Nice flop...
 

Good stuff right there.

And yes, I realize this is not a "Bad" beat. Blow me.


Full Tilt Poker Game #1453338375: Table York (heads up) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:20:17 ET - 2006/12/22
Seat 1: Troll Pie ($793.50)
Seat 2: vickmackey22 ($178.10)
Troll Pie posts the small blind of $1
vickmackey22 posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Troll Pie [Jh 8s]
Troll Pie raises to $6
vickmackey22 calls $4
*** FLOP *** [Tc 9h Qh]
vickmackey22 checks
Troll Pie bets $8
vickmackey22 raises to $24
Troll Pie raises to $69
vickmackey22 raises to $172.10, and is all in
Troll Pie calls $103.10
vickmackey22 shows [Kd Js]
Troll Pie shows [Jh 8s]
*** TURN *** [Tc 9h Qh] [Ts]
Troll Pie: lol
*** RIVER *** [Tc 9h Qh Ts] [4h]
vickmackey22 shows a straight, King high
Troll Pie shows a straight, Queen high
vickmackey22 wins the pot ($355.70) with a straight, King high
Troll Pie is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $356.20 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Tc 9h Qh Ts 4h]
Seat 1: Troll Pie (small blind) showed [Jh 8s] and lost with a straight, Queen high
Seat 2: vickmackey22 (big blind) showed [Kd Js] and won ($355.70) with a straight, King high

Nothing like drawing only to a runner,runner flush for the win.
or a king for a tie :)

poker is a cruel, cruel game... I find that a hammer works best. Once you get the arc right you can hit your forehead repeatedly, quite easily - numbs the pain nicely. :thumbsup: