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What Is Donk Bet in Poker?

A bet into the player who held the betting initiative on the previous street.

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What it means

It describes betting order, not necessarily poor play.

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A practical example

The big blind calls a preflop raise and leads into the raiser on the flop.

Where you will hear it

Texas Hold’em, Omaha where applicable. The exact usage can vary with rules and context.

Related concepts

Continuation BetA postflop bet by the aggressor from the prior street, commonly the preflop raiser.Explore ↗Probe BetA bet made when the prior street's aggressor declines to bet and action later returns to another player.Explore ↗Check-RaiseChecking and then raising an opponent's bet on the same street.Explore ↗Double BarrelBetting on two consecutive postflop streets as the aggressor.Explore ↗Triple BarrelBetting all three postflop streets as the aggressor.Explore ↗

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Published 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · Flawless Poker Cosmic Codex