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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Tens

Posted by wynn on Mar 3, 2010 in Great Reads, Laydowns, Table Talk | 0 comments

Holding pocket tens can be a tough hand to play. Here are two hands I was in the other night. Each time I had 9-9 up against inexperienced players, each with 10-10. In the first hand, I am out of position, but raise big to represent something like Q-Q or J-J. I get one caller pre-flop. I put him on a bigger pair than me or some kind of Ace. The flop comes J-7-2...

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Danger Zone

Posted by wynn on Jan 13, 2010 in Bad Beats, Donkeys, Great Reads, Laydowns, Table Talk | 0 comments

I was in a $1 – $2 – $100 spread limit Texas Hold’Em game the other night. Table 9, seat 9. A friend of mine was at table 5. One of my key strengths is my ability to read other players’ hands blind. My accuracy is well over 90%. This has made me and saved me a boatload of money at the poker table. There was a big hand at my table and a...

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Tundra

Posted by wynn on Dec 21, 2009 in Bad Beats, Laydowns | 0 comments

My wave of frozen cards continues. It is incredibly frustrating when one begins to run bad after running so good. One of my rounder friends, “B”, is going through the same tundra as me right now. I got unlucky on my first hand yesterday. Flopped a set against someone who could not fold Aces. She rivered the case ace for a better set. Had pocket tens...

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Frozen Solid

Posted by wynn on Dec 20, 2009 in Laydowns, Table Talk | 0 comments

Talk about cold decks! Last night, it was frozen solid. Here is pretty much what happened during a four hour session: Q-Q: no callers pre-flop 9-9: flopped a set but beat by a flush K-K: no callers pre-flop K-Q: no flop – had to fold J-10: no flop – had to fold A-Q hearts: took down small pot on flop with straight and flush draws K-Q: no flop...

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