Bad Beats

Reed on January 22nd, 2010

         The other night I was playing a $5-$150 spread limit hold’em game at the local casino when I ran into this hand.          I was in the big blind with the seven, nine suited in hearts. Three players limp into the pot and I am very content to check and see what happens on [...]

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Reed on January 4th, 2010

Played  in the morning $25 texas hold’em single table shootout at the casino.  Hadn’t caught a hand in the early stages. The table was playing pretty fast and loose.  I was dealt the eight nine suited in spades in the cut off, four people limped in so i also limped, hoping to see a favorable [...]

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Continue reading about Texas Hold’em Shootout…..Rivered!

Reed on December 3rd, 2009

I was playing in several PLO games at the same time when this hand came up. I remember be surprised when I didn’t get the pot. WTF was probably the first response . Then I took a second look at what happened. The villain calling off all his chips with just a pair and the [...]

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Reed on November 20th, 2009

Went to the casino last night after a couple week hiatus.  Have been running bad so I took some time off from live poker and played mainly on the Internet. The casino was having a promotion giving poker players $200 every hour if they picked your seat. With only two tables running , my odds [...]

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Continue reading about Casino Bad, Money Gone

Reed on November 8th, 2009

At this stage of the tournament I need to get some chips pretty quick. The blinds are rising fast and with the ante kicking in makes me desperate for a all in type of situation. I don’t normally like to go all in pre flop with pocket jacks, especially to call off all my chips [...]

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Continue reading about Got it in Good, But not Good Enough!

Reed on November 6th, 2009

 I was wining at this table for a while and just before this hand I took a bad beat , knocking me down about $40 or so, then I get involved in this hand I see myself wining it all back and then some. Here is how it played out: Stage #1729812039: Omaha  Pot Limit $0.25 [...]

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Reed on October 22nd, 2009

Here is a funny little video that shows the frustation of playing pocket jacks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP9CBtSW0kA

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Reed on October 12th, 2009

Started out with eight  players ( #9 came in late and missed a round of the button) with both the small and big blinds posting with out a player yet. A aggressive player I’ve played with many time raises it in middle position.  I’m sure he is trying to steal the absentee blinds so I call in [...]

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