BRAG: I won $1100 at the Orleans last night playing 1/2NL.
BEAT: Bones had half my action so I had to split it with him.
VARIANCE: This hand:
Insane Maniac (IM, $400) opens to $12 and gets a call from Old Asian Dude (OAD, $120), and Flashy Lagtard (FL, $300). Flop comes:
J
5
3
IM leads for $35. OAD pushes. Lagtard over-pushes. So there's $465 in the pot and it's $265 to call for the insane Maniac.
He calls.
Turn - 6
River - 7
Flashy Lagtard turns over black Aces. Old Asian Dude quietly mucks.
Insane Maniac announces, "I have a straight," and turns over....
4
3
Holy crap.