Biggest Suckout of My Career

At a cash table, anyway. I’m sure I’ve sucked out a few times at the WSOP in pots that were worth a lot more than this in equity.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $80.00 BB (5 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($10690)
Hero (SB) ($14549)
BB ($25279)
UTG ($12963.50)
MP ($53395.50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, K
UTG bets $240, 2 folds, Hero raises to $960, 1 fold, UTG raises to $2400, Hero raises to $14549 (All-In), UTG calls $10563.50 (All-In)

Flop: ($26007) K, 4, 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($26007) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($26007) 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $26007 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had K, K (three of a kind, Kings).
UTG had A, A (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: Hero won $26004

Guy was a crazy aggressive Russian, playing like 45/32 at a 5-handed table with 22% 3-bet. In other words, I can’t fault myself for getting it in pre-flop against him with KK.

I commented a few days ago that I don’t think of myself as a gambler, don’t experience too much in the way of emotional highs and lows as a result of winning or losing money at the poker table. Big pots at 40/80 are something of an exception to that. I definitely experienced a sinking feeling in my stomach when I saw those Aces, followed quickly by a deep sense of relief and gratitude for the K on the flop, and then a few seconds of nervous anticipation, refusing to allow myself too much of an emotional high until I saw that there was no Ace coming on the turn or river.

Villain left the table immediately, which was a very good thing. It would have looked pretty bad for me to sit out and leave otherwise (though I’m not categorically unwilling to hit and run), but I really didn’t want to sit 300BB’s deep with several good and aggressive players at stakes that, to be honest, are still a little intimidating to me.

I did play around to my blinds on both tables, though, and managed to lose this hand in the meantime:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $80.00 BB (4 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($16047)
BB ($17223)
UTG ($24799)
Hero (Button) ($9150)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8, K
1 fold, Hero bets $199, SB calls $159, BB calls $119

Flop: ($597) 8, 4, 10 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $411, SB calls $411, 1 fold

Turn: ($1419) 8 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($1419) 3 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $999, SB raises to $3440, Hero calls $2441

Total pot: $8299 | Rake: $2

Results:
Hero had 8, K (three of a kind, eights).
SB had 4, 4 (full house, fours over eights).
Outcome: SB won $8297

Don’t suppose I have any room to complain, though. I’m actually pretty lucky I didn’t lose more given the situation.