A $2.5K pot in RK's 1-1 PLO game.
This is one of the most unforgettable hand @ RK during my 3 weeks stay. I share it because it's so funny.
It was heads-up and the board was K3
5
.
A TAG player jammed his $1K+ stack with top set. The action player snapped off and wanted to run it once. The TAG player immediately showed his set of KK and was (almost) begging the action player to run it twice. He relented. Reluctantly. The action player turned over 2
4
xx for a straight flush draw.
On the first run, a diamond came on the turn and a brick on the river. Action player was guaranteed half of the pot. In poker parlance, he's now on a freeroll.
On the second run, another diamond, 8
was rolled out on the turn. I can see all life drain out of the TAG player's face. I can relate because I had been in a similar situation before. The dealer then dealt a comforting black 8 on the river, making the TAG player's hand a full house.
"Everyone can breathe easy now" PT announced.
The TAG player was so spooked by the run-out that he cashed out immediately, didn't even look at his next hand. "I worked all night for a $1K+ profit, almost lost it all" he laughed nervously.
"Good decision, go home, go home," I told him.
With a $1K+ profit, I would have been long gone. Call me a hit-and-runner all you want, a $1K+ stack (1000 big blinds) in this game can easily go "poof" even if you get it in with the nuts on the flop.
Last edited by WarMage87; 07-04-2017 at 09:54 AM.