Poker Hand Stories

Sick Call

Matt

One Pair

Won $0 @ Poker Stars

4
♥

♥

4
♠

♠

PokerStars Game #13222870085: Tournament #67098289, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/11/13 - 18:17:37 (ET)
Table '67098289 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat...[more]

Set gets rivered

Mike D

Three of a kind

Lost $500 @ Local Game

5
♦

♦

6
♠

♠

K
♦

♦

K
♥

♥

K
♠

♠

He rivered a flush, Diamonds
I think I was 93-7, bet all in for 300 after the turn, somehow he called lol,, sure enough diamond on the river...[more]

Risky bluff that worked

Martin Fromage

High Card

Won $600 @ Poker Stars

2
♦

♦

3
♦

♦

Early on in a $10 Texas Holdem satellite with 65 entrants. I hold 3d-2d, just rubbish. The flop brings me an admittedly very low flush draw but...[more]

You can't beat an Ace

Dazza

High Card

Won $2000 @ Party Poker

6
♦

♦

8
♠

♠

9
♣

♣

A
♠

♠

10
♦

♦

I was having a bad day, losing quite a few chips and after about 4 hours I didn't really care, so I went all in, but with 8, 9, 10 on the table, I expected a straight to win, but as luck would hav...[more]

Lost to a higher straight flush

John Cosway

Straight Flush

Lost $200 @ Local Game

3
♦

♦

4
♦

♦

5
♦

♦

6
♦

♦

7
♦

♦

In a seven-card, hi-low 2-4 no limit bumping declare game, was dealt a 3-7 straight flush. Thought it was solid for high and low and pumped it heavily. When the betting stopped, there were three playe...[more]

Slow played Quads?! Lost with Full house! :(

Dean Mason

Four of a kind

Lost $400 @ Party Poker

9
♦

♦

9
♠

♠

J
♣

♣

J
♥

♥

J
♠

♠

Been playing all morning on small stakes real money poker building a nice pot. Decided to take my $400 into $10 blind table as i was having a good streak - NOT EVER AGAIN! First hand, i have a pair o...[more]

Best Hold'Em Hand To Date

Alex Day

Four of a kind

Won $3000 @ Local Game

6
♥

♥

K
♣

♣

K
♦

♦

K
♥

♥

K
♠

♠

I can't remember how much I won here, or what the last card on the flop was, but I remember getting pocket Kings pre-flop. My best friend Bristow often raises pre-flop, so that no-one with a medio...[more]

Don't Ya Hate Suck-Outs?

Alex Day

Two Pairs

Lost $9000 @ Local Game

7
♥

♥

8
♦

♦

8
♠

♠

A
♣

♣

A
♠

♠

I was down to $9,000 in a $15k game, and I decided to make a stand going all-in on the flop. I had A/8 off, which is my best friend's lucky hand, his name's Sam Bristow so I know it as the Bri...[more]

One minute wonder!

GS

Two Pairs

Lost $10

A
♣

♣

A
♦

♦

J
♦

♦

J
♠

♠

Q
♠

♠

In my mates playing for £10 a head. First deal and I'm sitting with A J - I decide to raise it up a bit. Only one person calls. Flop comes A 3 J.... 2 pair, I'm laughing! Raise it up a bit mor...[more]

Stitched by a Goon

Matt

Four of a kind

Lost $500 @ Local Game

7
♣

♣

7
♦

♦

7
♥

♥

7
♠

♠

K
♥

♥

Was Playing at home in a regular 50p £1 ($1 $2 approx) Hold'em cash game. Everyones pretty solid apart from this one guy who plays LOOSE, throwing his chips all over the place and he normally does...[more]

Royal Flush

Schmave

Royal Flush

Won $9000 @ Poker Room

A
♠

♠

J
♠

♠

K
♠

♠

Q
♠

♠

10
♠

♠

Sitting in Pokerroom of a Tuesday evening having just watched Liverpool snatch a Champions League final place. Went all in and won about 3 grand play money, folded a poor hand and both the other playe...[more]

Dead Man's Hand

"Wild Bill" Hickok

Two Pairs

Lost $1000000000 @ Local Game

5
♦

♦

8
♣

♣

8
♠

♠

A
♣

♣

A
♠

♠

"Aces and eights" is known as the dead man's hand in stud poker. The phrase dates back to the murder of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok by Jack McCall in Deadwood, Dakota Territory on August 2, 1876....[more]

What a mix-up!

The Mathematician

Three of a kind

Lost $100 @ Local Game

7
♣

♣

7
♦

♦

7
♠

♠

K
♠

♠

Q
♦

♦

Local game, 7 players. Got dealt 7 3, nothing really to play with. I stay in for the flop, another 7 comes out, along with K, Q. The straight is on too, and the two people left in the game are betting...[more]

Full House versus Trips

IdahoFarmer

Full House

Won $2000 @ Local Game

2
♣

♣

2
♥

♥

2
♠

♠

8
♣

♣

8
♦

♦

Playing in a local game at a country club. About 19 players at two tables started the night. Game is NL Holdem. Buy in was $100 with unlimited rebuys before 8:00 PM (game started at 6:00pm). Total...[more]

Straight Flush

MAC "ALL IN" MACQUEEN

Straight Flush

Won $100000 @ Poker Room

5
♠

♠

6
♠

♠

7
♠

♠

8
♠

♠

9
♠

♠

This hand came out in the flopI was shaking with excitement but played it slow, and to my amazement 3 BAWBAGS came in with me on "all in" after the RIVER HOW I laughed when I knocked all 3 oot...[more]

Quads

Gary Sharp

Four of a kind

Won $100

8
♠

♠

Q
♣

♣

Q
♦

♦

Q
♥

♥

Q
♠

♠

My first decent poker win. Dealt pocket Queens, another shows her face on the flop, and appears again on fourth street. The guy I'm playing against decideds to bluff me. "All in", he says... silly boy...[more]

Four Fives Nightmare

Jimmy Jamieson

Four of a kind

Lost $100

5
♣

♣

5
♦

♦

5
♥

♥

5
♠

♠

A
♠

♠

Was playing with the lads, a while ago. Folded my 5 straight away, just to see 3 fives come out on the flop :o( ! Best hand i nearly had!...[more]

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