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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Big Nuts

Posted by wynn on Jan 11, 2010 in Great Reads, Sick Calls, Table Talk | 0 comments

I don’t know why. Maybe I was getting frisky to play a pot after a big laydown the hand earlier. It just felt right. I get Q-J offsuit in middle position and limp-in. What was I thinking? I never play this garbage hand in middle position. We go to the flop with four players. One ahead of me and two behind. The flop comes 10h-9-h-8d. Wonderful. I flop the...

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Colorado Kid

Posted by wynn on Dec 7, 2009 in Great Reads, Sick Calls | 0 comments

There was a young man at the table last night to my immediate left playing a live cash game for the first time. I want to be the first to call him the Colorado Kid. He has alot of potential to be a great cash game player. I would love to coach him. Hell, I would stake him. [You know who you are - if you are reading this, please contact me through this site.] On...

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Cracker

Posted by wynn on Nov 11, 2009 in Bad Beats, Sick Calls | 0 comments

I am playing a $1-$2 game yesterday in seat 3 and get dealt A-A. After seat 1 raises to $15 with J-J, I re-raise to $50. Seat 5 behind me re-raises me by going all-in for another $200. Everyone folds around to me. I know this player has K-K. Yet, I get the sinking feeling that he will spike a set if I call. But how can I fold knowing he is dominated? I call and...

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Miracle Session

Posted by wynn on Aug 30, 2009 in Buy-in, Sick Calls, Table Talk | 0 comments

I just finished a miracle session of no limit Texas Hold’Em. The miracle started after a decent session. All night long, the table I was seated at would break up. The rule in most casinos is you take all your chips to the new table. Not this night. I could only take the maximium buy-in. So, instead of going to the table with 3 – 4X the maximum...

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