Five Jive

Posted by wynn on Jul 30, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

While I look forward to what should be a highly profitable weekend at the table, I reflect back upon my session last night at MGM Grand Detroit. Thursdays are generally quiet, but they had this Jive ballroom dancing lessons party thing going on in the Ignite nightclub that shares the 3rd floor with the poker room. As if that was not irritating enough, my table...

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Great Comeback After 9s Cooler

Posted by wynn on May 1, 2010 in Buy-in, Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

Normally I do not play tired or within 48 hours of horrific beats. But, I decided to play the $500 game the day after my Kings full of 9s got crushed against the quad 9s cooler. Still pretty much card dead. I had maybe 10 playable hands in 4 hours. Folded 4 of them preflop. And I won 5 of 6 of the others. The hand I played the best was my first one of the...

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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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Love Them Aces

Posted by wynn on Apr 22, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads, Laydowns | 0 comments

What is better than holding pocket Aces in last position? Getting the original raiser with pocket Kings to fold to my raise AND getting a calling station to call. That is exactly what happened the other night at MotorCity Casino. The first player to act makes it $150 to go. A player that saw every flop at any cost for two hours (he got broke four times and had...

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Worked Out

Posted by wynn on Jan 15, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads | 0 comments

Last night was an amazing session for me. Fairly accurate reads and even better hand selection. I left the table for a couple hours and came back to see a new player. She was in her 60s with about $600 in chips. Was not sure if she bought the chips or earned them, but I gave her the benefit of doubt and assumed she earned them. On my first hand back to the...

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