Daniel N. Would you talk to him at the table???

Johnny Hughes · #1 10-12-2007, 09:51 AM

Daniel N. is my favorite TV star poker player. However, when he starts talking to the other players (read suckers), I jump up and scream at the TV screen, "Don't talk to him!"

I do love Daniel but he is a charming, funny, charismatic con artist. I am a con artist too and consider it a compliment. Would you talk to him at the poker table??? I would advise against it. He seems to be the best of all time at starting some cute talk that provides him a read.

Here in West Texas, there are ritualistic, exact phrases you hear over and over. In fifty years of poker, there are some I do not understand. When some smooth talker, fancy walker like Daniel comes forth with his watermelon conversation, folks say, "I can't be snitching off my hand." With Daniel, I would be as quite as Kaw Liga, a cigar store Indian. I wouldn't answer any of his questions unless he pulled his pawn shop pistol. I have scenes about this in my novel coming out later.

The one time I am primed to talk is if I have the nuts. I watch the other player. If he looks as if he is about to fold or especially if he raises up his cards, I say, "Let me have this one, we will let you have the next one." I don't know why but that works a lot.

In the same situation, I might ask about top pair, "Do you have a Queen?"

This came up when I had a set. The guy replied, "Do you have a Queen?"

I said, "I have a kicker." He called. Was this illegal? I can see the angle shooters using the rules about NOT telling your exact hand. A bad rule.

When Daniel starts talking, put your money in your shoe.

Johnny Hughes

KaptanKaos · #2 10-12-2007, 09:56 AM

Thanks Johnny.

NickyC · #3 10-12-2007, 10:04 AM

Ahhh, so that's how he does it. Next time I play $10/20 limit with Daniel at my local casino, I'll be sure to keep my mouth shut when he starts asking me questions. I knew there had to be a reason he cleans me out everytime!

carlgraham · #4 10-12-2007, 10:38 AM

I talk plenty at the poker table, but generally it's between the action. When I'm in a hand, I rarely talk at all, for fear of my inflection telling someone what they want to know. And I never talk about my hand.

If I were ever at a table with Daniel, I'd have to do the same. He's a friendly guy, real disarming, so it seems people want to talk to him. But as Johnny points out, he's the best in the business at reading, and people just give him way too much information by responding.

Cheers, Carl.

Oki-Oki · #5 10-12-2007, 10:43 AM

In all seriousness Johnny, when was the last time u made money at a poker table?

Johnny Hughes · #6 10-12-2007, 10:44 AM

Wednesday

grdred944 · #7 10-12-2007, 03:53 PM

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RR · #8 10-13-2007, 01:17 AM

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Ahhh, so that's how he does it. Next time I play $10/20 limit with Daniel at my local casino, I'll be sure to keep my mouth shut when he starts asking me questions. I knew there had to be a reason he cleans me out everytime!

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Many years ago I played 10-20 CAN limit with him on a fairly regular basis.

Gobias Ind. · #9 10-12-2007, 06:22 PM

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Its phrases like this that I don't fully understand, and yet somehow they still bring a smile to my face.

Aceshigh7 · #10 10-12-2007, 07:25 PM

I had Daniel at my table one time in a tournament. We were only involved in one hand together in which he raised my BB from middle position and I reraised with AK. I was perfectly quiet and still and I could still feel like he could read me like a book. I bet the flop and he called and I bet the turn and he folded.

I know Hellmuth's fond of saying he can see into other people's souls. Even though I won the hand that's the way I felt when Negreanu was studying me.