7 high ftw

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:29:01 GMT

This blog was created solely to entertain others with our poker adventures. As the more computer savvy of the bunch, I will be posting most of the entries in this site. I am Seth and I like to party. Matt is the other contributor and he goes by many aliases. Dr. Colvin, or Bear, will be the topic of this first entry. Before you read our stories you should know this about the blog; You will never see a bad beat story, or hear a complaint about finishing on the bubble. That's just not our style. What you will be reading are plenty of stories of us applying bad beats. Oh, and we don't bubble tournaments either. We make it victoriously into 4th place or hit the rail by the end of the second level. Also, there may be other friends and players discussed on the site. Don't worry, we will attribute all hands and plays accordingly. Feel free to comment or let us know of any entertaining tales. Oh, and one other thing before I get started, we hate rocks!

So the 2-5 hold'em game at the Winstar is usually pretty juicy but due to an intense regimen of yard work and rock band we made sure to fire this one up ASAP. We start on a brand new table and everyone buys in for anywhere from $300 to $500. We are patiently waiting about ten minutes for the chips and noticing that the other players at the table are more or less the gambling type. We know this because two of them are Asian and there's a Persian with a gold lion necklace. Before our chips even arrive, our table won the "splash the pot" promotion which gave the next winning hand an extra hundred dollars. So the table is set, the players are waiting for chips, and there is a hundred dead dollars in the middle. The floor asks "Who is going to win this one?" and Bear responded, "You can bet on me.". Right as the chips arrive I am the big blind for $5 and Matt, next to me, straddles for $10. After the cards are dealt, the Persian is second to act and makes it $30 to go. $30 gets called by four people before it gets back to me. I look down at a measley 6-2 off suit and, of course, I call the $30. Now let's do the math, there's now six players in for $30, Matt's original $10, and the "splash the pot" $100. When the action gets back to him there is now $290 in the pot. So, Matt checks his hole cards and moves in for $295 total. The Persian deliberates while showing his cards to his neighbor and with a disgusted look upon his face, throws his cards in the muck. Asian #1 asks how much the bet is and quickly calls. Everyone else folds, leaving the decision on me with my 6-2. As badly as I want to make the call, seeing how 6 high doesn't have much equity, I fold. Now that everyone in the hand is all in, there will be no more betting. The pot is at $840. Neither player shows his hand and the flop comes K J 9 with 2 hearts. The turn is a K and the river is a black 2. At this point, both players exclaim that the other had won and neither wanted to show his hand. The Asian finally turns over his hand and reveals 6 5. Matt states, "I can beat that.", and proudly displays his 7 4 of hearts. Seven high wins the pot. It's a pretty healthy way to start a session. The blasphemy is I would have won with a deuce on the river. Until next time... there's beer in Texarkana.

cheetah_blood

7 high ftw