Mary Lou

Posted by wynn on Jan 27, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

Remember the Bob Seger song Mary Lou? It reminds me of how people play pocket Queens wrong. It goes something like this: I’m gonna tell you a story ’bout Mary Lou You know the kind of woman make a fool of you She make a young man itch She man an old man faint The way she took my money was a crying shame Mary Lou she took my watch and chain Mary Lou...

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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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Decisions

Posted by wynn on Nov 12, 2009 in Great Reads, Laydowns | 0 comments

A few hands after the one I want to share today went down like this: A player raises to $15 pre-flop and gets two callers. The flop comes all clubs. The first player checks and the second player bets the pot. The original raiser comes over the top another $100. The first player folds and the second player calls. The turn pairs the board. There is a $100 bet. The...

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Represent

Posted by wynn on Nov 6, 2009 in Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

I have been running incredibly well lately. Why? I have been representing and selling hands that I don’t have and betting accordingly. Here is an example. I get dealt pocket queens on the button. My chip stack is $1000 deep. I bet out $50 pre-flop and get one caller. I am heads up with a tired player that is also sitting on about $1000. I have not done...

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Bad is Bad

Posted by wynn on Jul 1, 2009 in Bad Beats, Donkeys, Sick Calls | 0 comments

I have been running bad lately. Real bad. Card dead for a week. And it is getting expensive. I know running bad is part of the game, but it is getting ridiculous to the point of deja vu. The problem with playing low limit games is dealing with donkeys that call anything. They cannot do the math and seem to never know how far behind they are. These donkeys think...

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