Posted by Johnnymac 3:35 PM
I also feel like describing what I think is the hand of the night from Wednesday (at least up to the point where I left the game). By far, this is one of the biggest suckouts I have seen in some time.

Names have been changed to protect the innocent:

"Rod" is a very loose and aggressive player who is already in very deep and had even borrowed more money to stay in the game - at this time he is probably stuck for $500. After winning a couple of big hands he is almost back to even.

"Luke" is patient and solid player. He doesn't appear to be playing any hands but somehow has turned his $100 buy in into about $500.

"Myron" arrived late and started pressing from the go. He is very aggressive but seems to at least know well enough when he's beat. Myron has also turned his $100 into around $500 by this point in the game.

Rod is in the small blind, Luke is in the big blind, and Myron is in the cutoff seat.

Rod makes a preflop raise of $10 and gets three callers: Luke and Myron plus the dealer. (pot = $48)

Flop comes 3h 5s 3c.

The action checks to Myron who leads for $25. The dealer folds. Rod and Luke both call. ($48 + $25x3 = $123)

Turn is 4c.

Rod checks. Luke bets $100. Myron and Rod both call. ($123 + $100x3 = $423)

River is 8d.

Rod bets $100. Luke calls. Myron sits and thinks.

The board is now 3h 5s 3c 4c 8d

Thinking that Myron has folded, Rod briefly turns over his cards to show 8c8h. Everyone starts to yell and Rod realizes his mistake and quickly picks his cards back up. I was standing behind both Luke and Myron, so I know that both of them could have seen his hand, but apparently neither of them were looking. Rod has the nut full house. Unless one of the other players has the other 2 threes, he has the best hand.

Myron raises another $100. Rod very quickly goes all in for the rest of his chips, about $250 worth.

Luke thinks for a while and calls.

Myron thinks for a while, curses, and eventually calls.

The pot is now well over $1000 ($423 + $250x3 = $1173 to be exact)

Rod wins the hand. Myron has A3s and Luke has 6x7x.

Keep in mind that Rod was already losing after the flop to Myron's trips, that Luke made the nut straight the turn, and that Rod called all of those bets and raises with only two outs on the river. Later, the dealer admitted that he had folded the 8s, so Rod had only one out to make his hand. That's what I call a gambler!

It's also what I call the Suckout of the Year. (so far)

I don't normally like to publish bad beat stories, so here's the thing: if you were a witness to a similar bad beat or suckout, then by all means send me your story and I will publish it. I will not publish anyone's own personal bad beat story because I am not interested in hearing you cry. Don't send, because I am not publishing. That said, if you think it's a really good story, convert it into the third person and then send it to me.

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