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Watch

Mar 14, 2010 6:56am

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “I was watching when the cards came out. That’s an old habit with me, like breathing. I watch the cards also, but I watch the players reacting to the cards. I was watching their eyes when...

Morals

Mar 13, 2010 5:58am

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “… but as Canada Bill Jones said, ‘it’s immoral to let a sucker keep his money.’ Like they teach you in One L, caveat emptor pal.” I used to pretty much just give up pots to women...

Recall

Mar 12, 2010 2:08pm

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “In Confessions of a Winning Poker Player, Jack King said ‘Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems. But every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his...

Outs

Mar 11, 2010 6:12am

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “You don’t hear much about guys who take their shot and miss. But I’ll tell you what happens to them. They end up humping crappy jobs on graveyard shifts trying to figure out how they came...

Tilt

Mar 10, 2010 6:17am

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “The key to the game is playing the man, not the cards. A brilliant player can get a strong hand cracked, go on tilt, and lose his mind along with every single chip in front of...

Grinder

Mar 9, 2010 5:53am

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “Guys around here will tell you, you play for a living; it’s like any other job. You don’t gamble. You grind it out. Your goal is to win one big bet an hour. That’s it. Get your...

Sucker

Mar 8, 2010 6:37am

[This post is part of my series on Mike McDermott quotes from the movie Rounders] “Listen. Here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.” Easy games. Tough games. Home games. Casino games. Crooked games. Straight games. Every game...

Rounders Quotes

Mar 7, 2010 2:39pm

Whenever I play, the topic of great poker movies always comes up at the table. More often than not, we start imitating characters from Rounders. Like Teddy KGB’s “Check. Check. Check.” Inevitably, I make a comment about how Matt Damon’s narration tells you everything you need to know to play profitable poker. This...

Obsessed

Mar 6, 2010 7:30am

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...

Are You a Donkey?

Mar 5, 2010 12:34pm

Here is my short list of spotting a donkey at the table: Plays more than 8 hands an hour; Sees every flop at any cost; Can’t laydown big pairs like A-A, K-K, Q-Q, or J-J when the correct move is fold; Always calls and never raises; Doubles or triples up (or better) but always leaves...