Not only to often, but also in situations, where they are definitely not supposed to have a donking range, because the board favour the preflop raiser. When someone donks out on a dry A high board, this is still a sure sign of a recreational player AKA fish.Matt_Burns88 said:
Have to admit, that I am also "guilty" of this. Its just so easy to default click the "check" botton and not even look for spots, where it would make sense to have a donking range. It should be said though, that a lot of players dont check back "bad" boards as often, as they should, and then we can attack them with check-raises instead.Matt_Burns88 said:
If I see a player that is donk betting I pay attention to the board to see if the donk bet fits there. Maybe that can give me some information.qb93 said:
There is definitely a reason, why it got its name. "Donk" is slang for a bad poker player, and bad players love to lead in situations, where they should definitely check. This hand from a $6.6 8-man SnG on ACR Poker is a good example. The limp and then call preflop from UTG with his hand is already atrocious.qb93 said:
To be honest, I don't think it's a HUGE leak if you never donk. In terms of lost EV, it's certainly a much smaller leak than donking too much.fundiver199 said:
Yeah thats the way, I see it as well. Just default checking from the blinds - especially with short tournament stacks - is certainly less of a leak than playing like in the hand, I shared in this thread. Should perhaps add, that when very short like 10BB or less, I often run the good old "stop-and-go", which is a special type of donk betMatt_Burns88 said:
with 3 or more players if you donk you have always 1 guy that callsyou off till river all in , so it can be usefull sometimeqb93 said:
I'd say false. A lot of recreational players do donk bet, which is why it gets a bad reputation, but that doesn't mean it's always a bad play. In the right situations, a donk bet can be a very effective strategy.qb93 said:
False. While many recreational players do donk bet, it can also be a very effective strategy in the right spots. Like most poker plays, it’s more about the situation than the action itselfqb93 said:
This is true, but the vast majority of donk bets in online poker are done by recreational players in situations, where the best strategy would have been to check. So without any other information, it is still a bit of a fish tell. If a strong regular donks into me, and my HUD show, they have only been donk betting like 5% of the time, then I will lean a lot towards just letting them win this one, unless I have a really strong hand. But if its a random fish or unknown, then I will get much more sticky and either float or raise a lot.Nameless14 said:
