Posted by Junelli 4:15 PM
Last night I hit my second Royal Flush in a live game. And in both instances I got paid off.

The game was $6-$6 NL at Northside. This was my first time to play in this new game, and the stakes were extremely high. Although the minimum buy-in was $200, everyone bought in for at least $500 (over and over). There was approx $6,000 on the table. It was almost always $30-$50 to see a flop.

I bought in for $1,000, and after 3 hours was sitting about even. On the button I'm dealt KcQc. I make it $50 to go before the flop and get 3 callers (the pot is $212 before the flop). The flop is Ac Jc 9s. I now have the nut straight draw, the nut flush draw, and the royal straight flush draw.

The first player checks and the second player (short-stack) moves all-in for $195. I smooth call and the other two players fold. The pot is $602.

We turn our cards up, and he has As8h (just top pair and no draws). We count the outs: I have 24 (twelve outs twice: 9 clubs and 3 tens), and am a coin flip to win the hand. The house offers him insurance at even money (we could chop the pot right there). However, if he peels off the turn card (and I miss), my outs drop down to 12, and I would only have a 4:1 chance of winning. This would enable him to lock up more money from the pot.

He tells the dealer to peel off the turn card.

BAM!!! Ten of clubs! Royal Flush!

I decide not to insure my hand before the river card.

1 Comment(s):

Posted by  Dr Fro, at 7:52 AM, September 02, 2005  

"I decide not to insure my hand before the river card. "

Awesome

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