Thrill & Disappointment

Posted by wynn on May 25, 2010 in Table Talk | 1 comment

I am convinced there is a law in the poker universe that the person that does not want to chop the blinds ends up losing. Everytime.

Last night, I had a similar situation happen. I am in the big blind and the action folds around to the small blind.

I asked him if he wanted to chop as he is tossing in a chip to call.

As the chip hit the felt, he said ok.

I had not looked at my hand yet and turned it over for fun: K-5.

My “opponent” shows 10-5.

The dealer now had a problem of a called bet and two exposed hands on the felt.

For the cameras, he had to deal out the hand. We decide to check it down, then chop.

The flop comes 10-5-7.

Ahead, then behind, the turn puts me in front again with a King.

The river is a deuce.

“That hand had all the thrill of going all-in pre-flop without any of the disappointment,” I say as I take back my blind.

The rest of the session was uneventful. I played one hand in four hours and took down that pot. By the end of the night, the thrill was gone.