King Cinch

Posted by wynn on Jun 14, 2010 in Great Reads, Laydowns, Table Talk | 0 comments

I continue to marvel at the fact that the average poker player thinks pocket Kings is a cinch hand. Like I have said before about pocket Aces, pocket Kings is just a pair after the flop. A pretty damn good pair, but just a pair nevertheless. Let me describe five hands from the last session – four of which I was involved with – where pocket Kings were...

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Case the Joint

Posted by wynn on May 22, 2010 in Donkeys, Laydowns, Table Talk | 4 comments

“Great read!” says the player in seat 8 to the very lucky lady in seat 7. I folded K-K from seat 9 to the lucky lady who raised pre-flop to a measily $15. From her tells, I knew she had A-A. Like many players, she played the bullets badly pre-flop and could not get away from them after the flop. Just because you have the best starting hand, pocket...

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Love Them Aces

Posted by wynn on Apr 22, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads, Laydowns | 0 comments

What is better than holding pocket Aces in last position? Getting the original raiser with pocket Kings to fold to my raise AND getting a calling station to call. That is exactly what happened the other night at MotorCity Casino. The first player to act makes it $150 to go. A player that saw every flop at any cost for two hours (he got broke four times and had...

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Three Tens Tommy

Posted by wynn on Apr 7, 2010 in Great Reads, Laydowns, Table Talk | 2 comments

I am heads-up to the flop against a solid player. I am in position against this true grinder. This player, Tommy is his name, raised the $2 blind to $50 preflop. The flop comes Jd-10c-3c. “I am all-in,” he says to me. “Really?” I reply. “Yeah.” “I flopped top pair, ace kicker, with a nut flush draw,” I continue. I...

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My First Time

Posted by wynn on Mar 26, 2010 in Bluffs, Laydowns, Table Talk | 2 comments

I started playing poker like most people: at a low limit Limit game. For fun. On a business trip, I find myself playing all night at a casino. I was too jacked up from a great day and could not sleep. I had 12 hours to kill before my flight back home. It was my first time playing no limit Texas Hold ‘Em. Looking back, I had no clue as to what I was...

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