Superstitions

Posted by wynn on Apr 26, 2010 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 0 comments

I am in my usual seat 9 and a tough regular player sits down in seat 8. We have played together many times. This is twice in as many days that we have sat next to each other. He has been running bad in these sessions. Then, seat 3 opens up. “Well, Sammy, I am going to see if my luck gets any better over there,” he says to me. “And you know what...

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Don’t Mess with the Dealers

Posted by wynn on Apr 5, 2010 in Donkeys, Table Talk | 0 comments

Poker dealers have a tough job that I give them alot of respect for. Dealers are in the service industry, which means they do not get paid much relative to the responsibilities they have. When a dealer sits down at your table for their half hour shift, they are responsible for the money in their tray, your money on the table, and for managing the game. Dealers...

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Advice

Posted by wynn on Feb 18, 2010 in Bad Beats, Table Talk | 0 comments

Several hours after the quad 8s fiasco the other night, I walk outside for a smoke. Standing there alone was the dealer from that hand. She is a short, sweet Asian woman. Two things were odd about this. First, she was alone. The smoking patio ALWAYS has several people there. Second, I have never seen casino staff in this area. Plus, she does not smoke. I say...

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Tipsy

Posted by wynn on Jan 25, 2010 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 0 comments

You can tell how a person plays cards by the way they tip (or don’t tip) the dealers. Players in the casino for the first time generally do not tip the dealers at all. Drunks and donkeys tend to tip too much. Grinders and rounders tend to tip the right amount. So, the question is how much to tip and why. The first thing I do when I am in a poker room for...

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String Bets

Posted by wynn on Nov 27, 2009 in Table Talk | 0 comments

Casinos have a universal rule against string bets in cash games. A string bet happens under two conditions. The most frequent version is when someone does not announce raise or the bet amount, but silently pushes chips in with two or more motions. When this happens, either the first stack of chips or a minimum bet is all that gets in the pot. The other style of...

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