Morals

Posted by wynn on Mar 13, 2010 in Rounders, Table Talk | 4 comments

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “… but as Canada Bill Jones said, ‘it’s immoral to let a sucker keep his money.’ Like they teach you in One L, caveat emptor pal.” I used to pretty much just give up pots to women or friends at the table. Then, I became the sucker. Not any more. We...

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Recall

Posted by wynn on Mar 12, 2010 in Bad Beats, Rounders | 0 comments

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “In Confessions of a Winning Poker Player, Jack King said ‘Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems. But every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career.’ Seems true to me. Because walking in here, I...

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Outs

Posted by wynn on Mar 11, 2010 in Bad Beats, Rounders | 0 comments

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “You don’t hear much about guys who take their shot and miss. But I’ll tell you what happens to them. They end up humping crappy jobs on graveyard shifts trying to figure out how they came up short. See, I had this picture in my head. Me sitting at the big table. Doyle to my...

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Tilt

Posted by wynn on Mar 10, 2010 in Donkeys, Rounders | 0 comments

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “The key to the game is playing the man, not the cards. A brilliant player can get a strong hand cracked, go on tilt, and lose his mind along with every single chip in front of him.” This is so true, but it only applies to No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em. Limit games are...

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Grinder

Posted by wynn on Mar 9, 2010 in Rounders | 0 comments

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “Guys around here will tell you, you play for a living; it’s like any other job. You don’t gamble. You grind it out. Your goal is to win one big bet an hour. That’s it. Get your money in when you have the best of it. Protect it when you don’t....

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