Speaking of ridiculous stuff, I was playing $1/$2 this weekend at Foxwoods and was in the BB with A/5 of Diamonds. A few people limp, SB completes, I raise to $10, everyone folds except for the SB.

Flop comes 4/6/8 with two Diamonds. SB checks, I bet $20 into a $25-$30 pot, SB calls. Turn card is some random card that doesn’t really change anything. SB shoves $280 into a pot that could have been no more than $50.

I guess he really wanted to win that pot. *chuckle*

Sometimes it isn’t enough to play well, and even if you know the math says things will work out in the long run, the short run can be a b*tch.

I hope Zeit’s luck takes a turn for the better soon.

A-10, who I had watched bluff/luck his way into a huge stack over the course of about 3 hours, had built up a stack of over $800 in front, opened from 3rd position with a raise to $20 (standard for him at this table). He’d been playing very loose/aggessive, and was making a big show about ordering drinks/flirting with the waitress- I figured he wasn’t as drunk as he wanted people to believe.

Anyway, he had 2 callers before it reached me, I raised another $100 (which was designed to look like a move– a few hands before me A-10 and I had clashed – I folded the best hand when confronted by a big bet by him, and he flashed his rags).

I have no idea why he reraised so much, but he came over the top with another $400. The other 2 players immediately got out of the way. I pretended to think before shrugging and pushing all in. I figured he must have KK or another premium hand. Maybe he actually was drunk, or felt he was pot committed– he clearly wasn’t happy about my all in, but he called anyway.

I turned up my AA, and he showed A-10 os. I couldn’t believe it. Flop brought K Q x, turn was a blank, and the river was a J. Adding insult to injury, one of the other 2 players had folded JJ.

As this idiot was celebrating his win, my wife, who was sitting behind me, started berating me for having lost my chips. Knowing you’d gotten your chips in with the best of it is small consolation when your chips are gone.

Dan, i will be the first to admit the 1-2nl games in AC have some ridiculously bad players, but that was a typo right, the pot was 180, not even the worse player in the world would put in 900 preflop with A10, although i have seen some shit thats pretty close

All-in preflop at a 1-2 table at the Taj for an $1800 pot, AA against A 10 os, and A 10 rivers a straight. oh well.

All-in a few seats from the money at a $200 buy-in tournament at Caesars, with AA against KK, and KK flops a set. shrug.

Knowing that you played well is small comfort when your chips are gone. Losing sucks. I hope your luck improves.