McTrist

Posted by wynn on Jul 4, 2010 in Buy-in, Donkeys, Table Talk | 0 comments

On Friday, I lost my stack with K-K to Q-J with a board of 10-5-2-A-K. Sure maybe you gamble pre-flop by calling a big raise with two unsuited under cards. How you can continue the hand with Queen high on the flop is beyond me. It is not profitable over the long haul. The ace on Fourth Street gives you a gutshot, but if this kid could have put it all together,...

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Defiance

Posted by wynn on Jun 30, 2010 in Bluffs, Donkeys | 4 comments

Played in a private game last night near Defiance, Ohio. What a bunch of big talking donkeys. It was sick. Not a single card player at the table. The buy-in was $2500. Now, for me, an average night is a double-up. The cards usually act in defiance of me going 10X. Until last night that is. Walked out with just over $25,000. Thank goodness for donkeys that rebuy...

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Got Even?

Posted by wynn on May 24, 2010 in Bad Beats, Buy-in, Donkeys | 0 comments

I experienced the strangest variation ever last night. The good news I ended up with a small, yet satisfying profit after a bizzare start. Here is what went down: I get A-A in the small blind on my second hand and raise to $50 and get 5 callers. The flop comes J-5-2 rainbow and I bet half the pot. The big blind comes over the top and the action folds around to...

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I Robbed the Mob

Posted by wynn on May 5, 2010 in Tournaments | 0 comments

I robbed the mob. And lived to tell about it. A couple nights ago, I sit down at the main game. I have a mob boss to my left. Another to my right. And two gangsters sitting straight across from  me at the table. As I sit down, one of them recognizes me. Apparently, we played together at one point, but I do not recall. “Hey fellas. Who is minding the...

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A Donkey’s Tale

Posted by wynn on May 3, 2010 in Bad Beats, Donkeys, Table Talk | 2 comments

“I either have to raise or fold. I can’t call,” I tell my opponent who bet out $85 on the flop into a $30 pot heads-up. We have played before. He is a tough player that usually plays the “Big Game” and is a notorious bluffer. He stares back at me. “You either flopped a set of deuces or you have nothing but air,” I tell...

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