If you're going to be "stud of the month" and win the National League of Poker's monthly "Poker Studs" championship, you have to be tough and manly. Right???? Watch what happened tonight....
BLINDS: 15/30
IN THE POCKET: Qh-Qc
It's the first hand of the night -- and when we see these cards in the leadoff position we say, "First-hand bust." Many NLOP players moan and groan about the worst hand winning, when several players go all-in. We also know there's an unofficial NLOP "tradition" that someone usually pushes on the first hand, even if he has trashy cards. Given all this, we choose to limp with this big pair. But no one raises; about five players are in.
ON THE FLOP: Js-3h-Ah (not absolutely sure about the Jack suit)
An Ace is out there, so we act cautiously and bet the minimum 30. That's enough to chase most of the players away; only one calls.
ON THE TURN: Qd
Three queens make us feel much more comfortable -- but we don't want to run a potential big gain away. So we bet 60. Our opponent calls.
ON THE RIVER: 2h
That card may look harmless -- but now three hearts are showing. We don't think our opponent was waiting for a flush to come. So it's time to strike. We bet 230 -- and our opponent raises all-in.
Oh no! Did he really hit the big red jackpot, or is he trying to run us off with something like two pair? We decide to go for it and call -- only to discover he has J-9 of hearts!
"Arrrrrrrgh," we write. And well we should -- because we had two chances to make a big bet and seize the pot: pre-flop, and especially on the turn. But by attempting to maximize our potential gain, we wound up losing everything. We finished in 915th place, out of 922 players -- not exactly studly.
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