Laying Down Pocket Aces

Posted by wynn on Sep 25, 2009 in Great Reads, Laydowns | 0 comments

The biggest laydown of my poker life? Laying down pocket aces on the flop. Here is what happened. A loose player in early position that sees every flop and calls just about every bet raises to $25 preflop. The player, not a very good player at that, next to him re-raises to $50. I am on the button with A-A. I re-raise to $100. Everyone folds except the two...

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Cursed Queens

Posted by wynn on Sep 1, 2009 in Bad Beats, Donkeys, Great Reads | 0 comments

Pocket queens and A-Q suited used to rank high on my favorite hands list. Today, I have officially removed any and all queens from list of playable hands. After last night, I may change my name to Bad Beat Bob. Here is why: In a five hour span, I had five playable hands, in order: A-K spades A-K diamonds A-Q hearts Q-Q Q-Q I saw a cheap flop with A-K spades....

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