Hey guys,

Donking the turn when the board pairs after check calling the flop in 2b pots is something that I have been trying to incorporate into my game.  It's somewhat new to me, and the basic behind it is fairly foreign to me.  In his recent 4 table HUNL 5/10 Zoom video, Kevin Rabichow briefly discusses some of the reasons why he chooses to donk 1/4 pot with most of his range here.  I wanted to create this thread to discuss the play(pros and cons) as well as 1/4 pot sizing.

It would be great if we could just start with the basics and then work up.  I suppose by donking board pairing turns we are saying that it is a better card for our check calling range than villains c-betting range.  Again, please bear with me here - trying to conceptualize this.  I understand that we will have more pairs in our range after we call the flop, but doesn't donking increase reverse implied odds in spots where we would be facing a bet bet bet line?  Lets say flop is K73 rainbow.  We check, villain c-bets 2/3 pot, we call.  Turn pairs the 3, and we donk 1/4 pot.  Kevin, am I understanding that this is a preferred line from you?  It seems really easy for villain to just raise and apply tons of pressure to us here with both value and Ace high, gutshots, and just float.  Unless we are flatting with some of our stronger top pair hands(AQ, AK, KQ) pre, how do we balance this?