July 18, 2007
I have four daughters and two of them play pacificpoker. I don't like that whole concept. The old man to my left was playing very aggressively and doing damage. Learning to identify these opponents and situations will help you decide who to bluff, when to bluff and how long to continue the bluff. I just needed some time. It was (and is) not uncommon for Brunson to have a quarter of a million dollars in wagers in action on the day's games. You can buy chips from the chip-runner.
I guess those who can play poker well, play and win, those who can't play poker well, play and lose, and those who can't play poker at all, deal. I must have forgotten. What's not true? I have Jack FitzGerald and Jimmy Cain. I was called by both blinds and the pacificpoker flop came A-10- Now, correct me if I'm wrong but I don't ever remember Henry David Thoreau or Mahatma Gandhi flinging greased pigs in protest, non-violent or otherwise. I don't know how valid most of them are, but I do know that I am really getting tired of asking my wife, What shall I wear to the casino tournament today? and her response always seems to be, Wear your red shirt!, can't hurt. Paco, his right hand halfway to his stack, looked up in horror and yelled at the Dealer, Ay mierda! He'd fold a few hands, then play a hand and lose a stack and a half or so. Right away I'd pretend it had been the other way around, me with the aces, and Joe with the kings.
If you are still determined to play against aggressive Omaha players short-handed, then I suggest your best strategy is to play semi-passively (give the impression you can be run over). Have you seen Clonie Gowen in Maxim Magazine? She accidentally threw away three cards and drew only two! Willie Harrison has been her lover, on and off, for years. He thinks opponents randomize correctly, and that if they've been bluffing a lot, you can time them and figure they're not bluffing this time. Jekyll 'hides' the evil Mr. He's been found slumped over in his carbon monoxide fume-filled car.
What did you think I was raising with? I figured it might be Van calling me to arrange to drop off the money. Your kind of old school, reckless, take-no-prisoners policing has no place in modern law enforcement. He waits for my reaction and when I show him my best poker rules, he asks, Is it true you once beat a poker player to death with a full bottle of Jack Daniels? Yeah, we've got us some casinos up there too, you know.
