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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Secrets

Posted by wynn on Dec 9, 2009 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 0 comments

I play Texas Hold’Em for profit. That is my paycheck. The fringe benefit I play for is respect. I don’t play for fun. Grinding it out day after day is not fun. I could stay home and have fun. So, when another player asks me for insights, I am genuinely flattered. I am on a break last night, away from the card room, when I was approached by a player...

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