Posted by Junelli 8:59 AM
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To: Junell
From: McAndrew
Subject: Breaking out the Vagisil

This hand reminds me of folding KK preflop.

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I only admit to this hand because otherwise I had a good night playing at the Montrose Game ($1-2 PL) on friday night - I spent the majority of the night up around $300-450 and ended up +$150 for the night due to a suck out on a monumental scale - we'll save that story for another time.

But here is the hand where I couldn't find the balls to call:

I've got K-9h in late position. Early position raises to $15 preflop (max preflop raise at this joint without reraises). I honestly don't pay attention to who all calls because the guy running the game is talking to me - I call.

Flop comes 3 - 4 - 5 hearts. So I flopped the 2nd nut flush. I think there's four guys in the hand - button folded as well as other late positions so I'm last to act.

First position was the pre-flop raiser - he bets out 40. Next guy folds and following guy goes all in for about $180.

At this point, I thought there were only four of us in the hand (including the folder) - so while the bet was what appeared to be some sort of protection bet, it was enough to make me think that the all-in was either a made nut flush or at least Ah-x with a draw still on. the guy was a mouse who had barely played all night.

So I fold - - - all of a sudden, some guy who apparently was hiding his cards in his pocket goes all in for $220. First position now goes all-in for less (about $175). The pot is hovering somewhere in the $650 range.

The reason this bothered me so much was the fact that I didn't see the guy with his cards. I acted out of position - after thinking about it for a good minute - apparently the magician who pulled the cards out of the hat was thinking as well. If I had known he was gonna call - all of a sudden my K-9 is looking pretty good with all the people mixing it up.

I figured first to act had an overpair (wired jacks or queens), but I was pretty mystified at this all in move from the quiet player.

so everyone turns over their cards - first position had jacks (1 heart)
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the mouse who went all in first had 10-6h giving him a flush with a straight flush draw. the david blaine of the poker table had bullets (1 heart) so he was on a nut draw the entire time.

turn and river come up rags - my K9 would have held and I would have taken down a $900 pot. I almost vomited. I can't believe I didn't see the other guy in the hand -

I am ashamed and disappointed in my play. I made up for it when I busted the magician out of the game a bit later when I flopped a set of 7s to his set of 3s - I swear to god I thought he was gonna flip the table. good times.

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