Atlantic City Scott

Posted by wynn on Jun 16, 2010 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 1 comment

It is hard finding rounders that you have poker philosophies in common, let alone blog on their experiences at the table in live cash games. In fact, the tournament / news blogs must outnumber blogs like Rounders, Inc. by a good 1000-to-1. Finding a great blog on cash games is like hitting runner-runner Aces. Besides sharing our desire to sit in seat 9, 2, 3, or...

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Three Tens Tommy

Posted by wynn on Apr 7, 2010 in Great Reads, Laydowns, Table Talk | 2 comments

I am heads-up to the flop against a solid player. I am in position against this true grinder. This player, Tommy is his name, raised the $2 blind to $50 preflop. The flop comes Jd-10c-3c. “I am all-in,” he says to me. “Really?” I reply. “Yeah.” “I flopped top pair, ace kicker, with a nut flush draw,” I continue. I...

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48 Hours

Posted by wynn on Jan 23, 2010 in Great Reads, Table Talk, Tournaments | 0 comments

Within 48 hours of my first cash and first 1st place in a tournament, I won my second tournament! My play was solid and I was completely in the zone. I lost only four hands during the six hour tournament. I had my money in good for those four hands and got outdrawn. Like cash game sessions, tournaments come down to a couple key hands – a couple key...

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Position Matters

Posted by wynn on Jan 18, 2010 in Bluffs, Great Reads | 0 comments

I play 80% of  my hands from late position. I prefer to act last. However, there is value in acting first against certain players in certain situations. People talk about playing the player. There is more to it than playing the betting tendencies of your opponent. To me, playing the player is a combination of reading their hand blind along with their betting...

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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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