays that worked in my favor. I was at the very end of a WSOP Step tourney on PokerStars. I was one of three players left. I had about 1300 in chips. One player had about 10,000 and the third player had about 425. The blinds were at 150/300 with a 25 ante. Mr. Shortstack was on the button and Mr. Bigstack was in the small blind.
Mr. Shortstack moves all-in. Since he had anted 25, his raise was only 100 more that I was going to have to call from the big blind. I only had J8 offsuit but I have to make the call. Until...Mr. Bigstack decides to reraise! What an idiot! The last 2 players move on to the next step so he actually wants me in the pot so there is a better chance of knocking out the shortstack.
Obviously I can't call his reraise and Mr. Shortstack's KQ offsuit goes on to beat Mr. Idiot Bigstack's AJ suited. My hand wouldn't have been any better so Mr. Shortstack would've still won but it was still an idiot move.
About 3 hands later, I'm on the button and fold my crappy 62 offsuit. Mr. Shortstack is in the small blind and only calls. The blinds are up to 200/400 so this call is for almost half his stack. Stupid move of him to only call and not push in until Mr. Bigstack decides to raise him all-in. Mr. Shortstack insta-calls and turns over QQ - I guess that's why he decided just to call (still stupid). Mr. Idiot Bigstack turns over Q7 offsuit. Of course Mr. Shortstack wins and now I've turned into the shortstack.
And then the final idiot play of the table happens when I'm in the small blind with QJ offsuit and Mr. Bigstack raises all-in from the button. I'm tempted to call because I'm seriously low on chips but I fold hoping that the other idiot will do something stupid. I am rewarded when he calls the all-in raise. Mr. Bigstack turns over A7 suited and Mr. Idiot (the former Mr. Shortstack) turns over KJ offsuit. Mr. Bigstack's Ace holds up and Mr. Idiot is eliminated. Mr. Bigstack and I move on to the next step.
Mr. Idiot had no reason to make this call because I was so shortstacked that he could've waited me out until I was forced to move in which would've happened about 3 hands later. Maybe these donkeys didn't know that the top 2 move on to the next step. That's the only explanation I have. But for once, I'm thankful for donkeys.
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