I'm not sure you ever "donk" the river. By the river you are either betting your hand for value or betting to try to get your opponent to fold. Are you referring to leading out on the river when you are playing a pot out of position?
Thank you all for the incite
I was never sure if leading the river for value/bluff looked too fishy sane and when i get Donked on the flop
Is it ever correct to lead into villain on the river if you think he’ll check back or does it just make your hand look to strong
If you have been check calling your way to the river.. putting out a nice donk bet is definately going to look strong. I will do this if I think the villian is going to check the river or if its a last chance stab at a pot.
Agree with the poster that you can’t” donk “the river. It’s an expression for flop play.
Okay on that. I thought it would be more important to analyze “donkbet” on the river than on the flop As by the river one has a sense of who the aggressor is by the river.According to Wikipedia, which can reasonably be said to represent the consensus opinion, a donk bet is:
"A bet made in early position by a player who did not take the initiative in the previous betting round."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_poker_terms
It can therefore be performed on the flop, turn or river.