Diamonds are a....

At the poker table, they're not simply for girls. This hand unfolded at Yahoo poker Tuesday night:

BLINDS: $1/$2 ($20 limit cash game, pretend money)

IN THE POCKET: Ad-10d

Worth a go. Bidding stops at $4, with several calling.

ON THE FLOP: Kd-Qd-??. (We forget now, but it wasn't a diamond.)

One card from a dream hand. With straight and flush chances, of course we bet; a few players call.

ON THE TURN: Jd.

Yes, dreams come true -- it's a ROYAL FLUSH with diamonds!

With no reason to hold back, we bet every time our turn comes around. Two players at the table stay in, seemingly oblivious to the trouble they're in.

ON THE RIVER: 4d.

We keep betting and raising, of course. One opponent folds. The other finally smells trouble when we raise to $16, and stops short of raising to the $20 limit. That player made a flush on the river -- but obviously not the best one. We take a juicy $110 pot.

"Showoff" one early folder comments. In jest, we think. But we respond by admitting we wish we kept a camera by the computer for moments like that.