Quote Originally Posted by Outlaw
Thanks for the input. I don't 3bet from the blinds much because I like the pot small out of position. I call with SCs, small pairs, kq, aj.. I 3bet aq, 88+. Should I instead 3bet all of these hands then lead the flop?

I have actually been working on almost never calling.. making sure I take the lead on the majority of hands. I am finding it has lowered my variance a ton to play this way.

Thanks, iopq for pointing out my flop low flop af. I do think I call too many donk leads.. I should either raise or fold right? I find the majority of players at 10NL don't even know what a donk lead is, they are just thinking on level one and only playing their cards. Should I as a default raise these leads or fold to them at this level?

To answer Micro, the red line slopes down.. should this slope up?

Thanks for all the input guys.

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I'm not entirely sure, but I've seen it both up and down on winning players. It might be unusual for it to be positive at microstakes but not so much at $200NL+ since showdowns aren't happening every 2 hands, it's a leak to try and push the average micro player out of a hand because they have a pair. If anyone has their red line on their graph at $10NL running steadily upward I'd like to see it and hear about their playing style.

I think it would slope up more if you raised those donk bets. This would up your agg. factor, you'd take down more pots without calling them down to the river to see a showdown, and your WTSD% would decrease a bit. I would imagine betting for thin value opposed to checking rivers would make this go up to because your opponent would be given the option to fold. Just make sure to take note of who folds to raises after min-bet donking the pot and who won't let go of their hand. Some of these guys you can't push off their bet so any raise you do make against these should be for value.