Poker Brutality

Posted by wynn on Jun 25, 2010 in Bad Beats, Buy-in, Great Reads | 2 comments

Wow! What a rough night last night was. Not a single playable hand for the first three hours. I pay attention to what is on the board to see if maybe I am playing too tight. But, for the first 100 or so hands, not a single hand would have held up even if the hand ended on the flop. My first playable hand was a 1000-to-1 disaster. Got away fairly cheap when my...

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Just Another Hand

Posted by wynn on Jun 21, 2010 in Bad Beats, Donkeys, Table Talk | 1 comment

I see so-called players every session get emotional about cards. Some celebrate a winning hand. That is to say, they cheer when they get lucky and come from behind; a reward for bad play. Others get tilty when they either put it in bad after being outplayed or when they get beat badly after being outdrawn. At the table Saturday night, a variation on this theme...

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Got Even?

Posted by wynn on May 24, 2010 in Bad Beats, Buy-in, Donkeys | 0 comments

I experienced the strangest variation ever last night. The good news I ended up with a small, yet satisfying profit after a bizzare start. Here is what went down: I get A-A in the small blind on my second hand and raise to $50 and get 5 callers. The flop comes J-5-2 rainbow and I bet half the pot. The big blind comes over the top and the action folds around to...

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Bad Run is Over

Posted by wynn on May 18, 2010 in Bad Beats, Donkeys, Great Reads | 0 comments

It was a generally tough weekend of play. I managed to walk out with a modest gain, but it was tough beat after tough beat. The one that made me almost puke at the table was me flopping Broadway with a gutshot Royal Flush on the turn. My opponent was dead to the 7d. Guess what came on the river. I went on a good, solid run yesterday. But, I would like to share...

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The Morning After

Posted by wynn on May 14, 2010 in Bad Beats, Donkeys | 0 comments

The morning after a bad beat sucks. I can’t fault the play of me or my opponent too much. It is just the way the cards fell. But, my opponent was a weak player that seemed to put it in bad all night but catch the miracle card to win the hand. I finally get in a hand with this player, and I was way ahead. Until the flop, that is. My opponent limps in under...

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