Shanked

Posted by wynn on Feb 19, 2010 in Bad Beats, Donkeys | 0 comments

What would you do?

I am in a $500 max buy-in no limit game a while back.

I sit down in the under the gun position. Sitting down with me is a former golf pro. He is in the big blind.

With my pocket 10s, I make it $50 to go.

The only caller is Mr. Fairway.

The flop comes 10-6-2. All clubs.

Top set for me.

Mr. Fairway moves all-in.

What do you do?

I don’t put him on any flush. Why bet me off the hand with the nuts?

At best, he has a four card flush.

I call.

He shows 8h-4d.

All air.

The turn is 5d.

He went from double gut shot to just a gut shot.

All I have to dodge is a 7 on the river.

Bam! The 7 of hearts comes on fifth street.

Even now, think about the hand. Had I folded top set, I know he would have shown the bluff. I would always wonder.

In the end, I got shanked on that hand. But, still I wonder.