the_jon

OK so im playing Sit-n-go on PokerStars and we are down to the final 4....only the final 3 will win chips (play money game) and im shortstacked bigtime (im sitting at 1500, highest is 4500, lowest 4000) so im pretty much in all-in mode waiting for a great preflop or flopped hand.

So I get Q-Q to face and I make the minimum raise ( I usually lose with Q-Q). One guy smooth calls and the others fold. The flop is K spades J clubs Q spades. You'll see why it's important to note suit in a short moment. So I figure the only hand that could possibly beat me is pocket K's so i go all-in to reveal he's holding pocket J's and im now laughing....Someone on the table just then mentioned that he folded his J so I know im going to double up here. 3 Q's beats 3 J's obviously, and im figuring even if he hit's a straight here, im going to hit the same straight and at the very least tie for the pot. What happens next is the most freakish bad luck possible in the game of poker....The turn is a 10 of spades....and then the river is a 9 of Spades......One of the J's he was holding was THE OTHER SPADE....which means he beat me with a runner-runner straight-flush....I'm still shocked as this just happend no more than 10 minuetes ago. Im convinced this was the doing of PokerStars as the odds of this happening to anyone are astronomical.

Just thought I'd share that little horror story, to get it off my chest.

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