[Orion]

my freind and i host a biweekly cash game here in columbus. we usually have 3 to four table of nl holdem going on, with blinds ranging from .25/.50 up to $1/$2.

late into our last game, we had consolidated down into one table with the eight players left at 2 in the morning or so. one of our regulars, shooter, on my right and a buddy of mine, milestone, on my left.

the particular hand as is follows...

shooter in the small blind, myself in the big, miles utg.
miles calls the .50 bb
folds around to shooter, who raises to $2
i look down at pocket jacks, my favorite hand. i re-raise to $5
miles looks at me and says, "my hand has as much of a chance as yours does, i call."

flop comes 6-j-7 all diamonds.

shooter checks.
i bet $10
miles raises to $20
shooter goes all in. shooter is the big stack at this point with about $115 in front of him.
i am holding top set, and have about $50 dollars left in front of me. now, ive played shooter and miles both, many times. i have a good read on both of them. i know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that im beating shooter. miles, on the other hand, is more of a wild card. i decided that if i called, miles would have to have the nut flush to call as well. so, i decide to call.
miles calls, quickly.

ruh roh.

shooter flips over pocket sixes.
i show down my pocket jacks.
miles, the nutcase, is holding a-5 of diamonds.

the turn is a 9 of spades.

the river is a 9 of hearts.

i make the boat, and take down the hand. worth about $170 total. one of the biggest hadns ive ever been in at a home cash game.

as an aside, miles was almost right. at the beginning of the hand, the percentages werent nearly as bad as i thought for him. i was about 50% to win, miles, with his a-5 suited, was about 35%, and shooters pocket sixes were way behind, at about 15%. interesting.

anyways, thought i would share.

i love my jacks.