The Poker Donk UK

Beating the Donks

This has been a concept that most players think is a possible thing to do, think on people. You can not beat the poker donk no matter how you play your choosen game. A Poker donk can be found at all tables and at all levels.

Avoiding them is the key to beating them, this has been said before but how many of you reading this actually take player notes on these people? If you are beaten by a donk you take their name and a few notes not to go looking for them for revenge but to avoid them in the first place. The favourite place to find a donk will be in the MTT game simply because the buy in is small enough for them. The further you move up the less donks you will run into, as I said you won’t avoid them but you can cut back on the chance of running into them.

If you are getting into an MTT and it is a deepstack then you should take some advice that was given out at a SNG table by Supermario ( Forum Member ) the other night. For the first hour of the game sit back and don’t get involved in hands unless you are 100% sure that hand is yours. Don’t play marginal hands like suited connectors to early into a deepstack MTT.

Now if you are at a SNG and you get a donk at the table and to be honest they not hard to spot then leave and find another table. Please don’t get it into your head ” well I was hear and he won’t drive me away with his / her pathetic calls ” just move on and find yourself a safer table.

Most of us make money from the fish at the tables, don’t confuse a donk with a fish. A donk will always hit hands simply because they know no better, a fish is someone learning the game and think they know how to play. Remember if you can’t spot the donk at the table then you are the donk and Mumbo if your reading not all donks are french…..