Fish and chips

Fish and chips

I got a reminder the other day that the fish are alive and well. Needless to say I added this particular individual to my buddy list, and he will be paying for my next Argentinian fillet steak....

Hand #44149311-4653 at Clifton (No Limit Hold'em)
Started at 08/Jul/07 06:39:10

Incrediboy is at seat 0 with $390.
Kooox is at seat 1 with $803.10.
tsigaty is at seat 2 with $834.40.
phishman1111 is at seat 3 with $234.50.
Mkind0516 is at seat 4 with $636.10.
Boobie Lover is at seat 5 with $856.80.
The button is at seat 5.

Incrediboy posts the small blind of $2.
Kooox posts the big blind of $4.

Incrediboy: 8h 8c
Kooox: -- --
tsigaty: -- --
phishman1111: -- --
Mkind0516: -- --
Boobie Lover: -- --

Pre-flop:
tsigaty raises to $8. phishman1111 calls. Mkind0516
folds. Boobie Lover folds. Incrediboy calls.
Kooox calls.

Flop (board: 9h 8s 3d):
Incrediboy checks.
Kooox checks.
tsigaty bets $21.
phishman1111 raises to $42.
Incrediboy re-raises to
$66. Kooox folds.
tsigaty re-raises to $201. <--- can he possible have 99???
phishman1111 folds.
Incrediboy goes all-in for $382.
tsigaty calls.

Turn (board: 9h 8s 3d Qd): <--- didn't like this, as JT now beats me (no action in this round)

River (board: 9h 8s 3d Qd 6d): <--- now T7 beats me too.... (no action in this round)

Showdown:
Incrediboy shows 8h 8c.
Incrediboy has 8h 8c 9h 8s Qd: three eights.
tsigaty shows 9d 8d.
tsigaty has 9d 8d 3d Qd 6d: flush, queen high. <--- oh. ok. right. the flush. of course.
Hand #44149311-4653 Summary:
$3 is raked from a pot of $838.
tsigaty wins $835 with flush, queen high.
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Would you believe he had 13% chance of actually winning this when the money went in? I'm not sure, but I think that means I was almost a strong favourite to pull in this pot. Almost, of course, being the operative word!
A plague on all backdoor draws, and a pox on the monkeys that hit them.....