The last week at the NBC Sports online poker table was wonderful, with three final table appearances and a $20 win. But in tonight's big weekly championship game, it didn't matter a bit -- and we went bust early with a bad hunch.
BLINDS: 20/40
IN THE POCKET: 6-6
We're the small blind, with a man named "Boricua" to our immediate right. He's already won a few pots, and leads the table. But he merely, and we join about five players in the hand by calling.
ON THE FLOP: 4-4-9
Small blind means we play first. We check with two pair -- but when the play checks around to Boricua on the button, he bets $340. We have $800, and this comes across to us as an "I'm boss, and I dare you" bet. We dare to call. No one else does.
ON THE TURN: Q.
We check. Boricus shoves all-in. Is he bluffing, and stabbing at the pot with a chip lead? We've already committed so much that we take the dare again. We call.
Then Boricua shows he had J-9 -- a higher two pair. We're in big trouble.
ON THE RIVER: A.
And we're gone in 15 minutes. Out of 696 players, we're #588. Ugh-ly.
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