01-26-2006, 01:22 PM
Premezilla,Jan 26 2006, 02:51 AM Wrote:Once, not so long ago, during a cross-country meet, I was playing poker with some of my friends. (No-Limit Hold'Em, FYI)
I was dealt a decent hand of a Q8 (or something like that) and put in a dollar to see the flop. Out comes Q88. I'm ecstatic, but want to play it cool, so I call. My friends raises $5, and I snicker to myself, what with my full house hand winking up at me. I bet $20, thinking that my friend would fold and I could pick up an easy $5. But he calls.
I'm more confused than worried. I have a full house, and it's solid. The next card comes out 9. I'm relieved. I raise another $5, and my friend counter-raises me another $15, so the total in the pot is now $40. By now, I know my friend is either trying to buy his way out of the hand or is seriously bluffing. The last card comes out a 9.
I'm overjoyed. I got this. This is MINE. I flip my hand over, congratulating my friend and smiling to myself....
....as my friend turns over Q9.
I kid you not.
I had QQ888, he had QQ999.
$40. Gone. Wasted.
To this day I still think he rigged the deck.
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Twice I was in a 6 person game with a twenty dollar buy in. First time I had QJ and a 10 down straight flopped. I figured I'd at worst split if someone had my hand. What happened the first time? Got beat out by a flush.
Second time? Beat out by a flush.
I decided after the second time I should take it as a sign, and stop playing poker for money. :P
Cheers,
Munk