... and then there's this guy that was on UB last night. Most incredible psycho player I've seen at anything higher than .25/.50. VPIP% = 86.5. PFR% = 44. The guy was a betting and raising fool. He was, unforutnately, also the luckiest river chasing piece of dog pancreas on the planet. Rivered me 2x out of big pots on gutshot str8 draws, and took almost an entire stack from one guy in back to back hands in similar fashion.

Anyway, I am down about $120 when I get this hand: (the bisonbison converter doesn't seem to like it, so I have to wing it here, sorry for the lack of pretty colors).

Hand #5588294-428 at Laren ($2/$4 Omaha 8/b Half Kill)
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Started at 24/Apr/05 22:57:22

seat0 is at seat 0 with $176.50.
seat1 is at seat 1 with $86.
seat2 is at seat 2 with $80.25.
seat3 is at seat 3 with $191.
Maniac Guy is at seat 4 with $172.25.
seat5 is at seat 5 with $44.50.
JDLush is at seat 6 with $68.25.
seat7 is at seat 7 with $186.75.
seat8 is at seat 8 with $209.50.
seat9 is at seat 9 with $39.25.
The button is at seat 9.
The full kill button is at seat 8.
*** This is a half kill game. ***

I have been lucky that the maniac is 2 to my right, although his constant betting/raising means everyone knows what's coming.

seat0 posts the small blind of $1.
seat1 posts the big blind of $2.
seat8 posts the kill blind of $3.

seat0 has been berating the Maniac for a while about his crazy play (and crazier luck) and appears to be tilting. For that matter, so am I.

seat0: -- -- -- --
seat1: -- -- -- --
seat2: -- -- -- --
seat3: -- -- -- --
Maniac Guy: -- -- -- --
seat5: -- -- -- --
JDLush: 2d 6d Ah Kc
seat7: -- -- -- --
seat8: -- -- -- --
seat9: -- -- -- --

Hey, cool, a hand with A2. Let's see how bad I can get boned again. Not a good A2 hand, but since I'm almost guaranteed multiway action it's worth a look.

Pre-flop:

seat2 folds.
seat3 calls.
Maniac Guy raises to $6. (there's a shocker!)
seat5 folds.
JDLush calls. (no sense re-raising until I see what's coming)
seat7 folds.
seat8 calls.
seat9 folds.
seat0 re-raises to $9. (crap!!)
seat1 folds.
seat3 calls.
Maniac Guy re-raises to $12. (shoulda seen this coming as well)
JDLush calls. (at this point I ain't goin anywhere)
seat8 calls.
seat0 calls.
seat3 calls.

Flop (board: Qd Jc 6h):

Pretty much the flop that I expect to see nowadays when I have an A2 hand. I have a backdoor low draw, gushot, and a pair of sixes. I also have bunions and a lot of navel lint.

seat0 bets $3. - he has been raising and betting with AA, A2, and KK hands only. I gotta figure him for AA at this point.
seat3 calls.
Maniac Guy calls.
JDLush calls. - a lot of bets in this pot, no raise from maniac guy, I think I have odds to chase. I am somewhat tilty as well, so I don't really care.
seat8 calls.

Turn (board: Qd Jc 6h 5h):

seat0 bets $6.
seat3 calls.
Maniac Guy calls.
JDLush calls. - ok, I have about a 40% chance of hitting a low and still have the str8 draw, plus the pot is freakin huge. I'm calling, and opening another beer.
seat8 calls.

River (board: Qd Jc 6h 5h 6c):

Uhh...crap. No low, board pairs giving me weak trips. Initially I was pretty pissed, but once this happened:

seat0 checks.

I started thinking that I just might be ok here. No str8 or flush possible, and I have to think a set would have been raising to push out the low chasers.

seat3 checks.
Maniac Guy bets $6.
JDLush calls. - ok, his bet means absolutely nothing. I am really starting to think that I might be good and hovered the mouse over the raise button for an instant when the typical defeatist attitude that a crappy month causes made me just call.
seat8 folds.
seat0 calls.
seat3 folds.

Showdown:

Maniac Guy shows 4c 3c 2s 9s. - yeah, that's right. He reraised preflop with that cheese
Maniac Guy has 4c 9s Qd 6h 6c: a pair of sixes (high).
Maniac Guy has no qualifying low hand.
JDLush shows 2d 6d Ah Kc.
JDLush has 6d Ah Qd 6h 6c: three sixes (high).
JDLush has no qualifying low hand.
seat0 mucks cards.
(seat0 has Ts Ac 2c Qs.) - I kinda like his raise preflop now that I see his hand. I'll have to watch that guy. At the end of the night he took at least $100 back from the maniac guy.

Hand #5588294-428 Summary:

$3 is raked from a pot of $125.
JDLush wins $122 with three sixes.

Yeah baby, biggest 2/4 pot I've ever hit. Who needs viagra with that stuff. This one hand almost brought me back to even for the night. I finished up $20 eventually.

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