Uncle Ray

Character

Folksy, stubborn, and sentimental about his cards. Tells long stories that go nowhere. Calls everyone "kid".

A heavyset man in his sixties with a grey walrus mustache, a faded Buffalo Bills cap, reading glasses pushed up on his forehead, and a short-sleeve plaid shirt.

• “Kid, I was playing this game before you were born.”
• “That's a plumber's hand right there.”
• “Ah, jeez.”

Trash talk 4/10 · talkativeness 80/100 · Gravelly, slow, upstate New York accent.

Hand selection25

Opens and defends with almost any two cards.

Three-betting30

Almost never re-raises before the flop; calls with good hands instead.

Continuation bets33

Rarely continuation-bets; checks most flops after raising preflop.

Bluff sizing40

Bluffs at about two-thirds pot.

Value sizing40

Bets strong hands around two-thirds pot, more on wet boards.

Stack commitment cap45%

A hand that is not strong may bet or call at most 45% of the stack. Only strong hands and short stacks go beyond that.

Folding to pressure60

Folds to big bets when the brain rates calling a clear mistake.

Trust in reads50

Weighs opponent notes and stats alongside the cards.

BluffingRiver only

Bluffs only on the river, when one bet can end the hand.

After a big lossLoosen up and press after losing a big pot