The Right Play
So I’d like to recount one of the hands I had at poker over last week.
The Setup: I was playing Texas Hold-em at a 1 / 2 No Limit Table. The average bet was around $12 and average pot around $75. I
The Hand: I was dealt Pocket Rockets (Aces) and bet $20 pre-flop. Everyone but one person folded. The flop falls, an ice hits the felt (Yes, I go!) Trips. He checks. I check. 4th street falls a random card. He bets $20, I double the bet. Now there are 2 flush draws on the table and I figure he’s playing a flush draw. The final card falls, a 2 of diamonds. I go all in, he calls. I lose. It turns out he started with 3 / 5 diamonds and was playing an inside straight draw all the way through and he caught it on the river. I played the hand text book perfect, bet heavy to fight off fisherman, checked on the ace and re-raised on 4th (representing a high flush draw) and he still called, played the hand horribly and won.
The lesson here is no matter how well you play your hand, you can still lose all your chips.
PS. I left the tale swearing and pissed J
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