[mrticsay]

Of note, I'm not "complaining" about the river card. I'm one who firmly believes and tells everyone, when you call all-ins, everyone ends up with 7 cards and it doesn't matter the order.

Of note as well, I'm not claiming that my UTG raise or call was the smartest play. I'm not the only one who has ever done this and probably everyone on this site has done that from time to time...that's poker. If poker were about deal out the cards and the percentages always work and you pay out accordingly, then it wouldn't be much of a game.

There's definitely a lot of questionable play post flop. I think mine was pretty good...the only thing I'm trailing is pocket QQ (which was possible)...but who would walk away from a 3x or 4x holding trip J's after the flop. Sometimes, you lose because of your play...sometimes its just because. Often, you never know for sure until the cards are turned over (and sometimes they never are).

You definitely hold your breath as the cards come out knowing its going to be big one way or another.

Michael