Chris_TC
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Hello everybody,
I have developed a simple set of rules to follow, so you can play like a Professional Donk. Yes, that's right, if you follow these rules you are guaranteed to become a Pro Donk.
Start now, and I can assure you that you will not regret it. This advice is absolutely free, so take it and crush your opponents at the table with your newly found knowledge.
Let's begin:
Rule 1)
Play every suited hand. Try to limp, but if somebody opens the pot, call. Suited hands are insanely strong.
Also play every ace. The concept is the same, aces are very strong as well.
A suited ace of course means: insta-limp-call.
Rule 2)
If you're playing a suited hand as required by Rule 1 and you flop a flush draw, make sure to see both a turn card and a river card. Your odds of making a flush, thus crushing your opponent, are huge. Don't be afraid to call big bets even if it's for your entire stack.
Rule 3)
As long as the big blind is small (less than 12x your stack), make sure to see as many flops as possible. If you're holding at least one picture card, you're good to go.
Rule 4)
If you get dealt a strong hand, such as KK or AA you should not bet it. Limp in order to trap your opponents. Ideally you want to play these hands against as many players as possible so you can take down a huge pot. Make sure to check the flop, we don't want to chase anybody away that early.
Rule 5)
If you get dealt AK you should raise it up with a smile. You're holding the most powerful hand in No Limit Hold'em. If there's one or more re-raises behind you, insta-push all-in.
Rule 6)
If you make any kind of hand on the flop (bottom pair, gutshot straight draw etc.) you have to call your opponent's bets. You definitely want to get to the river with these hands.
With bottom or middle pair you also want to show them down.
If you had something like a gutshot draw, you need to push all-in on the river, both if you missed and if you made it. Your opponent will fold to this big bet whenever you're bluffing and call whenever you made your hand.
Rule 7)
Never be afraid of the all-in move. It's the most powerful move in no limit hold'em, and you should make use of it very frequently. You will be amazed at how many pots you can take down on the flop holding 6 high if you just overbet the pot 15-fold.
Also use the all-in move if you make a really strong hand, such as a full house. After all, you want to take down as big a pot as possible, so all-in is the only correct move in these situations.
Rule 8)
Following up from Rule 7. All-in is in fact the correct move in a ton of situations.
Whenever you're not sure what to do (did that turn card help my opponent?) or you're in doubt (is my hand better than my opponent's hand?): push all-in. It takes any further decision-making away and puts pressure on your opponent.
Rule 9)
You may have heard the term "kicker" on some fancy poker TV show and never bothered to look up what it means. Let me tell you: you didn't miss anything, kickers are way overrated.
If you're holding A4 and the flop comes Ace high then this is definitely a strong enough hand to call your opponents to the river with and show it down. As always, don't be afraid to call for your entire stack if that's what it takes.
Rule 10)
As dictated by Rule 7, you need to push all-in if you have a strong hand. Let's say you flop a full house, the pot is 300 chips, you're up against two players, and your stack is 2400. This is an easy all-in.
If, on the other hand, you didn't make a strong hand and you're trying to bluff your opponents, you should bet very little. This is important because you don't want to risk a lot of chips on a bluff.
Going back to the example pot of 300 chips, you should bet maybe 50 chips if you're trying to bluff your opponents out of this pot. In case you get called by your opponents, fire a second bullet and bet 50 chips once more on the turn. If you get called again, you may want to fire a third bullet and bet 50 chips once more, but at this point things are becoming expensive, so you may have to let it go. Alternatively, you can push the river all-in.
I very much hope this helps improve your game. See you at the tables!
I have developed a simple set of rules to follow, so you can play like a Professional Donk. Yes, that's right, if you follow these rules you are guaranteed to become a Pro Donk.
Start now, and I can assure you that you will not regret it. This advice is absolutely free, so take it and crush your opponents at the table with your newly found knowledge.
Let's begin:
Rule 1)
Play every suited hand. Try to limp, but if somebody opens the pot, call. Suited hands are insanely strong.
Also play every ace. The concept is the same, aces are very strong as well.
A suited ace of course means: insta-limp-call.
Rule 2)
If you're playing a suited hand as required by Rule 1 and you flop a flush draw, make sure to see both a turn card and a river card. Your odds of making a flush, thus crushing your opponent, are huge. Don't be afraid to call big bets even if it's for your entire stack.
Rule 3)
As long as the big blind is small (less than 12x your stack), make sure to see as many flops as possible. If you're holding at least one picture card, you're good to go.
Rule 4)
If you get dealt a strong hand, such as KK or AA you should not bet it. Limp in order to trap your opponents. Ideally you want to play these hands against as many players as possible so you can take down a huge pot. Make sure to check the flop, we don't want to chase anybody away that early.
Rule 5)
If you get dealt AK you should raise it up with a smile. You're holding the most powerful hand in No Limit Hold'em. If there's one or more re-raises behind you, insta-push all-in.
Rule 6)
If you make any kind of hand on the flop (bottom pair, gutshot straight draw etc.) you have to call your opponent's bets. You definitely want to get to the river with these hands.
With bottom or middle pair you also want to show them down.
If you had something like a gutshot draw, you need to push all-in on the river, both if you missed and if you made it. Your opponent will fold to this big bet whenever you're bluffing and call whenever you made your hand.
Rule 7)
Never be afraid of the all-in move. It's the most powerful move in no limit hold'em, and you should make use of it very frequently. You will be amazed at how many pots you can take down on the flop holding 6 high if you just overbet the pot 15-fold.
Also use the all-in move if you make a really strong hand, such as a full house. After all, you want to take down as big a pot as possible, so all-in is the only correct move in these situations.
Rule 8)
Following up from Rule 7. All-in is in fact the correct move in a ton of situations.
Whenever you're not sure what to do (did that turn card help my opponent?) or you're in doubt (is my hand better than my opponent's hand?): push all-in. It takes any further decision-making away and puts pressure on your opponent.
Rule 9)
You may have heard the term "kicker" on some fancy poker TV show and never bothered to look up what it means. Let me tell you: you didn't miss anything, kickers are way overrated.
If you're holding A4 and the flop comes Ace high then this is definitely a strong enough hand to call your opponents to the river with and show it down. As always, don't be afraid to call for your entire stack if that's what it takes.
Rule 10)
As dictated by Rule 7, you need to push all-in if you have a strong hand. Let's say you flop a full house, the pot is 300 chips, you're up against two players, and your stack is 2400. This is an easy all-in.
If, on the other hand, you didn't make a strong hand and you're trying to bluff your opponents, you should bet very little. This is important because you don't want to risk a lot of chips on a bluff.
Going back to the example pot of 300 chips, you should bet maybe 50 chips if you're trying to bluff your opponents out of this pot. In case you get called by your opponents, fire a second bullet and bet 50 chips once more on the turn. If you get called again, you may want to fire a third bullet and bet 50 chips once more, but at this point things are becoming expensive, so you may have to let it go. Alternatively, you can push the river all-in.
I very much hope this helps improve your game. See you at the tables!
