Douglas Stewart is an avid amateur poker player who plays in live tournaments whenever his schedule allows, but makes his living as a literary agent in New York City where he focuses on working with novelists as well as with a few select children’s book writers. We talk about poker, literature, poker in literature, and how a New York literary agent fits in (or doesn’t fit in) at an Atlantic City poker room.

Timestamps

0:30 – hello and welcome 7:43 – strat 41:17 – douglas

Links

Palmyra FAQ Softcenter.band The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick The Reason You’re Alive by Matthew Quick Collusion by Luke Harding Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead Martin Harris on Episode 4 Martin Harris on Episode 154

Strategy

PokerStars, $186 + $14 – Hold’em No Limit – 12,500/25,000 (3,125 ante) – 2 players Replay this hand on Upswing Poker – https://www.upswingpoker.com/replayer/223OgXLrc

SB (Hero): 1,293,672 (52 bb) BB: 1,386,328 (55 bb)

Pre-Flop: (43,750) Hero is SB with Q 2 Hero raises to 62,500, BB calls 37,500

Flop: (131,250) K Q 6 (2 players) BB checks, Hero bets 100,000, BB calls 100,000

Turn: (331,250) 7 (2 players) BB checks, Hero checks

River: (331,250) K (2 players) BB bets 198,750, SB (Hero) folds

PokerStars, $186 + $14 – Hold’em No Limit – 12,500/25,000 (3,125 ante) – 2 players Replay this hand on Upswing Poker – https://www.upswingpoker.com/replayer/223OgXLtN

SB: 1,333,203 (53 bb) BB (Hero): 1,346,797 (54 bb)

Pre-Flop: (43,750) Hero is BB with 9 7 SB raises to 56,250, Hero calls 31,250

Flop: (118,750) Q 8 T (2 players) Hero checks, SB bets 50,000, Hero calls 50,000

Turn: (218,750) 4 (2 players) Hero checks, SB checks

River: (218,750) 6 (2 players) Hero checks, SB checks