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So that hand is still under a lot of discussion by a lot of people. I think that Terrence has a good point, but I still think my fold was justified. My read was that at the best case scenario, I'd be playing a 66% favorite against a straight-flush draw and an overpair ... in the worst case I was drawing against a made set.

So today I decided to play a redemption game. I set a time limit of an hour (I need to do this in ring games or I end up losing money cause I play more than I should) and bought in for $50 at the $1/$2 NL tables on PokerStars. I saw the guy who I thought had the JT last night at the table. I asked him what he had ... guess what he said?

KK

My head imploded from the idiocy. I had obviously thought this guy was WAY better than I thought. I made a mental note on how stupid this play was with the KK (and the AA too!) and realized that players on PokerStars are just as bad as PartyPoker.

About 40 minutes into the game, guess what happens? I get dealt 33 in middle position. Wait, this is just coincidential for me... I will post the hand transcript EXACTLY. And guess who was involved? Yes, Mr. Roudy himself... Mr. I-thought-he-had-JTs from last night. (I'm going to snip the unnecessary parts ... comments in bold)

*********** # 3 ************** PokerStars Game #1049902408: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2005/01/07 - 18:49:34 (ET)
Table 'Sadachbia' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Quandis ($198 in chips)
Seat 7: eric_snow ($163.20 in chips)
Seat 9: Roudy29 ($194 in chips)
theogr2c: posts small blind $1
sharkia: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to eric_snow [3s 3c]
Quandis: raises $4 to $6
eric_snow: calls $6
Roudy29: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [3d Jc 4c]
Quandis: bets $16
eric_snow: calls $16
Roudy29: raises $44 to $60 (Given the fact that I know he pushed with KK last night, I know he probably has another overpair)
Quandis: calls $44(The call here worries me. He could also have a higher set. Or maybe he's drawing? Or maybe he just has AJsuited. In either case, I don't want to find out, so I push...)
eric_snow: raises $97.20 to $157.20 and is all-in
Roudy29: raises $30.80 to $188 and is all-in
Quandis: folds
*** TURN *** [3d Jc 4c] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [3d Jc 4c 6d] [9h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
eric_snow: shows [3s 3c] (three of a kind, Threes)
Roudy29: mucks hand
eric_snow collected $392.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $395.40 | Rake $3
Board [3d Jc 4c 6d 9h]
Seat 7: eric_snow showed [3s 3c] and won ($392.40) with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 9: Roudy29 (button) mucked [Kh Ks] (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. THE SAME HAND. Except this time I didn't fold it)

Redemption is so, so sweet. The move I made here was simplified about 20x since I knew Roudy probably didn't have much of a hand; he slowplays strong hands (almost looks like weak-tight) so I didn't think he had a higher set. I just had to avoid high turn and river cards, which happened.

I have been redeemed.

In the Terrence fashion, I'm going to start keeping track of my bankroll. Here's the first one: $0 + $424 = $424.

To keep myself and my addiction in check, I'm going to make these rules: If I lose $40 at any given point in a day, I quit playing for that day. I also cannot play more than 2 SNGs online, regardless of my finishings per day.