Poker Decadence Conference

Well, not really a bad call, but I did go in with the worst of it. I just sucked out badly and ended up winning the tournament because of it — and endured quite the rant afterwards too…. Let’s run over the hand….

4-handed, I’m on the button with about 30% of the chips at the table. Chip leader has about half, one guy is painfully shortstacked, and had been for quite some time… He was shortstacked moving into the final table, and was just enjoying people get eliminated…

I’m deal KJ of spades on the button, and I raise 4BB. SB folds, BB re-raises the minimum — I call.

Flop comes: QT4, no spades. BB bets the pot, I call.

Turn: J

He checks, I bet 3/4 pot — he shoves. Would he really shove with AK? it would be consistent, but why would he? I ponder, and make the call (I had ‘m covered) — he turns over QJ. River: 9, making my straight.

Ha! SUCKOUT!!!!