Use The Force

Posted by wynn on Jun 18, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

“You meant you need to check your cards, right?” I say to the older Asian player to my immediate right. He has been a calling station all night against everyone at the table. Except me. I raised to $20 pre-flop one off the button. Action folded around to the player on my right. He called and checked the flop dark. The flop comes K-10-7...

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Game of Inches

Posted by wynn on Jan 9, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

Poker is a game of inches. One wrong read or one wrong move and you could lose your entire stack. I just finished one of my best sessions yet. I was confronted with a tough decision early on for about 20% of my chips. This was not my biggest pot of the night, but it was a close call. A new player joined the table to my immediate right. I have never played with...

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Alice in Wonderland

Posted by wynn on Dec 17, 2009 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 0 comments

Last night was a strange night at the poker table. For starters, I could not see my hole cards while wearing my new prescription Oakley Whisker sunglasses. I must have folded a dozen hands – rags – that flopped the nuts. Everytime I got a nice pocket pair, either everyone folded to my pre-flop bet or I was forced to chop in the small or big blind. My...

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Why So Much?

Posted by wynn on Dec 14, 2009 in Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

I have been running incredibly well lately. I am blessed. My reads have been unbelievably accurate. Case in point. I have 10-10 in the big blind. I make it $20 to go and get three callers. The flop comes Js-8s-7d. I bet out $40 and get two callers. The turn is 6h. I bet $100. The next player to act says, “Why so much?” The truth is, at this point, I...

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