Sat a 2-3-300 game while waiting for 8-16. Got back from bathroom break to find I'm 2 off the BB. I figure 'for $5 I can show that I'm not a nit' and toss in a chip. Dealt 5
4
, knuckle, someone raises to $15, everybody folds and I think 'for $10 maybe I can show them that I'm not a nit' and call.
Flop:
Q
6
3
. Since every raiser has AK I figure that I can bet and show them that I'm not a nit so I bet $25 but the other guy made it $50 and I called.
Turn: 10
. c/c
River: Something. c/c
I picked up my cards and was ready to throw them in the muck and then thought 'I ought to show this so that they know I'm not a nit', smack the cards face up on the table and exclaim: 'BEAT THAT!' The other guy looks at my hand for a few seconds and then rolls over the 5
4
.
There's a lesson in there somewhere, folks!