Joined: Sep '10
Location: United States
Age: 68 (M)
Posts: 8
I played in the 9:00 am tourney today and was out in the first round.Thanks to the donk players !!! I had K Q suited on the button and there was 1 caller, so I put in a 3x the BB raise and the BB re-raises 360.00 and the caller calls and the way the BB had been playing, he was playing the way donks normally plays.Had the caller re-raised, I would have insta-folded !!! But she didn't,she just called. So, I was a little skeptical about her, but I called.The flop came (and no cards that should have helped either player) So now the BB pushes all-in and the the caller calls. So now, I have to fold. So the turn and river and not alot,but the BB has to show what he had, and yes it was crap. 4 6 off And you guessed it the caller slo played pocket Aces. I don't claim to be the best poker player, but I kinda understand the way the game should be played...It is hard sometimes playing Donk Poker !!! I just had to get this off my chest before I have to re-place another monitor !!!
Joined: Feb '11
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Age: 33 (M)
Posts: 28
people should be glad that donks exists because it would be a lot harded to earn money playing online poker if ALL PEOPLE play good Imagine that flop came 468 suited in whatever suit you had... that donk with 64 would lose everything (if full boat don't hit the idiot )
Joined: Feb '11
Location: Canada
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 1660
Don't forget: You're playing a freeroll. The many people don't feel like grinding away for 2+ hours to finish in the $100 prize pool. So instead they take a big gamble up front, if they win, they have a better shot of finishing in the money and it's worth their time. If not back to tables where the money is.
Don't expect people to make perfectly sound decisions until you're in the money.
Joined: Jan '11
Location: United States
Age: 60 (M)
Posts: 3361
Learning that you need to skew from your normal playing techniques to be competitive in these freerolls. Also, like Killuminated stated about sitting out for the first 30 minutes. Just don't expect to have normal poker play in the freerolls because it just don't happen. Make sure you have the knuts if or when you go allin. I'm a beginner for the most part, but would never call some of the hands that kicked my azz in freerolls. Good Luck to All!
Joined: Mar '11
Location: Portugal
Age: 32 (M)
Posts: 1
Rembember... play freerolls super hiper mega tight and agressive on early and middle phases... And do yourself a favor and start to play with realmoney even if with a 20$ account... lear positions..phases..bankroll management...
KQsuited is not that good to raise on your position.. and if so.. it wold be a 4bb's raise plus a bb for every caller... and if ever raised... instant fold
Joined: Jan '11
Location: United States
Age: 42 (M)
Posts: 852
I agree, I do not even play KQs in almost anystage of a freeroll tournament except for maybe at the final table. In the early stages AA KK QQ AKs, I try not to even get myself into trouble with JJ.
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United States
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 16
i love it when someone plays like a donk its what i hate is bingopoker when u just go all in thats no fun its fun trying to figure out what that donlk is raiseing and calling some times u have to fold and othr time u call just dont fall into ther trap when they do have a good hand
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 20415
well most of members would say that is good that we have lots of donks,but sometimes this is just bad!sometimes I think that I lose more then I win againts donks !but its just sick how can somebody pay on 6 7 all in or big raise and then I lose on AA beacuse he play like crap!that why now on cash tables I raise at least 10 times over BB,beacuse dont want that donk pay me on crap!have more chance to win againts good cards,then bad like donks cards!
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United States
Age: 42 (M)
Posts: 178
Posted by hoodi420: I agree, I do not even play KQs in almost anystage of a freeroll tournament except for maybe at the final table. In the early stages AA KK QQ AKs, I try not to even get myself into trouble with JJ.
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been there 
!but its just sick how can somebody pay on 6 7 all in or big raise and then I lose on AA beacuse he play like crap!that why now on cash tables I raise at least 10 times over BB,beacuse dont want that donk pay me on crap!have more chance to win againts good cards,then bad like donks cards!
