ConvolutedTheory The pants!

Que Sera, Sera

As many of you may or may not know, I fancy myself a decent poker player. Not decent like I could make a living, but decent to where I could become a degenerate gambler who smokes Lucky Strikes and spits on cars off of the Spring Mountain exit ramp. Anyway, everyone who plays poker has had a few bad beats happen to in their poker life. I am no exception. Here are some of my recent ones:

I've got A-10, flop is KQJ, Heads up, I bet like a madman, Turn and river are both 7's. Guy turns over Q7 for a full house.

I've got 67, flop is 458, I flopped a straight. I bet, guy calls. Turn is a 9. I bet, guy calls. River is 8. I check, guy bets $20, I move all in over the top of him for $60 more. He instacalls with 89 for a full house.

I've got AK of clubs. Preflop, I raise to $7. Two callers to the flop. Flop is 3c8c7d. I bet $10 on a semi bluff. Two calls. Turn is 7c, giving me the nut flush. I now bet $20, two callers. (seriously, wtf?). River is 7h. I check because now anyone with a 3 or an 8 has a full house. Guy to the right bets $35, other guy calls, I have to call because I'm a freaking moron who can't let go of the nut flush. They both turn over 8's for the full boat and split the pot.

In the same instance, all poker players have some hands that are unbelievable. Here are a few of mine:

I have AsAc preflop. I bet $7, this guy who talks alot of crap goes over the top of me and raises to $15. I raise to $30. He calls. Flop is 7s8sAd, giving me the nuts. I check into him, he bets $40. I grumble for a while, putting on a show, and call the $40. the turn is the Ace of hearts, giving me quad aces. I check, he bets $50, I grumble, look at my cards, sigh, etc. And call his $50. (Right now, he's drawing dead. There is no way he can have a better hand than mine). River is the K of spades. I go all in for $120. He grumbles and calls. I flip over the Aces. (Not only was that pot massive, I also got a high hand bonus for $400).

I have a few other hands that involve quads, full houses and the like. Never had a straight flush or a royal yet. Which kinda sucks, because the high hand bonus for those sometimes hits over $2k.