From The Dealer's Seat

From the Dealer's Seat: Musings from the only one not playing

Since I never get to play, I probably won't have any great bad beat stories, and no stories about how I got quad aces on the river, or sucked out on someone and made them hit a wall. However, I get to participate in EVERY game, from the best seat in the house. I see all the rabbit cards that never came out, I see all the mucked cards that should have been played, I see the great bluffs that people got away with when they bet so well that no one could call. My entries will be about all the stuff that would have come out if only we played on TV!

So I'll shuffle up and deal the first entry:

I've been away from the game for two weeks due to my wife's ill health, so I've missed out an some fun. That said, I'll just start with one of my secret favorites. Of course, it has to do with Flaco Jake, and Good Chuck. It seems that any time that those two get into a hand there will be drama, trash talk, and eventually a bad beat, or suck out. Most of the time the cards are run twice, or some deal is made that they pull back, add, or modify the betting somehow. In this particular hand though, none of this happened. It was early in the game and if I remember right Jake was already up having one back to back hands (or close to it). I'm not one to remember what cards everyone has or what hit the flop, etc. In this case, it wouldn't matter. All I remember is that Jake lead out the betting with a pre-flop raise, and no one called but Chuck. I look over at Jake's hole cards and they're complete RAGS! Something like 8-3 offsuit. The flop comes out and, of
course, completely misses Jake. He's first to act, and he places a continuation bet. Chuck smooth calls with a pocket pair only slightly larger than the cards on the flop (I think he had 10-10). The flop is a high card and Jake bets again! Chuck doesn't buy it and raises. Jake says "You don't wanna do that Dad", and RE-RAISES! Chuck is visibly rattled and lays it down. Jake looks at me, smiles and mucks away the bluff! Very nice!

Until next time...

~J~