House over House

I've seen some suck out's and bad beats in my time (usually I am on the receiving end), but there was a hand played in a 'Double-or-Nothing' STT I was participating in that is amongst the worst I have ever seen.

'didl30' flat-called, under-the-gun, and it was folded round to 'dcb3' in the big-blind.

The flop must have looked like a dream to both players, but 'didl30' was in dreamland, flopping a Full-House. He checked the flop and induced the All-In from 'dcb3'; insta-calling.

The turn was innocuous, but the dagger to the heart came on the river (as it usually does). 'dcb3' hit a sick 3-outer to win the hand with a bigger Full-House; about a 8%, 11/1 shot.


I know there's probably much worse beats you can get, like getting all-in with AA and finding yourself up against an under-pair, only for them to hit a two-outer on the flop, turn or river - but in those cases you would be going in as only a 1/3 favourite, with your opponent having a 25% chance and able to see all 5 board cards. But how often do you flop a 'house' and suck-out to a bigger one; especially on the river.

Unfortunately, this victory didn't keep 'dcb3' in the tournament much longer and he went out in 5th place, which was good for me, as I played relatively tight (even folding AJ-suited once, in early position), finishing in the top 5 and cashing.

These 'Double-or-Nothing' tables have been good to me so far this month; played 6, cashed 6. The run must come to an end soon, but at the moment it's maintaining my bankroll, as I have bubbled out of the last 3 or 4 standard STT's (my only cash this month has been 3rd at a $5 HORSE table).