Runner Runner Two-in-a-Row (cash)

GOOD BEAT

Not only did I manage to hit a ridiculous runner runner against pocket kings once, I did it twice - on the very next hand!! Lady Luck was in love with me tonight for some reason. It was like she let me hit it, then said, "hit me baby, one more time" just like Britney. I was still in disbelief when it happened the first time, then even more incredulous when it happened the second time.

Kings vs 33s pre-flop is the standard 80%/20% domination. The kings went up after the flop to 87%. Why didn't I fold? Well, simply put, I was probably on tilt. I had been up early in the session but wanted to play some more on what seemed like such a good table. But a bad turn of cards ended up pushing me down in the session. I was definitely steaming at this point. Also, since I was heads-up, I figured my opponent probably didn't hit anything on the flop. Boy was I dead wrong. The turn helped by giving me an open-ended straight draw, but the kings were still a 77% favorite. To add insult to injury, I raised the poor chap on the river.



Then, on the very next hand, I limped and called a raise with A5s. This time, I wasn't that far behind. The kings were a 57% favorite pre-flop, while I was a 30% dog. They say that in limit hold 'em, you should rarely slowplay a good hand. You need to get your bets in because you've got to limit your opponents by betting or punish them for calling. Lucky for me, the kings checked. However, it probably wasn't a mistake to check and this was one of those times you could actually slowplay a hand because the kings were a 95% favorite on the flop. But another club turned, giving me the nut flush draw. The kings knew it, so he bet. But even with the draw, the kings were an 83% favorite while I was down to 17%. I knew I wasn't getting the correct odds to call, but my implied odds were decent. So when I hit my flush, I check-raised the poor bastard.

Lady Luck was damned good to me and I'm quite certain she's going to punish me down the line and say, "it's payback time."