Poker Term
UTG+1湿牌河牌圈反主动下注（UTG+1 River Donk Bet Wet）
On the river, the player in the UTG+1 position makes a donk bet on a wet board when they were not the last aggressor on the flop or turn.
Term Composition
- UTG+1: The third position to act preflop, located after the big blind and before UTG (under the gun).
- River: The final betting round in a poker hand.
- Donk Bet: A bet made by a player who did not make the last aggressive action in the previous round, leading out first in the current round.
- Wet: A board texture that contains many connected cards, flush draws, or paired possibilities, making it likely for strong draws or made hands.
Strategic Meaning
On a wet board, a UTG+1 player choosing to donk bet on the river typically indicates holding a strong hand (e.g., a made hand or the nuts), aiming to extract value from a preflop raiser with a wider range (such as BTN or CO position). This bet can also be part of a mixed strategy, occasionally bluffing with medium-strength hands or draws, but caution is needed because wet boards are more likely to hit an opponent's range. Opponents with top pair or draws tend to call, so UTG+1 needs to balance bet frequency.
Typical Scenario
- Preflop: UTG+1 calls, CO raises, others fold; Flop: CO c-bets, UTG+1 calls; Turn: check-check; River: a flush or straight completes, UTG+1 leads out for the first bet.
Notes
- Donk betting on a wet board is easily interpreted as a polarized range, so UTG+1 should avoid using it too frequently to prevent being exploited.
- The positional disadvantage makes UTG+1's river donk bet less advantageous than that of the original raiser, so the range should lean toward value hands.