The Controversial Hand

I was looking to kill time yesterday morning so joined a $1/$2 table. It was the first time I had played at a table with those levels of blinds so was worried that I may end up like a fish out of water.

I started losing my antes right away and was getting dealt hands that were pointless and boredom was rearing it's head when I was dealt a King and Five of Diamonds. In any other game I would have folded but I was losing money fast so decided to risk it in the hope of hitting another three diamonds and getting a flush or making a pair of kings.

I had one caller and we went heads up. He revealed an Ace and a Queen so I was the underdog preflop.

Then I hit another five on the board and won the pot.

'Clown,' was the response of the guy I had just beat and I admit I was. I lucked out by hitting the low pair.

Then the game progressed and I started losing rapidly again so tried bluffing my way with an Ace Queen. There was another player raising me and I kept calling him. I eventually hit another Ace on the river card and won the pot there.

I had made an enemy.

The odds I was offered did not reflect the hand I was playing and I really should have folded but I kept playing. The opponent went ballistic with me calling me all the names under the sun. He thought I was the worst player he had gone against.

How was I to respond to his criticism?

I played it up by saying 'who won the pot then?' and wound him up knowing that eventually he may try and bluff me out of a pot when I had something worth playing.

That plan came in to action when I was dealt a pair of Kings. He was the Big Blind so had posted his ante. I called. The other players around us folded leaving me and him. He raised the bet to $7 I reraised him another $5 and he called.

The flop came out as King of Diamonds, 6 of Clubs and 2 of Spades. I had hit trips!

In my mind I knew he would think I was bluffing due to the table image I had given him in my other hands so made a bet of $2. He raised that by an extra $16. I sat there for a few seconds knowing what I was going to do but just didn't know if he would have the guts to call it. I put all $124.86 of my chips in the middle and he called with his remaining $70.68.

He turned over a pair of Aces. As long as he hit no more I was away and sailing.

The turn card was 4 of Clubs.

He didn't improve.

The river was a 2 of Clubs.

We both improved but his two pair of Ace's and Two's were nothing compared to my full house Kings over Two's.

I took the pot of $200.36.

The player went mad at my play claiming the odds were once again not in my favour. I told him he was making no sense as it was impossible for me to know what cards he had before the flop. I know for sure that when I made the all-in bet I was the clear favourite. He told me I should play the lottery instead.

The funniest thing about this guy is he added me to his poker buddy list and has followed me around the other tables today asking me to join a higher stakes table to play with him.

I unpolitely declined the offer telling him he was rubbish