Straight Flush followed by Quads

Two incredible hands in a row.

In my last entry I stated that I had been playing 5c-10c cash games at Ultimatebet. I started with a free $50 bankroll and I have managed to grow this to $87.50. It's a real grind at these levels, but I won't be moving up to the 10c-25c level until I have 500 big blinds, or $125.

Anyway, a couple of nights ago I was at a really tough table. There were a couple of players who were punishing anyone who tried to limp into a pot, so you really had to have a starting hand and come in raising. However, I found myself calling a min-raise from the big blind, with Ac-2c. Normally I wouldn't play A-2, even suited, but from the BB it seemed cheap enough to see a flop.

The flop was almost perfect; 3c-6h-4c. I've found myself with straigh, flush and straight-flush draws. I lead out with a 1/2-pot sized bet, which is only called (normally this player re-shoves or folds). It's hard to read what he's got, I'm thinking it's a decent sized pair; 8's or 9's, but could easilt be A-K or A-Q.

I hit the miracle card on the turn, 5c. Now, I am praying that he's got, or drawing to something (just not the 6c-7c). I check the turn, trying to make it look like I'm scared of the flush (representing a big pair) and, sure enough, he bets out the size of the pot.

I wait an eternity before just calling. The 8d on the river is meaningless, so I bet out half the pot. Perhaps I should have checked, as there was every chance he would have bet into me again, but instead he just folded. Now I'll never know what he had, was chasing or representing.

At least it was a decent sized pot - usually it's hard to get paid on a Straight-Flush.


Immediately following that hand, I mean the very next hand, I am sitting with 4s-9d from the small blind. There are a couple of flat-callers and it comes round to me. It's an automatic fold (bad position, bad cards, BB still to act), so instead of calling the measly 5c to see a flop I muck.

The flop comes down: 9s-9h-9c - INCREDIBLE!! What are the odds against flopping Quads the hand after making a Straight-Flush.

I was gutted, especially after the remaining players in the pot started massively betting into each other; either representing the 9, or a big pair. I could have made a mint.