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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-08-23, Page 4To apply today call 1-888-879-2972 or visit a TD Canada Trust branch or www.tdcanadatrust.com/travel -NEW CARDHOLDERS EARN DOUBLE TD POINTS UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2006- ) Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Exeter Times -Advocate 3 Studying life at the poker table By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF DASHWOOD — It is a game of luck, timing and patience, as well as being willing to "bust your own grandmother out of the game," says Dashwood poker player Richard Webb, who is ranked in the top 10 money winners this year on the Canadian Poker Tour. Webb, who grew up in Dashwood and owns Stuart Webb and Sons Family Excavating, says he grew up playing cards and contributes his success to his father, who taught him and who still plays in some of the tournaments. Webb said he has been playing Texas Hold' Em for 15 years, which is a form of poker in which each player makes a five - card poker hand by combining his two pocket cards with five community cards in the centre of the table. He has also been playing No -limit for almost two years, a betting structure in which the only limit on the amount a player can bet is the amount of money he has as part of his table stake. Webb played in his first major tourna- ment in Sarnia 18 months ago, the Bluewater Classic, where he finished sec- ond. He has since been in the tournament two more times, winning both with the last win July 20, taking home almost $50,000. Webb describes Texas Hold Em as "chess plus luck. There is a factor of luck but you have to play a fairly steady game," and says he tries to establish himself early as being a steady player, which he uses to his advantage as the game goes on. Players that are overly aggressive, according to Webb, don't usually last very long. While experience is a factor in wimiing, says Webb and the more times a player is at the finals table the more relaxed they are, "you still have to get the cards." At a tournament in Regina July 30, Webb said he was dominating, "but the cards turned," and he finished second. Although he says he has had a lot of great hands, sometimes it doesn't take much to win, such as his last win, that he won with a pair of "pocket queens." "I've had an exceptionally good year and been very fortunate," says Webb. "I've been able to take advantage and the money has been good." With the explosion of interest in poker, Webb said there are a lot of younger players on the tour and that inexperienced players are tougher to play against since they don't have regular patterns to predict. Webb says he enjoys the social aspect of the game and is a vocal player. "For my game, I talk to try and make players relaxed. Once you play for an hour, you should know what kind of play- ers they are." One part of his game that he said he and all poker players want to improve, "is knowing when a hand is done...listening to your head and not your heart," and when it is time to lay the cards down. Although he says he doesn't bluff much, towards the end of a game Webb says he puts a lot of pressure on the other players and will play with lesser cards than he would have earlier in a game. "There is a time for patience Richard Webb of Dashwood displays his $50,000 winnings from a poker tournament July 20 at Point Edward Casino in Sarnia.Webb is in ninth place for money earned on the Canadian Poker Tour. (photo/submitted) POLICE BRIEF Gets air mile points to court SOUTH HURON — On July 31 Huron OPP were patrolling Mount Carmel Drive in South Huron. The officer observed a 1983 Suzuki travel- ling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was locked in the radar travelling at 162 km/h in a posted 90 -km/h zone. The driver, a 17 -year-old male resident of Lucan Biddulph was issued a summons to appear in Goderich Provincial Court Sept. 21. and a time for aggression," he says. When he sits down at a table for the first time, Webb says he assesses the players facing him to figure out "which ones to exploit and which ones to avoid." With games lasting for up to 10 hours and tournaments stretching over several days, Webb said it is important to be rested and focused going into a tourna- ment. Webb said turning professional would be difficult while trying to run a business but he plans to continue playing in about one tournament a month. He will play in Edmonton in October and British Columbia in November at the B.0 poker championships where $3.5 million is up for grabs. His goal is to finish in the top 10 on the tour and win the Canadian fmal with a long-term goal of playing on the World Poker tour. "It's a great hobby, especially as prof- itable as it is sometimes." 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