I play a .25/.50 game with my neighborhood friends on Thursday nights. Game has been continuous since 2006. In that time we've had maybe two royals, a dozen straight flushes, and dozens of quads. This week's game was one for the record books.
First, a player gets quad 10s on the turn after flopping a set. He was so desperate to get paid he slowplayed the turn and river OOP to no bets. He made like $4 on the hand. Ouch.
Then it was my turn. I have Kh5h and flop a flush on a board of 8h7h4h. I'm UTG and check flop. I get a check, bet and a call before I toss in a call. Four players to the turn it comes down 6h for the 8 high straight flush. I bet $5 into a $7 pot knowing someone else has to have the Ah and I want them to come over the top. Next to act raises it up to $15 and I see we're both pot committed so I shove and get the call. Opponent had the AhAd and sat there dumbfounded seeing me drag in a $85 pot.
About 10 minutes left in the game I get 7c6c on the button. 2 players in before I call, blinds fold. Pot is around $8. Flop gives me open ended straight flush draw with 9c8c2h. One bet and a fold in front of me and I call $4. Turn is the As. Opponent makes it $10 and I raise it up to $25. He calls. River is the Tc, unreal. Opponent checks and I jam to put him all in for around $35. He folds fairly quickly and shows me Ah9h. I show the straight flush and everyone just rolls their eyes.
I was the big winner up $185. How could I not be? I've had one other instance where I had a straight flush and then quads 4 hands apart at Caesar's Indiana but I don't think I've ever seen that many premiums in one night before. A buddy of mine did show AA 7 times in a session once. Live poker is rigged.
First, a player gets quad 10s on the turn after flopping a set. He was so desperate to get paid he slowplayed the turn and river OOP to no bets. He made like $4 on the hand. Ouch.
Then it was my turn. I have Kh5h and flop a flush on a board of 8h7h4h. I'm UTG and check flop. I get a check, bet and a call before I toss in a call. Four players to the turn it comes down 6h for the 8 high straight flush. I bet $5 into a $7 pot knowing someone else has to have the Ah and I want them to come over the top. Next to act raises it up to $15 and I see we're both pot committed so I shove and get the call. Opponent had the AhAd and sat there dumbfounded seeing me drag in a $85 pot.
About 10 minutes left in the game I get 7c6c on the button. 2 players in before I call, blinds fold. Pot is around $8. Flop gives me open ended straight flush draw with 9c8c2h. One bet and a fold in front of me and I call $4. Turn is the As. Opponent makes it $10 and I raise it up to $25. He calls. River is the Tc, unreal. Opponent checks and I jam to put him all in for around $35. He folds fairly quickly and shows me Ah9h. I show the straight flush and everyone just rolls their eyes.
I was the big winner up $185. How could I not be? I've had one other instance where I had a straight flush and then quads 4 hands apart at Caesar's Indiana but I don't think I've ever seen that many premiums in one night before. A buddy of mine did show AA 7 times in a session once. Live poker is rigged.
