charles in charge

im one in front of the button (dealer) and im dealt ATs (A-10-suited). theres one caller in front, i limp in, button limps, big blind raises, and we all call..

the flop comes a J-7-Q rainbow w/ me suiting the J. pre-flop raiser bets, in-front calls, i call, and button folds..

the turn lays a very nice K of spades which completes my nut straight and puts me on a royal-flush draw. big blind bets again, in-front calls, i raise, big re-raises, in-front calls again, i re-raise, and we all top out. im thinkin, crap!! someone must have cowboys (pocket Ks). frickin great..

fifth street only brings HALF the card i wanted to see, which means its one i didnt wanna see AT ALL: a Q of hearts. damn!! someone just made their full house. so big blinds bets again, in-front calls, i raise, and everyone--much to my relief--only c a l l s..

we "turn over", i show the straight, big blind shows pocket rockets (aces) giving him two pair ace-high (ouch!), and in-front shows J-K also giving him two pair but king-high (idiot)..

YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(imagine a dork asian dude rapidly pumping his fist and doing a little chicken dance while seated in front a computer--no, thats not me..)

so i collect 46 bucks and breathe out a huge sigh through my huger grin..

..ah, but the nite doesnt end there. i obviously should "get up" but i decide--as is my custom--to stick around til the blinds rotate to me. so i get two more free deals--i tell myself, dont chase!

first deal comes AJs and im thinkin here-we-go-again. a pre-flop raise by the small blind (who was the big blind who got burned w/ pockets rockets) leads to three callers (including me). flop comes J-high rainbow, small bets and we both call (i believe i made the mistake of not raising here). turn comes nothing, but in-front caller folds to the small blinds raise which i call. then the river lays another J which gives me the trips and i burn the dude AGAIN after he calles my raise and shows pockets Ts..

he must H-A-T-E me. seriously, how many times will you get pocket As followed by Ts and lose BOTH hands BADLY??

anyways, after i collect the $23 pot the second deal gives me nothing and i call it a nite. i check my cash status and--im not kidding--im RIGHT where i started. im EXACTLY at the same amount i was at the beginning of the evening..

crap!! i really do frickin suck!!

..but man, is my belief not reinforced that poker is an awesome game..