[TommyW]

Last night we played a $20 tournament with 10 people. Early on in the tournament I am the BB and have Q8os. My girlfriend calls in middle position, and 2 other people call. I check. The flop comes Q 8 8 rainbow. Its to me and I check, everyone else checks. Turn card 7. I put in a good size bet, 5x BB, My GF flat calls, and another guy calls. River 9. At this point I just go all in. My GF has less than me and calls, the other guy folds. I show my Q8, she shows 99. I wanted to flip out, she called until the river with 9s. But I guess it is partially my fault for not betting enough early. Oh well.

[Pavel6969]

Well her call wasn't that bad, only one over card out there at that point. Still a bit of a chase but not horrible by any means.

[TommyW]

Yea, but it seems she only calls with those types of hands when I am in the pot. Got a little of my money back later when I had KQ os and flop comes QQrag, checked to her and she bet, and I called, the raised her on the turn and she paid me off. She didnt like that to much. She gave me the evil eye, like I wasn't supposed to do that to her.

[OnTheButton]

That's poker, lol...

I was countlessly rivered last night by my friends wife, at least 4 awesome hands that I lead VERY STRONG to the river only to have her catch the card that she could hit to beat my hand.

Example:

Me:
A A UTG

My preflop raise 4x BB = $2.00

I get her and 2 other players to call.

Pot size: $8.00

Flop:
A 5 7

I check my trip Aces to see if anyone is feeling randy about their hand, and the bet checks around. OK nobody has much they want to reveal.

Turn:
8

I push pretty strong (10x BB = $5)

The other two players fold and she flat calls

Pot size: $18.00

River:
9

I put her all in, for another $12 and she quick calls, my heart skips a beat.

Pot size $42.00

She flips:
6 6

I lose, she doubles up.

She hits her OE straight on the river, and busts my trip A's by buying that river card.



How some people can make some calls, especially at the river card is beyond me, but I have to keep reminding myself that NLHE is a SEVEN CARD GAME, and most people base their win/loss odds on the first 5 cards.

And some people (especially at low limit like we play $20 buy-in, 25/50 cent blinds) you just can't push them off of a hand they feel strongly about, unless you are willing to push all your chips in early enough to win a meager pot.

Oh well, I'll get her back tonight.