Feel

Posted by wynn on Mar 17, 2010 in Rounders, Table Talk | 0 comments

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders]

“Fold or hang tough. Call or raise the bet. These are decisions you make at the table. Sometimes the odds are stacked so clear, there’s only one way to play it. Other times, like holding a small pair against two over cards, it’s 6-to-5 or even money either way. Then it’s all about feel. What’s in your guts.”

Making the right read and calculating the correct pot odds is a big part of my game. Perhaps a bigger part is knowing when to ignore the math and go with how the hand feels.

Funny thing is, even though the math is correct, it could be the right decision at the wrong time. But gut feel always seems to be the right decision at the right time.