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gop2004
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08-14-2006, 08:46 PM
Post subject: poker terminology
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I'm embarassed to admit this but I have no idea what the term "donk" means. Can someone educate me? Or direct me to a forum where terminology is explained please. 
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biondino
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Bad player. Short for donkey. There's also the term donk bet, which means a poor player who calls a raise pre-flop and then bets out on the flop - this seems a slightly unfair term to me but I don't make the rules 
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http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...oker-13407.htm
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Halv
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Originally Posted by biondino
Bad player. Short for donkey. There's also the term donk bet, which means a poor player who calls a raise pre-flop and then bets out on the flop - this seems a slightly unfair term to me but I don't make the rules |
The bettor doesn't have to be poor for it to be a donk bet. Also, one can donk bet other streets (i.e. check-call flop - lead turn).
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gop2004
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Originally Posted by HalvSame
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Originally Posted by biondino
Bad player. Short for donkey. There's also the term donk bet, which means a poor player who calls a raise pre-flop and then bets out on the flop - this seems a slightly unfair term to me but I don't make the rules |
The bettor doesn't have to be poor for it to be a donk bet. Also, one can donk bet other streets (i.e. check-call flop - lead turn). |
Ok, so generally used as a noun, as in "the guy in the CO seat is a donk" it is a negative. But as a verb, "I hit the nut flush on the turn but I knew my opponent would fold to a bet so I checked the turn and donked the river" it can be smart. As an adjective I suppose it could go either way with the +EV to the negative connotation.
I think I get it now. Thanks all
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Originally Posted by biondino
Bad player. Short for donkey. There's also the term donk bet, which means a poor player who calls a raise pre-flop and then bets out on the flop - this seems a slightly unfair term to me but I don't make the rules |
A donk bet does not necessarily have to be on the flop. It is any bet that looks peculiar. A check/call on the turn then a minbet on the river.
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Halv
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In essence the donk bet is the opposite of a continuation bet - it breaks with the "expected" aggression pattern.
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biondino
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Heh - a learning experience for me. Also I often make donk bets (on the flop mainly) if I think my oppo has a non-premium hand and probably hasn't hit.
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