Why do people donk with a min raise?

One thing that I cannot seem to wrap my head around is why people are donk betting with a min raise on the flop. I see this everywhere and sometimes I guess they use it as a trap, other times I have no idea what the point was. If you do this, or know why people do this, can you explain this to me. It is a play that seriously confuses me.

I think it's a form of pot-control by villain,i always raise.:deal:

can donk with check, as well as min raise..

Some like to set a trap, and check, instead of a min raise.

Could also be table image, to project super cautious and tight, checking; won't even put out a min raise.

One thing to consider with min raise or checking, if enemies have anything, many will call or shove, just to see what you are representing.

I'll add blocker bet to the possible reasons for it.

I usually re raise large if i ever see a donk min bet no matter my holding. It usually gets the job done.

xy23 said:

I usually re raise large if i ever see a donk min bet no matter my holding. It usually gets the job done.

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I like that idea

If you refer to online, i do this to,drop the checkfold palyers and see whose gonna play the hand.

Usually on the flop, betting 1/3 of the pot. Although, it depends on the stage of the tournament. The depth of the stack. From an opponent. Always pay attention to your villain.

They think they are probing out of position.

I think it is weak play.

The only time I am min betting OOP is to induce a raise.

Good luck !

I often play on a mobile application where the button has a minimal bet value and it is is hard to set the custom bet on a slider , or no time for it, then I often call or 'donk'

xy23 said:

I usually re raise large if i ever see a donk min bet no matter my holding. It usually gets the job done.

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Usually...

comfortable key "Raise 2BB"

Poker_Mike said:

They think they are probing out of position.

I think it is weak play.

The only time I am min betting OOP is to induce a raise.

Good luck !

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That's exactly what it is, some people have heard of the "term betting for information" and they use it incorrectly, like you say use it to induce a raise so you can get more chips in the pot.

If a player is constantly doing it he/she is most likely a fish, there are some that play the CC games like that and I can't wait to get into a hand with them, sometimes with any two cards when in position, you can guarantee they will call most bets just to see a flop as they think they are invested now........lol....then they will call all the way with bottom pair. :rofl:

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playing live i would usually say always check the flop,giving too much away otherwise...but online,more mathematical,shorter time to act with thoughts compressed into that time.my own excuse,i like a pot to be bigger if im in it than if im not,and a min raise is perfect to keep everyone guessing,could be AA or Ace rag,JJ or 22 or maybe a sneaky look at a 27 suited for a laugh...who would know.
Also going by the answers here,my min raise with AA out of position should get some good action setting up a beautiful check-raise possibility,gl all.

I also always increase, and knowing this I observe who also increases and sometimes do donkey nuts

Donk bet I think is a move that should be used rare. Min betting is an other one move that also should be used rare.

So, what does that say us? That you play at micro stakes and your opponent is probably not a solid one.

So in that case he donk min betting cause he want to get folds or thin the field if there are a lot of people in the pot, he want to build the pot if he connects on later street, or he just use it as a blocker bet and also to get info. Bad move of course, but in micros, many players fold to donk min bets.

You probably mean just a donk bet, not a raise.. In microstakes I think 8-9 times out of 10 min a donk bet on the flop means either a draw or whatever weak value hand they decided to lead with for some reason.
In general I perceive it as a weakness, but there are some players who will min donk with a good hand in order to incentivize a raise, but that happens rather rare imo.

I like min raise in the first part of the tournament to be able to play more hand. the majority of the time is for 2 reasons. this allows to benefit from a better depth in the spot and to call if your opponent 3bet. the most important that we can thanks to this technique accumulate information on the strength of your opponents and gauge their mains.when your opponent call a min raise prefop or the flop is that it does not have a good hand the most of the time.

Yeah, are you sure it's a donk? When I'm feeling bored, I'll often min raise with aces or kings in the small blind. Something about this raise makes aggros go all in.Works a lot, especially late night.

Surmise.

I dont know why they do it, but I just ignore it and pretend they checked(unless I have reads)

Sometimes its a blocker or some kind of trap