Difference between a donkey and a fish

et1961 · Aug 10, 2010

fish can be good

I love to be viewed as a fish at a table. Especially in live play. I have even gone as far as appearing shaking and nervious by shaking my hands when making a play. I have even made some bad calls to appear like a player who doesn't know what is going on. Once others at the table view you as a fish, it can be much easier to trap and extract maximum chips. However this only works for a short duration until the others realize that you might actually know what you are doing. Try it some time, it really does work.

jbatesm · Aug 10, 2010

I see them as two diferent players but either way its good to have some around

Spookey · Aug 10, 2010

Fish = Will chase you to the river ..
Donkey = ALL IN WITH NOTHING on the river xD or ... ALL IN with 2 7 preflop xD

27 ZE NUTS ! in Donkey's eyes xD

Lilli3 · Aug 10, 2010

I constantly get called a donk, and only once or twice a day a fish.
So I guess I come across as a donkfishdonk

dmorris68 · Aug 10, 2010

I've never bothered to distinguish.

claudel said:
there is no difference, they all should turn off their PC-s and find something else to do

Level? If not, guess you don't like money...

salim271 · Aug 11, 2010

Imo a fish is a new/inexperienced player. A donkey is a player who is/should be good, but acts like a fish, maybe in a certain hand or game.

doops · Aug 11, 2010

Ranny said:
A fish is a inexperienced novice player, almost playing there hands face up.

A donkey is a more knowlegable player, playing hands incorrectly with regards to strengths, odds, position etc.

Quick comment though, a lot of people called donks at lower levels are in fact better players exploiting the ABC poker played by their opponents.

And a lot of donks think they are those better players.

doops · Aug 11, 2010

A fish, with AK, will call the missed flop down to the river, hoping to spike the A or K.

A donk, with AK, will bet the missed flop and turn and maybe the river, firmly convinced he has the best hand.

Both will disregard raises and reraises. Neither has found the fold button.

kmixer · Aug 11, 2010

claudel said:
there is no difference, they all should turn off their PC-s and find something else to do

Before you tell anyone that please look me up and send them to my table.

sbarrera · Aug 13, 2010

same thing no difference here

they are just donks looking for a winning hand with out using a poker strategy, its definitely crappy, but it does happen. I think all of us have done it once or twice. "its just poker"

OnyxPanther · Aug 13, 2010

well... a fish has scales and gills? and a donkey has a tail of hair and hooves? you never got the toy you spin and whatever animal it lands on it makes that sound when you were little?

THE COW GOES MOOOOOOOOO!!!

seriously tho in my classifications
fish= all around bad player... including being meak at the table
donkey= not all that meak.. going allin enough so your not sure if he has caught a good hand or not. this assumes he hasnt donked out early.

atownshend · Aug 13, 2010

I agree

The world is a better place with donks and fishes.:itsme:

Weregoat · Aug 14, 2010

juiceeQ said:
Head asploding in 3...2...1

You can't get ye flask.

ruth99 · Aug 15, 2010

LennyPigeon said:
in short, not really. donkeys are fish. a fish is a donkey.

agreed!!!!!

Big Daddy K · Aug 15, 2010

A fish would rather call and lose than fold and not know. A donkey just throws chip around hoping to get lucky.

Poker Orifice · Aug 15, 2010

Any donkey knows the difference.

Poker Orifice · Aug 16, 2010

Also, which type of 'fish' are you referring to (I've got a list of a few different types of fish).

LizzyJ · Aug 17, 2010

I haven't been called a fish or a donkey as of late, but then again at the stakes I play at, that's not saying very much.

I never thought about the differences between the two. Being insulted is being insulted any which way you slice it. But then again, I haven't too much of an insult connoisseur.

Lilli3 · Aug 17, 2010

Poker Orifice said:
Also, which type of 'fish' are you referring to (I've got a list of a few different types of fish).

Enlighten me, please.

GCB · Aug 17, 2010

A donkey is a fish who annoys you.

TIGERSTUMP · Aug 18, 2010

donkey has 4 legs ,,fish has none,,not hard 2 make comparison

Poker Orifice · Aug 18, 2010

Lilli3 said:
Enlighten me, please.

There's quite a few actually.... but to narrow it to the most basic fish types we have
1) the aggro spew fish
2) Loose Callinstation/LoosePass Fish
3) Fit or Fold - Weak/Tight fish

Sixes Full · Aug 19, 2010

Fish are delicious. Donkeys, not as tasty...

Lilli3 · Aug 19, 2010

Those are nifty fish "chips".

Donkeys smoke?

kybcat · Aug 19, 2010

donkey fish

I always felt like a donkey is one who plays like he the best player in the world and a Fish is one who plays crazy, but with alittle knowledge

Difference between a donkey and a fish

et1961

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