Running pretty bad lately. Sunday was planning on some Omaha but huge end of month tournament took all the tables, soooo, played in the $230 tournament against better judgement. Up and down, but made costly mistake chasing a combo gutshot and flush draw. My last chips went in good with 4/4 against A/J and A/K, specially hitting a set on flop. But, board ran out big and the worst starting hand won with Broadway straight. There were 120 entries plus 60 alternates, finished around 80th.
No cashes this week in turbos, but did get two bounties on Wednesday. Card dead today, raising with 7/7 and making the mistake of calling a big re-raise. Flop of 4/4/K left me folding to his all in bet. Gave my last chips to player next to me when I shoved 7 big blinds UTG with suited 9/10 and called by UTG +1 with A/J. Failed to pair up or hit gutshot draw.
Here is an interesting story though. Yesterday sitting next to an older regular we were telling poker stories. He related a hand from the 80's in Reno. He was playing a $10/20 game with pro's Chip Reese, David Skalansky, and another guy who he could not recall by name. He had the 10/Jack of hearts while Skalansky had pocket aces, Reese had pocket kings, and the other guy had pocket queens. Flop came down A/K/Q ........of hearts!!!! Set over set over set and flopped royal flush. As expected he never had a chance to bet or raise. The turn was a queen, giving the "other pro" quads and Skalansky aces full. So, to top the story, this guy finally remembers the other pro's name, Ray Zee!!!! I am in disbelief that my Cannon Beach poker pal is the guy. I almost immediately text Ray about the story to see if he remembers it. He answers the next day in typical Zee fashion that it is a bullshit story, Reese never played in Reno. I am thinking Ray probably forgot, or maybe the story teller got his players wrong. Everyone is getting old and forgetful. Who can remember specific hands from 30 plus years ago, even crazy ones like that, except maybe the guy flopping a royal against pro's?
No cashes this week in turbos, but did get two bounties on Wednesday. Card dead today, raising with 7/7 and making the mistake of calling a big re-raise. Flop of 4/4/K left me folding to his all in bet. Gave my last chips to player next to me when I shoved 7 big blinds UTG with suited 9/10 and called by UTG +1 with A/J. Failed to pair up or hit gutshot draw.
Here is an interesting story though. Yesterday sitting next to an older regular we were telling poker stories. He related a hand from the 80's in Reno. He was playing a $10/20 game with pro's Chip Reese, David Skalansky, and another guy who he could not recall by name. He had the 10/Jack of hearts while Skalansky had pocket aces, Reese had pocket kings, and the other guy had pocket queens. Flop came down A/K/Q ........of hearts!!!! Set over set over set and flopped royal flush. As expected he never had a chance to bet or raise. The turn was a queen, giving the "other pro" quads and Skalansky aces full. So, to top the story, this guy finally remembers the other pro's name, Ray Zee!!!! I am in disbelief that my Cannon Beach poker pal is the guy. I almost immediately text Ray about the story to see if he remembers it. He answers the next day in typical Zee fashion that it is a bullshit story, Reese never played in Reno. I am thinking Ray probably forgot, or maybe the story teller got his players wrong. Everyone is getting old and forgetful. Who can remember specific hands from 30 plus years ago, even crazy ones like that, except maybe the guy flopping a royal against pro's?
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I'm sorry you've been running bad but I love the story about the flopped royal flush. Gary Eller flopped a straight flush once with 2-4 clubs and had everyone going crazy just like the other players in your friend's story. So I think he was probably telling the truth. We've seen it all as poker players. There's really no need to embellish anything. That was quite the hand.
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