Sometimes it just goes your way

[meanness]

Like all other poker players, I whine when I have my share of bad luck. It's always more memorable when you play well and lose. But I try to make it a point to remember when I get lucky too...

PokerStars Game #11731893937: Tournament #59517143, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2007/08/27 - 23:39:44 (ET)
Table '59517143 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Mean_bcp (16075 in chips)
Seat 3: utilityblade (24425 in chips)
Mean_bcp: posts the ante 50
utilityblade: posts the ante 50
utilityblade: posts small blind 400
Mean_bcp: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Mean_bcp [8d Jh]
utilityblade: raises 1600 to 2400
Mean_bcp: calls 1600 Questionable, I know. He's raising every hand pre-flop, I was mixing in folds and re-raises, but went with a call here.
*** FLOP *** [Qs Qc 9h]
Mean_bcp: checks
utilityblade: checks
*** TURN *** [Qs Qc 9h] [3c]
Mean_bcp: checks
utilityblade: bets 2400
Mean_bcp: raises 3600 to 6000 I'm so clever, repping the Q!
utilityblade: calls 3600 Oops.
*** RIVER *** [Qs Qc 9h 3c] [Th] 4-outer on the river
Mean_bcp: checks
utilityblade: bets 3200
Mean_bcp: raises 4425 to 7625 and is all-in
utilityblade: calls 4425
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mean_bcp: shows [8d Jh] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
utilityblade: shows [Qd Jc] (three of a kind, Queens)
Mean_bcp collected 32150 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 32150 | Rake 0
Board [Qs Qc 9h 3c Th]
Seat 1: Mean_bcp (big blind) showed [8d Jh] and won (32150) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 3: utilityblade (button) (small blind) showed [Qd Jc] and lost with three of a kind, Queens

Next hand...

PokerStars Game #11731908378: Tournament #59517143, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2007/08/27 - 23:40:39 (ET)
Table '59517143 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Mean_bcp (32150 in chips)
Seat 3: utilityblade (8350 in chips)
Mean_bcp: posts the ante 50
utilityblade: posts the ante 50
Mean_bcp: posts small blind 400
utilityblade: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Mean_bcp [9d 9h]
Mean_bcp: raises 1200 to 2000
utilityblade: raises 6300 to 8300 and is all-in
Mean_bcp: calls 6300
utilityblade: shows [Ac 2s]
*** FLOP *** [8c Ad Ts]
*** TURN *** [8c Ad Ts] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [8c Ad Ts Tc] [9c] 2-outer!
*** SHOW DOWN ***
utilityblade: shows [Ac 2s] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
Mean_bcp: shows [9d 9h] (a full house, Nines full of Tens)
Mean_bcp collected 16700 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 16700 | Rake 0
Board [8c Ad Ts Tc 9c]
Seat 1: Mean_bcp (button) (small blind) showed [9d 9h] and won (16700) with a full house, Nines full of Tens
Seat 3: utilityblade (big blind) showed [Ac 2s] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens

[Talking Poker]

Nice.

Of course, you were ahead when the money went in on the second hand, so it's not like you really 2 outered him, but still. I'm sure he was thrilled.