Caller

Posted by wynn on Feb 16, 2010 in Table Talk, Tournaments | 0 comments

I had a good day overall yesterday. Against my better judgment, I played a tournament. Because of the holiday, the casinos were busy! The tournament had a field of 110. This was the largest event I have played to date. I played well. The only hand I lost was the last one. You guessed it: I flopped Aces but lost to a runner-runner Q-4 to give my opponent two...

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Represent

Posted by wynn on Feb 15, 2010 in Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

I like to represent big hands by betting like I got it. Unless you are up against a weak player, you can bet someone off K-K if an Ace hits or get them to fold Q-Q if a King hits the flop. The other day, I get 10-10 under the gun and make it $22 to go. This bet in most low limit games represents A-A or K-K. The next player calls and the button calls. Everyone...

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Handicap

Posted by wynn on Feb 14, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

Whoever said that poker is the only sport without a handicap was wrong. Dead wrong. I crushed a cash game yesterday. With all the easy money gone, I decided to play a small tournament. My rationale? I was freerolling from the cash game. In hindsight, I pissed away 80 bucks. I am at a table with several strong players, several weak players, and one big...

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Two Tells

Posted by wynn on Feb 13, 2010 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 0 comments

Most players have tells. Rounders work hard to remove their tells. I work hard to have no facial expression during a hand. Although I have a few “poses”, my head, upper body, arms, and legs remain still during the hand. Timing is key too. I take the same amount of time to look at my cards and bet. I can always tell when a player has a pocket pair...

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Circus Act

Posted by wynn on Feb 12, 2010 in Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

I am pleased to announce my retirement / hiatus is over. While my two tournaments yesterday were complete disasters (13 consecutive tournaments where I was eliminated by runner-runner longshots), my two cash game sessions were classic Sammy Wynn. My reads in the first cash game session were 100% accurate. I felt like a circus act. A young gun in the first...

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