Casino Chronicles

One of my favorite Ultimate Texas Holdem pals is The Count. I love his style---the cognac he sips while playing at the table, his freshly pressed white shirt, his charming wife who stops by to tell us about her latest slot win, his laugh---win or lose, and his game strategy.

If the Count is dealt a high pair (AA,KK,QQ,JJ) hole cards, he plays 4X his bet before the Flop. Big Slick or Ace-Face or Suited Face Card or smaller pair is a 3X bet. I've played hours and hours and hours with The Count and his strategy is quite successful. His secret is his consistency in his wager amounts---which do not waver on whim, fear, desperation, or success and his optional 3X and 4X bets before the Flop on premium hands.

A contrast in strategy and success is Big K. Although quiet, Big K is fun to have at the table too because he knows the game inside out and his bets change constantly. It's an interesting diversion. He will bet 3 Reds if he gets really low (that's $60 per hand) but he prefers 2 Green or, in a perfect world, Black ($400 per hand). The changing colors and size of his chip stacks is impossible to ignore--for both the players and Big K.

Although Big K plays a similar strategy to The Count, his bets vary constantly. If he loses a few hands, he'll go down or even up in wager size. If he wins, he usually goes up until he loses a few again. So Big K doesn't win overall most of time---he needs a premium hand to win for the night. And of course if he does get paid off on Quads or better, he's disgrunted if he didn't bet at least 2 Greens. On the other hand, if he bets 2 Greens and gets paid off on a good hand like a Full House (about 13-1) but had a Quad possibility, he's disgruntled that he didn't get Quads.

The Count gets my vote on strategy, money management and enjoyment of the game.  

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