War

Posted by wynn on Mar 15, 2010 in Donkeys, Rounders | 0 comments

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “Alright. Here’s the thing. You only play premium hands. You only start with Jacks or better split. Nines or better wired. Three high cards to a flush. If it’s good enough to call, you got to be in there raising. Alright, I mean tight but aggressive. And I do mean...

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Obsessed

Posted by wynn on Mar 6, 2010 in Buy-in, Donkeys, Great Reads | 2 comments

A good friend of mine emailed me information on a hand he was in and asked how I would have played it. He is a very solid player and could easily promote himself to the Rounder category of card player. (He does not need the money and plays mostly for fun) Here is what he wrote: I have my $300 buy-in in front of me. The table is wild with bluffs and big bets. The...

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Deep Freeze

Posted by wynn on Dec 27, 2009 in Buy-in, Table Talk | 0 comments

Wow. I have not run this bad for this long. After taking a few days off from the poker room, I returned tonite refreshed and relaxed. Over the course of six hours, here are the hands I played and the short-story outcome: 4-4: Nothing on flop; two pair had me beat. Q-Q: Beaten by A-2 off on flop. Q-Q: Beaten by K-9 off on flop. 6-6: Beaten by flush on flop. 9-9:...

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