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Erick Lindgren (to Daniel Negreanu): I had twice as many outs as Gus.

John Juanda interjects: Nice needle, there.

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I was somewhat surprised that I hadn't read or seen this rather obvious pop culture connection to poker. However, as I sat at the U Club, with music fed from some staffers iPod, I heard this refrain from Tom Petty: Baby, even the losers
Get lucky sometimes
Even the losers
Keep a little bit of pride
They get lucky sometimes

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A quote often overheard at the old R Club last summer: Jay, I got the gin. You gotta flop me the juice.

At the old R Club, there was a dealer named Jay - a very young African-American fellow - who also played when he wasn't in the box 1. Jay ( Read more... )

I heard this quote from one of two friends, sitting in a $4/$8 limit HE ( Read more... )

This little quote always makes me think fondly of River Street, of Matt (whom I miss playing against, even though he's a better player than me) and of the silliness and looseness that old NL HE game in Boston:
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Heard at the Foxwoods $2/$5, $500 max NL HE game, after a face-up preflop fold to a substantial raise: On the Internet, I'd pay to take a flop with that hand because it would always suck out.

My response:
On the Internet, nobody knows you're an underdog.

This joke amused no one at the table, except for nick_marden. I guess you need the ( Read more... )