Poker Lessons Cost Extra

Posted by wynn on Apr 29, 2010 in Great Reads, Sick Calls, Table Talk | 0 comments

There is a line The Cincinnati Kid by Edward G. Robinson’s character Lancey “The Man” Howard to the effect of “You paid the looking price. Lessons cost extra.” I like the wisdom with that line. The only thing that I find more irratating than getting a speech from someone on the losing end of a pot is to explain how I won the...

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Worked Out

Posted by wynn on Jan 15, 2010 in Donkeys, Great Reads | 0 comments

Last night was an amazing session for me. Fairly accurate reads and even better hand selection. I left the table for a couple hours and came back to see a new player. She was in her 60s with about $600 in chips. Was not sure if she bought the chips or earned them, but I gave her the benefit of doubt and assumed she earned them. On my first hand back to the...

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Right Position. Right Time

Posted by wynn on Aug 31, 2009 in Donkeys, Table Talk | 0 comments

Unlike alot of players out there, I don’t play just any ace. I see folks playing any ace from any position. Not me. If I don’t have A-A, then I will only play a suited A-K from early position, suited A-Q or better from middle position, and suited A-10 or better from late position. If I am on the button, I will play either suited A-10 or better...

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