The two most interesting hands of the night were...
Raised from the BB, with A-Q, and saw a Ad-Kd-Jc flop - seriously scary. It went check-check and another Ace (Ah) pops up on the turn. I'm pretty sure I'm ahead, but I'm still losing to Q-10, or A-J, so I check with the intention to call. It's checked-back. The river is the case Ace (As) and I decided now is the time to see if my opponent has a King or a Jack and might think their full-house is good. No action, quick fold. Didn't make a penny.
I was on the receiving end of an almost identical board, later in the evening. I've got Kd-10d under the gun and manage to see a flop with a limp. Ah-Jd-Qs - I've flopped Broadway on a rainbow board and now I am praying my one opponent has some sort of Ace. I am desperate to maximize and check; he checks back. The turn is another Ace (Ad), and now I am starting to get a little worried that I am up against A-Q or A-J. But, I now have a straight-flush draw on board, so I lead out for half-the-pot and get quickly called. Unbelievably, for the second time this evening, it's another Ace on the river (As). Now even a naked Ace is beating me, so I have to check - fully expecting to see a decent bet. It would have been an impossible call - I'm losing to any Ace, and Queen, any Jack or any other pocket pair - but thankfully he checks back, flipping up Pocket 9's for a full-house.
I actually chortled at losing the minimum, and cursed at not betting out on the flop. But I got out of Dodge losing the absolute minimum - but if I had even had the balls to bet on the river I probably would have taken it down - how many times have I had an underpair to that kind of board and folded immediately, on the flop, to a lead-out bet?
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