King Kracker

Posted by wynn on Jun 24, 2010 in Buy-in, Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

We all make mistakes during a session. In retrospect, I played a hand badly. The right move was fold. No one at my end of the table thought too much of it, though. Instead, they thought how it all played out was very funny. It was just after 1:00 AM when a young gun struts in with a cold beer. He sits down in seat 10 and posts the big blind. He gets settled in...

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King Cinch

Posted by wynn on Jun 14, 2010 in Great Reads, Laydowns, Table Talk | 0 comments

I continue to marvel at the fact that the average poker player thinks pocket Kings is a cinch hand. Like I have said before about pocket Aces, pocket Kings is just a pair after the flop. A pretty damn good pair, but just a pair nevertheless. Let me describe five hands from the last session – four of which I was involved with – where pocket Kings were...

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My 7 Deuce Game

Posted by wynn on May 27, 2010 in Bluffs, Table Talk | 2 comments

Damn! I can’t tell you how much I have missed playing No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em on a regular basis. Being forced to play spread limit because it was the only game in town was torture by comparison. It has been 7 months since I  played my 7-2 game. Many of you may be surprised that I would play the worst starting hand in poker. On purpose. But, once a...

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Case the Joint

Posted by wynn on May 22, 2010 in Donkeys, Laydowns, Table Talk | 4 comments

“Great read!” says the player in seat 8 to the very lucky lady in seat 7. I folded K-K from seat 9 to the lucky lady who raised pre-flop to a measily $15. From her tells, I knew she had A-A. Like many players, she played the bullets badly pre-flop and could not get away from them after the flop. Just because you have the best starting hand, pocket...

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Bad Run is Over

Posted by wynn on May 18, 2010 in Bad Beats, Donkeys, Great Reads | 0 comments

It was a generally tough weekend of play. I managed to walk out with a modest gain, but it was tough beat after tough beat. The one that made me almost puke at the table was me flopping Broadway with a gutshot Royal Flush on the turn. My opponent was dead to the 7d. Guess what came on the river. I went on a good, solid run yesterday. But, I would like to share...

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