My heartbreaker at the WSOP

citytom · Newbie Joined: Mar 18, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: florida

My heartbreaker was getting eliminated at 45 when the payout of $10,000 was to 42 places in a $1K WSOP event this year. And it was on a bad beat! I felt like going up to the 30th floor of the RIO, and jumping out a closed window, onto a pile cactus! Want the story??? Can I tell it here?!!.
The table is playing tight as we are down to the bubble. I'm short stack, having about about 2 1/2 times the blind in chips. I'm in early position and go all-in w/ KJ suited hoping to take the blinds. As I expected the table folds around to the blind, who is healthy with chips. He say, "If I don't call, the table will beat me up." and show his T2 off suit. The flop is three rags. The turn is a rag. The river is a 2. Son of a bitch! He won with a 2 2, and I went looking for the 30th floor of the RIO. Then I remembered I had another game the next day and saw a show instead.

Citytom
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Colocation · Site Admin Joined: Jan 07, 2004 Posts: 404

You may as well be talking in Greek, as this makes no sense to me what so ever.

Anyone know what he is on about?

citytom · Newbie Joined: Mar 18, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: florida

My post was spoken in clear poker language. I'll be happy to help you decipher any of it if you note something that is unclear.

Colocation · Site Admin Joined: Jan 07, 2004 Posts: 404

Hmmm this could take a while .... but as you kindly offered.

What is "heartbreaker was getting eliminated at 45" ?

citytom · Newbie Joined: Mar 18, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: florida

By "heartbreaker" I meant it was a sorrowful hand for me because I was knocked out of the tournament at that time.
By "45th"......there were only 45 players in the tournament at the time.
Money was given to the remaining 42. I was knocked out three from the money, and got nothing. We were playing 7 1/2 hours at the time.

WSOP stands for World Series of Poker.
"The Bubble" indicates the placement of a player who is on the verge of being knocked out of a tournament just out of the money.

K = King
J = Jack
T= Ten
Offsuit= two cards of different suits
The blind = the ante in Hold 'em poker.
Flop = the first three cards on the board in Hold 'em
rags = cards that don't help
Rio = the hotel where the WSOP was held

Colocation · Site Admin Joined: Jan 07, 2004 Posts: 404

hmm ok thanks for that so far, and this?

"I'm in early position and go all-in w/ KJ suited hoping to take the blinds"

citytom · Newbie Joined: Mar 18, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: florida

Colocation · Site Admin Joined: Jan 07, 2004 Posts: 404

"and now this? show his T2 off suit"

citytom · Newbie Joined: Mar 18, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: florida

He had a ten and a two of different suits in his pocket cards.
He did not pair until the river where a two came out. He won with a pair of twos.

Colocation · Site Admin Joined: Jan 07, 2004 Posts: 404

"He did not pair until the river where a two came out"

hehe this is painful "river" , the place where water runs?

citytom · Newbie Joined: Mar 18, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: florida

Ya know, I think you are pulling my leg. I see you are a site administrator....of a poker forum....and, uh, I find it hard to believe you don't speak "poker-ese". Never-the-less, I'm enjoying conversing with you.

The "river" is the last common card displayed on the table. By the way, a "ten/two" in the pocket is a famous hand. Doyle Brunson won a World Series Event with it some years ago.

Colocation · Site Admin Joined: Jan 07, 2004 Posts: 404

NO really, sure site admin, but Poker language is completely lost on me, I know absolutely zero about the subject which is why I am asking.

The descriptions also help many others I would think. I'm sure I won't remember it all but it's a start, so thanks

This one "The flop is three rags" ?

citytom · Newbie Joined: Mar 18, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: florida

The "flop" are the first three community cards turned over by the dealer.
"Rag" is a term for a card which which does not help the hand.
For instance, if I hold a King and Jack of spades in the pocket, and the flop is a 3 hearts, 5 diamonds, and 8 clubs, these would be called three rags.

My pleasure.