I'm in the middle of a bad run. Tourneys not going well, a series of bad cash sessions, horrible cold decks when my 66 flops a set from the small blind, only to be out-flopped by the big blind who's hit set of queens.
Now I know this is all part of the game, and I can accept that.
So after the set v over-set on Stars, I load up Blonde for a cash game. The cards come thick and fast, and from the off I'm hitting everything. Then with
I raise it up and get one caller.
Flop is
- so I guess I'm either ahead or I have approximately a million outs. The other fella checks, and I bet. He re-raises me...and I call.
Turn is the lovely
- so now I reckon we've both got the A-high straight. Of course, I've also got the flush draw and one card for the Royal Flush. I'm not going to get any action if a heart comes on the river - and I have the player covered, so I stick my chips in - and he calls instantly - with
and the arse-end of a flopped straight. With my recent luck, I'm expecting another king to fall to split the pot. But it's not a king, it's the
- and I've got my 4th ever Royal Flush, and I got paid for it.
BUT, I'm still down today, so it's like the poker gods are teasing me and Loki is running things at the moment and he's having a laugh at my misfortune. It's a bloody annoying game at times!
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