Re: First time ever called a donkey - Could it be true?
 

"donkey" is misused a whole lot, I have been called donkey in ring games by guys with VPIP +50. I think to myself, WOW I must be a pretty big donk if the king of donks at the table thinks I am a donkey. LOL.

Players that are constantly mini raise thier good hands are asking to get busted. If someone mini raised with ACES and showed me face up, I would still call the mini raise in my BB, because I know if I hit a big flop, I am stacking the guy.

Re: First time ever called a donkey - Could it be true?
 

As or the abuse you recieved, I would just post "9:1" and let them figure it out. As for the hand, bet that flop please.

Re: First time ever called a donkey - Could it be true?
 

Donkey is as Donkey does.

- Forrest Gump

Re: First time ever called a donkey - Could it be true?
 

To continue after the flop, you'll need the flop to hit you pretty hard. The odds of getting two pair, a set, a flush or a flush draw are ~15% so calling with 9:1 odds makes sense even if it is against 4 opponents.

Re: First time ever called a donkey - Could it be true?
 

I absent-mindedly folded 8-4 off in the SB against 4 callers recently. Flop came 8-8-8 and I've been kicking myself ever since.

You do need to hit the flop pretty hard, but the pay-off will be huge when you do.

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I absent-mindedly folded 8-4 off in the SB against 4 callers recently. Flop came 8-8-8 and I've been kicking myself ever since.

You do need to hit the flop pretty hard, but the pay-off will be huge when you do.

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This is not necessarily a bad fold, depending on how deep the money is and how the table was playing. Suited or connected cards are much stronger to see a flop with.

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So I leave the comments up to you.

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Donkey-calling Rule Numero Uno:

If you are called a donkey then it is guaranteed there is at least one at the table. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Numero Dos:

All name calling does is make a lesser player play better. It rarely makes a better player play worse. Refrain from doing it and responding to it.

Good preflop call (but agree with others, you should have bet out on the flop) and don't let the sticks and stones bit ruin your Christmas.

Re: First time ever called a donkey - Could it be true?
 

They call me a donkey all the time.

I take it as a compliment. They either don't understand
what I'm doing, at least that's what I hope, or maybe they're correct.

Bruce

Re: First time ever called a donkey - Could it be true?
 

Great time to throw in a

"I could have sworn I had two Jacks" or

"I thought this was BlackJack?"

to really get them on tilt

Re: First time ever called a donkey - Could it be true?
 

Easy preflop call, but I usually lead out on that flop.

Re: being called a donk...

I have a guilty pleasure of being called a donk. For example: I was experimenting with my LAG play on a $1.50turbo and that was the most times I've ever been called a donk in a single tournament. I find it even funnier to say, "yeah, I am really bad. I hate folding flush draws and stuff." That particular tourney I took 2nd and hit nearly every draw etc. except for the last. The most spectacular one was when I was drawing to a baby flush on the flop and was getting 5:1 odds, but for all of my chips. I called, hit my flush, and was immediately berated by 3 different people, lol.

Don't worry so much about the people who call you a donk on a hand like this. Worry about the guy(s) who say "nice call pre-flop." Fear them greatly over the true donks.

-Gross