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Message:: [QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 705572, member: 15309"]I am here.  I considered collecting gaming checks at one time and even started a dansco album.  However, I couldn't bring myself to collect them seriously.  Every time I see a gaming check, my only desire is to bet it. Here is a photo from my last session.  Don't get excited, I had to rebuy for an additional $1,000 after taking a bad beat.  For those of you not willing to read bad beat stories, please stop reading this post now. <img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Mobile%20Uploads/1002092339a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> THE BAD BEAT Game:  $20-$40 Limit Texas Hold-em.Location:  Borgata Poker Room, Atlantic CityDate:   Friday, 10/2/09 (10PM) I was in the small blind when the floor person informed that I was being moved from the "must move" game to the main game.  A "must move" game is a secondary game of a particular limit where it is mandatory for the players to move to the main game in the order they were seated in the "must move" game whenever a seat opens in the main game.  Once told to move, you are dealt out and must either move to the main game or leave the game entirely.  The purpose of the "must move" game is to protect the main game ensuring that it is always full.  The only exception to the rule is if you have posted a blind.  If in the blinds, you are permitted to play both blinds and the button before moving to the main game. PREFLOP I decided to play my button and will regret it for years to come.  A loose aggressive player in late position raises to $40 and is cold called by a loose passive player in the cutoff (the seat to the right of the button).  I look down at my cards and find A-10 off-suit.  I re-raise to $60 in order to knock out the blinds and isolate the loose players.  Unfortunately, both blinds call as do the loose players.  FLOP Ah-10h-Ad That's right, I flop the absolute nuts.  An unbeatable full house.  The only hand to even worry about is a bigger ace hitting their kicker with a 3 outer.  I quickly shift into a gear of trying to extract the most money I can out of the hand.  The small blind checks and the big blind bets $20.  The two loose players fold leaving the action on me.  I see the small blind with $20 in his hand and want him to catch his flush, so I smooth call as does he. TURN Ah-10h-Ad-7h A perfect card.  The small blind who undoubtedly has hit his flush checks in an obvious attempt to check raise and the big blind obliges him by betting $40.  I again smooth call, waiting to spring my trap after the small blind raises thereby trapping the big blind.  But wait, the small blind only calls.  At this point I am cursing this donkey for his horrible play which will certainly cost me money. RIVER Ah-10h-Ad-7h-Qh A fourth heart, great, an action killer.  The small blind meekly checks and the big blind bets.  I raise, the small blind folds, and whats this, the big blind re-raises.  He must have A-K with the king of hearts so I four bet verbally and he instantly five bets before I can even put my third or fourth bet on the table.  The bet is now $200 and I can't believe this guy hit is A-Q on me for a 3 outer.  I am deciding whether to re-raise when the action at the table becomes intense.  The other players at the table began to argue with each other about how many bets we were at.  The dealer tells them 5 bets and tells me to put the 5 bets on the felt.  I told him that I was thinking about raising and was completely aware of how much money I owed the pot.  When the other player heard me say this, he jumped out of his chair and screamed re-raise.  I looked at him and told him I had not acted yet.  At this point, I was confused.  Then I looked at the board again.  Only then did I realize this gentleman held K-J of hearts and just one outed me by making a royal flush on the river.  I pulled my red chips back, slammed eight green chips on the table, and turned my cards face up.  In the same motion I picked up my remaining chips, my suit jacket, and my drink, and said "nice royal sir" and walked to the main game without ever seeing his hole cards. One of the worst beats I have ever taken at a poker game to be sure.  For those of you not counting, the final pot was $880 and I lost $320.  The silver lining was that I went on to win that night even after digging myself a $900 hole in the "must move" game. [/QUOTE]

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