What is Donk Bet in Poker?
The term donk applies both to a specific poker action and to a specific type of poker player. Donk betting means to make a bet out of position when not the last aggressor on the previous betting round. The term donk is also used to describe a very bad poker. Caution is advised since many may find the term offensive. However, for professional players the word donk has evolved into a standard technical term for describing a soft target at the table.
What is Hand Domination Poker? Get Beginner Tips to Avoid Playing Dominated Hands!
Domination means that a hand or range is weaker than another hand or range. The term dominated also refers specially to types of hands that are likely to suffer from domination issues. In Hold’em, this includes hands like top-pair weak kicker, baby flushes (especially on paired textures), and the low end of the straight (especially if the flush is possible or the board is paired). We have to be careful in these situations because it ends up being likely that “our opponent has us dominated”.
What is Dog in Poker?
Dog in poker is a shortened form of the word underdog and means that we are not a favourite to win in a certain situation. It could apply to us being a dog after the chips go in during a single hand of poker or it could apply to us being a dog in an entire event such as a tournament or a specific cash game limit.
What is Cap in Poker?
Cap games are a poker format where there is a cap set on the maximum number of big blinds that can be used in a single hand. For example, in a 20bb cap gameonce a player has bet 20bb, he can no longer invest any additional chips into the pot (even if he has additional chips in his stack). The term capped is slightly different and describes a player who can’t have a holding above a certain strength due to the line they took.
