Okay so this is an AWFUL hand of poker. The worst played hand in memory for me. I am deeply ashamed. Comments and pisstaking welcome.

I'm posting it to embarass myself into not doing it ever again. Or at least learning from it in some horrible way.

I will try to comment on my thought processes throughout... even though I was obviously mid-brain-spaz at the time


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

saw flop|saw showdown

MP3 ($24.30)
CO ($14.94)
Button ($50.45)
SB ($15)
BB ($20.10)
Hero ($27.07)
UTG+1 ($53.48)
UTG+2 ($19.15)
MP1 ($42.38)
MP2 ($24.70)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, Q. SB posts a blind of $0.10.

OK. This is the big error, I suppose. Playing the hand in the first place. Under the gun. I raised to protect my vulnerable hand.

Hero raises to $1.25, 6 folds, Button calls $1.25, 2 folds.

Flop: ($2.85) A, 4, Q (2 players)

At this point I am making a continuation bet to see where I stand, or win the pot there.

Hero bets $2, Button raises to $4, Hero calls $2.

Villain has a VP$IP of 40% over about 60 hands and has been unimpressive so far. Looking at it now it is a ridiculous call.

Turn: ($10.85) 3 (2 players)

I fire my second barrel - maybe I have the flush? Maybe I have a set? I get re-raised. After a long time... I call! Fuck me this is embarassing. I think this call is the one that I knew at the time was wrong - I don't mind the bet, but he's re-raised me twice and I have middle pair. I should be gone by now at the latest.

Hero bets $5, Button raises to $10, Hero calls $5.

The final nail in the coffin comes on the river when I hit my set

River: ($30.85) Q (2 players)
Hero calls $11.82 (All-In), Button calls $11.82.

Final Pot: $54.49

Results in white below:
Hero has Kc Qs (three of a kind, queens).
Button has Ad Qd (full house, queens full of aces).
Outcome: Button wins $54.49.

Excuse my french, but what a cunt. That is what you get for playing KQ out of position and ignoring re-raises.

Please note I do not always play like this.