Damn you, Full Tilt...
 

I think the thing that I hate the MOST about (it's a very short list) is that after one hand finishes, they start the next one VERY quickly - usually faster than I can "reload" if I need to.

In this example, I'm sitting with $289 instead of $400, because the reload didn't go through quick enough (my AKs lost to AQ the previous hand when he caught a third queen on the river and I paid him off).

If nothing else, this is a good lesson for why you should always sit with the max.

To make things worse, I doubled this guy up later when my flush lost to his full house... so really, this 1/2 second too slow reload cost me $222 in total.

That sucks.


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Full Tilt Poker Game #977120269: Table Artesia (6 max) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:33:54 ET - 2006/09/07
Seat 1: PowerDuck ($444.30)
Seat 2: crushertom ($447.40)
Seat 3: Redrum16 ($199.20)
Seat 4: Rogue23 ($289) <-- Wish I had another $111 here
Seat 5: bak2skool ($521.20)
Seat 6: traction ($154)
crushertom posts the small blind of $2
crushertom: nh
Redrum16 posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rogue23 [9d Td]
Rogue23 calls $4
bak2skool folds
traction folds
PowerDuck folds
bak2skool: ty
crushertom raises to $12
Redrum16 folds
Rogue23 calls $8
*** FLOP *** [Qd 6s 8d]
crushertom bets $30
Rogue23 calls $30
*** TURN *** [Qd 6s 8d] [Jh]
crushertom bets $100
Rogue23 raises to $200
crushertom raises to $300
Rogue23 calls $47, and is all in
crushertom shows [Kc Kh]
Rogue23 shows [9d Td]
Uncalled bet of $53 returned to crushertom
*** RIVER *** [Qd 6s 8d Jh] [7d]
crushertom shows a pair of Kings
Rogue23 shows a flush, Queen high
Rogue23 wins the pot ($579) with a flush, Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $582 | Rake $3
Board: [Qd 6s 8d Jh 7d]
Seat 1: PowerDuck (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: crushertom (small blind) showed [Kc Kh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: Redrum16 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Rogue23 showed [9d Td] and won ($579) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 5: bak2skool didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: traction didn't bet (folded)

Calling that flop with your hand is not something I would ever do. All-in BABY!

That's a reasonable play, but I wanted him to lead at the turn too.

After the hand, he decided to make a few racial slurs in my direction and then went on a little tirade about how much money I must lose "chasing" like that. I gently reminded him that I was the favorite on the flop and that he was actually drawing dead when all the money went in. He didn't seem to get it though, and went off some more, letting me know that he pays more in taxes than I make in a year. I asked how he knew how much money I make in a year, and he told me that MY MOM told him. Wow, small world, right? Anyhoo, he went off some more (I didn't even bother replying after that) until some other guy at the table told him to shut up, because he was a horrible player (he was BAD), making all the wrong bets at all the wrong times. Then I doubled him up and sadly, he left after that.

Stupid slow reload.