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Old 12-25-2005, 01:27 AM
dozer dozer is offline
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Default 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.
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Old 12-25-2005, 04:38 AM
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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.
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Old 12-25-2005, 08:13 AM
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Donkey is as Donkey does.

- Forrest Gump
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Old 12-25-2005, 09:16 AM
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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.
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Old 12-25-2005, 02:49 PM
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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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Old 12-25-2005, 02:52 PM
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Default Re: First time ever called a donkey - Could it be true?

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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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Old 12-25-2005, 03:12 PM
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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.
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Old 12-25-2005, 08:58 PM
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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
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Old 12-25-2005, 09:22 PM
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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
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Old 12-25-2005, 11:12 PM
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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.

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