The last time I played 2-20 I had about $80 left when this hand came up.
I was on the button. One player limped UTG and Latif (a/k/a La Thief) raised to $7. Two players after him called the raise so I did as well with my A5 suited in clubs. The small blind and big blind both called so now it's a fairly good sized pot of $49.
The flop is pretty good for me: 5-7-3 with 2 clubs so I have a pair and 4 clubs. First player checks. Latif makes it $20 to go. Ouch. Did he flop a straight? I don't think so. One of the 2 players after him calls. I decide that I have no chips left and, hoping to isolate Latif I raise to $40. First player folds, Latif calls and other player folds. Good. Head's up. The pot is now $109.
The turn is an 8 and it's a club which makes me very happy because if Latif is playing those small cards like 4-6 and has a straight, he will definitely call me on the river. He bets out $20 again and I raise to put my last $33 into the pot and he calls so now the pot is $155.
He turns over 7-7. He flopped a frickin' set and called my first raise with a possible straight already on the board and called my all-in (I admit it wasn't much) with a possible flush already on the board as well. Great googly moogly. Yes, you guessed it. The 5 on the river pairs the board and I am screwed and out of chips. I said absolutely nothing and just left. Why do I even bother?
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I always have bad luck with La Thief, and now his son is playing regularly for pete's sake! I lost a big pot to his son (did I tell you about this already). He raised preflop with A/10 off, I smooth called from blind with A/J. Flop ace high, two diamonds. I check, he bets $17, I check raise to $37, he calls. Turn is another diamond, I bet $20 he calls. River is another diamond, I bet, he calls and wins the pot with his 10 diamonds. Unbelievable!!!!
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