Well I have been flying on the online poker scene since joining Titan Poker and have seen my bankroll continue to move in the right direction but last night I could have thrown my computer out of the living room window after suffering a crushing blow as my pocket aces were cracked by some donkey with 9/10 off suit!
Playing at the $2/$4 tables on the site I was sitting pretty as the flop fell with only three players still active in the game and both of the other players seemed more than willing to enter into the hand pre-flop after I had raised the price to go to $40.
Well with three of us locking horns as the flop fell 7h – Jc – 2s, I was still sat in one of the best positions that I wanted to be in at that point.
Making my standard check raise play, the guy to my left raised up the stakes, a very nice sight for me who was sat there with my pocket rockets ready and willing to burn a hole in my pocket, so I raised the pot up once again when the action got to me.
Seeing one of the players drop out of the hand at this point wasn’t too worrying as it seemed that I had someone more than willing to see this hand through with me and I was loving the thought of the cash being shuffled over into my pile of chips!
The turn falls, showing a 10h.
Okay so at this point I’m thinking that I need to work this guy and get him to come with me while still making sure that my next bet was one that was going to give him a serious decision, so moving all in I was a little concerned as the guy then followed me without what seemed to be a moments thought.
The feeling of seeing trips being turned over began to consume me and the regret of such a harsh move seemed to dawn on me, thoughts that we quickly removed when the cards were turned and I realised that he was chasing little more than 8.
But in true online poker style, the river fell and it was 8c.
I felt sick, the fact that this guy was even interested in coming into the hand pre-flop at the rate that the pot was raised really began to make my blood boil, then the fact that he was then willing to call an all in to the tune of £2,500 without a moments thought, wow.
Well once again I have seen my pocket aces fall to a hand that shouldn’t have been involved in a hand but hey, I guess that’s gambling!
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