Huck45
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I freaking hate this name! I don't use it to describe any player, (I may use MFer or something similar) and It has become the most used word to describe unconventional or LA play.
Occassionally "Donkey" is used by players to pacify themselves because that removes any responsibility for their bad play. I get PO'd a lot when my strong hand loses to a lesser hand. I do know that I made the right decision and got my money in with the best hand and over the long haul, I will win money.
We've all been there. Say you are playing ABC poker in the early stages of a tourney and have built a better than average stack. You are in late position and the plyr to your right makes it 3x the big blind. You look down at 7-10s and smooth call. The flop is ten high and gives you a flush draw, Your opponent leads out with a bet of considerably less than half the pot. You think your ten is good and raise. He or she calls and the turn is blank. Another round of betting and then your opponent hits his queen on the river, but that gives you a flush. You cripple your opponent.
You're gonna hear it. " I hate FT, f-ing donkeys, "you suck". I would be PO'd too, but 7-10s wins that 39% of the time and improves to 87% on the flop i mentioned.
We see how sexy the play is of guys like Gus Hansen, "any two cards". We all agree that playing the players with rags and winning nice pots is exciting and er... fun!
Mixing up your play with LA play is not donkey play. If you play like this too often, you spew off your chips, but once every few rounds is good play and fun.
Occassionally "Donkey" is used by players to pacify themselves because that removes any responsibility for their bad play. I get PO'd a lot when my strong hand loses to a lesser hand. I do know that I made the right decision and got my money in with the best hand and over the long haul, I will win money.
We've all been there. Say you are playing ABC poker in the early stages of a tourney and have built a better than average stack. You are in late position and the plyr to your right makes it 3x the big blind. You look down at 7-10s and smooth call. The flop is ten high and gives you a flush draw, Your opponent leads out with a bet of considerably less than half the pot. You think your ten is good and raise. He or she calls and the turn is blank. Another round of betting and then your opponent hits his queen on the river, but that gives you a flush. You cripple your opponent.
You're gonna hear it. " I hate FT, f-ing donkeys, "you suck". I would be PO'd too, but 7-10s wins that 39% of the time and improves to 87% on the flop i mentioned.
We see how sexy the play is of guys like Gus Hansen, "any two cards". We all agree that playing the players with rags and winning nice pots is exciting and er... fun!
Mixing up your play with LA play is not donkey play. If you play like this too often, you spew off your chips, but once every few rounds is good play and fun.
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