48 Hours

Posted by wynn on Jan 23, 2010 in Great Reads, Table Talk, Tournaments | 0 comments

Within 48 hours of my first cash and first 1st place in a tournament, I won my second tournament! My play was solid and I was completely in the zone. I lost only four hands during the six hour tournament. I had my money in good for those four hands and got outdrawn. Like cash game sessions, tournaments come down to a couple key hands – a couple key...

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Know the Rules

Posted by wynn on Jan 22, 2010 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 0 comments

When you play poker in a casino, you need to know the rules. The House Rules are posted in plain view. Read them before you play in a card room for the first time. It will save you money and heartache. This week alone, I saw four blunders that cost each player involved their hard earned money. Rules vary from casino to casino. What is acceptable in one is...

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1st

Posted by wynn on Jan 21, 2010 in Great Reads, Table Talk, Tournaments | 0 comments

I have only played a few poker tournaments in my career. One final table and no cashes. That is, until yesterday. On the entire drive to the event, I told myself I was going to win this one. Like Little Boy Blue, I needed the money. From the first hand, I was getting frustrated with the bad play at my table. These guys were over-betting with K-3 off in early...

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Play the Player

Posted by wynn on Jan 20, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads, Table Talk | 1 comment

I hear talk all the time about playing the player. Where many fall short is they think they can take a marginal hand and outplay weaker players that are calling stations. It won’t work. You need to have the stone cold nuts against these types of players. That said, it is HOW you play the nuts against the players that makes the difference. I was in two...

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Goldilocks

Posted by wynn on Jan 19, 2010 in Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

I see people play pocket Aces wrong everyday. Some overplay them. Some underplay them. All seem to get their bullets cracked. Today, I am going to tell the story of how some are too cold (underplay), too hot (overplay), and just right. I am in a game and someone in middle position min raises. The opponent on his immediate left min raises the min raise. I call...

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