Same as it ever was

In short:

Flopped 2 pair < Rivered flush
A9 < A8
AK < AQs

My account at Sklansky National Bank is overflowing.  My bankroll on FTP is taking on water fast.


UPDATE. For some indefensible reason, I followed up the first two suckouts (which KOed me) with a third event - a 6 max turbo NLHE. The AK < AQ happened in there, but it didn't kill me.

Full Tilt Poker Game #6026729963: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo)
(45879447), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:35:38 ET - 2008/04/13
Seat 2: djm182 (4,410)
Seat 4: jaja368 (2,930)
Seat 6: kwiguana (1,660)
jaja368 posts the small blind of 80
kwiguana posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Kc Ah]
djm182 raises to 400
jaja368 folds
kwiguana raises to 1,660, and is all in
djm182 calls 1,260
kwiguana shows [Qd Ad]
djm182 shows [Kc Ah]
*** FLOP *** [2h 4d Jd]
*** TURN *** [2h 4d Jd] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [2h 4d Jd 9d] [3h]
kwiguana shows a flush, Ace high
djm182 shows Ace King high
kwiguana wins the pot (3,400) with a flush, Ace high

After this we were three-handed and essentially even-stacked. It got to heads up with "kwiguana" and me. I played pretty tight heads up and tried to figure him out. I finally did - he played the cards. Like so many others.

But that advantage didn't help me:

Full Tilt Poker Game #6026958436: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo)
(45879447), Table 1 - 400/800 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:55:12 ET - 2008/04/13
Seat 2: djm182 (7,990)
Seat 6: kwiguana (1,010)
djm182 posts the small blind of 400
kwiguana posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Ac 9c]
djm182 raises to 1,600
kwiguana calls 210, and is all in
kwiguana: gg
djm182 shows [Ac 9c]
kwiguana shows [Jh 2h]
Uncalled bet of 590 returned to djm182
*** FLOP *** [Qh Ts 6h]
*** TURN *** [Qh Ts 6h] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [Qh Ts 6h 9h] [8s]
djm182 shows a pair of Nines
kwiguana shows a flush, Queen high
kwiguana wins the pot (2,020) with a flush, Queen high
djm182: not yet :)

and it didn't help me later on:

Full Tilt Poker Game #6027001302: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo)
(45879447), Table 1 - 500/1000 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:58:57 ET - 2008/04/13
Seat 2: djm182 (7,320)
Seat 6: kwiguana (1,680)
djm182 posts the small blind of 500
kwiguana posts the big blind of 1,000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Jc Qs]
djm182 raises to 2,000
kwiguana calls 680, and is all in
djm182 shows [Jc Qs]
kwiguana shows [9s 4s]
Uncalled bet of 320 returned to djm182
*** FLOP *** [7s 9h 7h]
*** TURN *** [7s 9h 7h] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [7s 9h 7h 9c] [6s]
djm182 shows two pair, Nines and Sevens
kwiguana shows a full house, Nines full of Sevens
kwiguana wins the pot (3,360) with a full house, Nines full of Sevens

So how did I end up taking this one down? By getting money in good, getting drawn out on, then hitting the four-outer on the river!!

Full Tilt Poker Game #6027025190: $6 + $0.50 Sit & Go (Turbo)
(45879447), Table 1 - 600/1200 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:01:03 ET - 2008/04/14
Seat 2: djm182 (6,960)
Seat 6: kwiguana (2,040)
djm182 posts the small blind of 600
kwiguana posts the big blind of 1,200
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djm182 [Qc 4h]
djm182 calls 600
kwiguana raises to 2,040, and is all in
djm182 calls 840
kwiguana shows [9h 5s]
djm182 shows [Qc 4h]
*** FLOP *** [Jc Tc 5d]
*** TURN *** [Jc Tc 5d] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [Jc Tc 5d 9s] [Kc]
kwiguana shows two pair, Nines and Fives
djm182 shows a straight, King high
djm182 wins the pot (4,080) with a straight, King high
kwiguana stands up
djm182 stands up

And I end the night...up a couple of bucks. :-/