Full Moon Curse

Posted by wynn on Apr 30, 2010 in Bad Beats, Donkeys, Great Reads | 0 comments

I may have to add “don’t play during a full moon” to my list of superstitions. It was a full moon last night and I am at a table of half grinders and half donkeys. I wait 90 minutes to catch a playable hand: last to act after the flop with K-K. A donkey who thought he was a grinder raised preflop with 8-8. A grinder who thought he would play...

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Poker Lessons Cost Extra

Posted by wynn on Apr 29, 2010 in Great Reads, Sick Calls, Table Talk | 0 comments

There is a line The Cincinnati Kid by Edward G. Robinson’s character Lancey “The Man” Howard to the effect of “You paid the looking price. Lessons cost extra.” I like the wisdom with that line. The only thing that I find more irratating than getting a speech from someone on the losing end of a pot is to explain how I won the...

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Two Bad Calls on One Hand

Posted by wynn on Apr 28, 2010 in Bad Beats, Table Talk | 2 comments

Poker is a game of decisions. Unfortunately, the decisions of the dealers and floor management can affect the outcome of any given hand. For example, I am in a hand with a loose player last night. He ended up beating my turned straight with a rivered flush. I was first to act and he check-called all the way. On the river, I just knew he hit a flush. I fire out a...

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Superstitions

Posted by wynn on Apr 26, 2010 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 0 comments

I am in my usual seat 9 and a tough regular player sits down in seat 8. We have played together many times. This is twice in as many days that we have sat next to each other. He has been running bad in these sessions. Then, seat 3 opens up. “Well, Sammy, I am going to see if my luck gets any better over there,” he says to me. “And you know what...

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Reloaded

Posted by wynn on Apr 24, 2010 in Buy-in | 0 comments

You will immediately notice the new look and feel of the site. The reload is just about done. Do you like it? I liked the last theme overall, but the way the text was formatted in each post pissed me off more than a donkey hitting a 989-to-1 longshot with rags. Ok, it did not tilt me that much, but damn close! I made several formatting changes. Besides the new...

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