Yeah, It's Been Like This Lately
My night at poker was, I think, representative of my life lately. My two biggest hands tonight are as follows (This is meaningless if you don't know 5-Card Texas Hold 'Em, if that's the case just look below the cut)
The first (90 minutes into the game, I'm down just a tiny bit):
Pocket: 5D, 8D (I'm the big blind, and I get to see the flop for free)
Flop: JC, 4D, 3D (I'm one diamond off the flush, call a modest bet)
Turn: 6D (made my flush, it's low but I'm one card off a straight flush and the other guy doesn't seem to have anything, I call "All In" he calls and has me barely covered and shows 6S, KH so I've got his trip 6's beat until...)
River: JS (6's full of Jacks, his full house beats my flush and puts me out, the odds were pretty slim, but not impossible. *sigh*)
The Second (after my buy-back I'm short-stacked, but playing tight, waiting for my chance to double up):
Pocket: AS, 5D (call the big blind not wanting to throw money at a hand that's not going to pay out until I see something good)
Flop: AH, 5C, 4S (Sweet Jesus! Top two pair with a lot of money in after the blinds! Without hesitation I call "All In", confident that even if someone calls I've got them dead to rights, one other person calls and he has me covered by a long shot, with... AD, 4C meaning my Aces and 5's are kicking the ass of his Aces and 4's he basically needs a 4 and there's only two of them left in the deck... I've pretty much got him dominated)
Turn: JS (meaningless)
River: 4D (4's full of Aces, another goddam boat knocks me out again)
Twice I was beaten by dumb luck on the last card of the hand for all my chips. If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.
The first (90 minutes into the game, I'm down just a tiny bit):
Pocket: 5D, 8D (I'm the big blind, and I get to see the flop for free)
Flop: JC, 4D, 3D (I'm one diamond off the flush, call a modest bet)
Turn: 6D (made my flush, it's low but I'm one card off a straight flush and the other guy doesn't seem to have anything, I call "All In" he calls and has me barely covered and shows 6S, KH so I've got his trip 6's beat until...)
River: JS (6's full of Jacks, his full house beats my flush and puts me out, the odds were pretty slim, but not impossible. *sigh*)
The Second (after my buy-back I'm short-stacked, but playing tight, waiting for my chance to double up):
Pocket: AS, 5D (call the big blind not wanting to throw money at a hand that's not going to pay out until I see something good)
Flop: AH, 5C, 4S (Sweet Jesus! Top two pair with a lot of money in after the blinds! Without hesitation I call "All In", confident that even if someone calls I've got them dead to rights, one other person calls and he has me covered by a long shot, with... AD, 4C meaning my Aces and 5's are kicking the ass of his Aces and 4's he basically needs a 4 and there's only two of them left in the deck... I've pretty much got him dominated)
Turn: JS (meaningless)
River: 4D (4's full of Aces, another goddam boat knocks me out again)
Twice I was beaten by dumb luck on the last card of the hand for all my chips. If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.