NEW YEAR

I had an idea that could help me to blog more often. I play poker online just about every day but rarely have anything to say about it. Since everyone loves a good bad beat story, I will chronicle the worst beat I took on the day, sort of like on MXC where they wrap up the program with the Most Painful Elimination of the Day. So the MPED is born and here is the January 9th winner:

Early in a $150 event, I am chipping up nicely by playing a lot of pots in position. I pick up JJ on the button and after a raise and a call, I put in a hefty reraise. It looks like a standard stealing situation so after the original raiser mucks, the other guy calls and we take a flop.

(9s 5d 4h) He checks to me and I put in a 2/3-pot-sized bet to get rid of him. He flat calls.

(9s 5d 4h / Td). There is just over $2k in the pot and he pushes all in for around $2200 or so. Okay, there's no chance he has the best hand. I fully expect to see (Ad 3d) when I call but instead he shows (Kd 6d). My fate was sealed with the 4d on the river. Now go back and look at what he called with on the flop. He must have been totally convinced I had nothing and he could take it from me on the turn. The diamonds were just bonus.