"Tribricka", and Other Screenshots Worth An Average of 1285.3 Words

Poker results have been mixed lately. But there is something much larger happening in my life right now, larger than just poker. It's very personal, and very enlightening. More on that soon.


He's all in and drawing dead on the turn. Sometimes a great start is just handed to me.

A great example of a pretty hand that is nothing but trouble. Look at how much I want to like this flop, but I can't. The ironic river is below.


I would get there in the most interesting way I can think of. I mean no one has a 2?


Here is something I've been doing more, in the spirit of winning every bet. I made an 8 on 6th, but he probably just picked up a 9-draw. So, drawing dead. I think for a bit, then check like I paired, hoping to get a call on 7th. I did, thanks to his "good' river card.


Always be aware of stealing opportunities. Even better, really fun stealing opportunities.


Definitive "hero call". I value bet, he calls 100 hoping AKQ-high is good for half, which is 670. I raised 3rd and bet every street. Does he have the "pot odds" or just the "iron mallet"?


A suckout by me for a change. Token farming continues...


They accidentally gave me a 5 on the turn, so the river A didn't accomplish it's original mission. Presto!


Standard these days. This time, I suspect he might be full, but I need to (1) know if he has quads (2) slow him down, so I 3-bet here.


We get to the river cheap, and his (TT)555 holds. 3rd guy had an awesome flush draw.


Looks like he rivered the wheel here, I guess quads good for half again...


Wow. I mean, wow. Thanks for the gift, I always receive my gifts gratefully.


Nothing is sacred in Stud 8. Not even rolled-up hands, the ultimate meal-ticket in Stud Hi. Here, I have the glorious honor of (correctly) folding on 5th street.


Another rolled-up gem, this time I fold it on 3rd. ;)


Remember that AA23 hand? This is the other end of that tournament.


Here, he's desparately shoving his T874 all in on 4th. I've got him crushed, which means certain doom for me, in the form of a QJp (p = pair) "triple-brick-a" or "tribricka". This 3-card-sequence-of-doom, seen here and especially in Stud 8, needs a name. I just named it. "Tribricka."


Very next hand, I'm all-in for the last 3 bets on 3rd. 742 + "standard" > 642.


And then, there's the rest of them. Starting here. QKp tribricka.


He filled the gutter on the river, evidenced by the instacheckboxraise. Mine is more often a scooping hand itself, rarely scooped as it is here.


He has (45)6 here, a good hand. But a raise on 3rd, then a bet with AA on 4th into his 4566 won't budge him. I check it down and he lets me, and takes it with 666.


How many outs can I fade here? The sacred T9J "Tribricka".


The competition. Seriously, worth it's own screenshot.


Here, I have A45678 on 6th, a genuine scooping hand. I get a 9 on 7th, and I think it's insurance. Instead, somehow I'm wakakaakg-agag--QUARTERED?!?!?!


All in to salvage, and it gets there for half, right before the recess, and I have 871 chips and 5 minutes to think about them.


Out in Omaha soon after. Suited 27 with an A2, beats AQQ with an A3 this time.


In the spirit of recent upgrades, I am showing now the two tokens I won. One you saw earlier, the other is below.


I am a very good poker player. I win at poker. I receive my abundant poker money.

Bankroll watch: $2600. Did eclipse the $3000 mark earlier, doubling from the previous $1500. So, currently $2600. Next double milestone, $6000. Early February.

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LATE UPDATE: Sunday HORSE not in the cards: (lots of hands like this final one)