Darin Neuberger

Hold ’em Hearts: A Poker Love Story

You, dear, give me the ace of hearts nut flush
With your air-filled, polar 3-betting range
And chips so deep you'd make pocket queens blush
How, love, do you keep winning my loose change?
The blocker to my heart, set I can’t flop
Why do you help complete my busted draws
Then go overbet bluff me off a chop
Take me to valuetown, exploit my flaws?
I'm only one gutshot away from you
Pair our board, fill my boat, ship this river
You limped in capped, a sick bad beat giver
Let's realize our equity, make love true —
When you check-raise I'm a calling station
Our pot odds make an all-in relation!

Darin Neuberger is the author of the novel Bluffing the Queen. He has a bachelor’s in writing from Boise State University. He is an avid Miami Heat fan.