Yesterday was a monumentally bad poker day. Sitting next to Tom, a friendly regular we commiserated that we had to lose a rack just to warm up. We were both quickly rebuying. Things got much worse as i got involved in big pots only to lose to long shots on the river. Twice i flopped top set (aces) but lost to straights. Got a big pot going with set over set, he had jacks, vs. my queens. Aces hung in to the river where he hit his two outer.
Two memorable losses were a flop of 5/5/A, me playing A/2/4/5 which incidentally is one of the very best starting hands in OH8. With 3 of us in the hand, the turn brought an 8, giving me the flopped boat full house plus 2nd nut low. Betting was capped. River didnt change anything and i lost both high and low. One player had A/A for the Big full house, while the other had 2/3 nut low. Unbelievable, but not as much as another big pot where I have A/A/2/x, and 4 way action with capped streets, I fully expect a possible "quartering" where I split the low with improbably another hand of A/2, but did not expect this showdown. One player with A/2/2, another with The case ace and case 2!!!! WTF!!!! We chop low 3 ways, losing big to the high hand. I have only seen this once before.
So, back to the title of this blog. Brett, a very savvy player who has become a new poker buddy told me from across the table, " I see how you roll, Phil, you lose with your great hands and win with your crap". Guess I should have played more crap as my premium hands cost me dearly. Problem is, I usually only play good starting hands.
Two memorable losses were a flop of 5/5/A, me playing A/2/4/5 which incidentally is one of the very best starting hands in OH8. With 3 of us in the hand, the turn brought an 8, giving me the flopped boat full house plus 2nd nut low. Betting was capped. River didnt change anything and i lost both high and low. One player had A/A for the Big full house, while the other had 2/3 nut low. Unbelievable, but not as much as another big pot where I have A/A/2/x, and 4 way action with capped streets, I fully expect a possible "quartering" where I split the low with improbably another hand of A/2, but did not expect this showdown. One player with A/2/2, another with The case ace and case 2!!!! WTF!!!! We chop low 3 ways, losing big to the high hand. I have only seen this once before.
So, back to the title of this blog. Brett, a very savvy player who has become a new poker buddy told me from across the table, " I see how you roll, Phil, you lose with your great hands and win with your crap". Guess I should have played more crap as my premium hands cost me dearly. Problem is, I usually only play good starting hands.
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