Mr. Floppy

Apologies to non-Poker players, but the full record of this hands shows perfectly how a hand can die as the community cards come out.

Turn away now if you cannot be arsed – continue if you can.

PokerStars Game #8341353138: Tournament #42526805, 300+20 Hold’em No Limit – Level III (25/50) – 2007/02/08 – 16:02:10 (ET)
Table ’42526805 4′ 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: boblup (340 in chips)
Seat 3: Anguishgr (2500 in chips)
Seat 4: yankeemich (6390 in chips)
Seat 5: dkpw (2170 in chips)
Seat 6: mac1609 (470 in chips)
Seat 8: Xenintepe (2101 in chips)
Seat 9: the weever (4459 in chips)
yankeemich: posts small blind 25
dkpw: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dkpw [Tc 9d]
mac1609: folds
Xenintepe: calls 50
the weever: calls 50
boblup: folds
Anguishgr: folds
yankeemich: calls 25
dkpw: checks
*** FLOP *** [9c Th 7h]
yankeemich: checks
dkpw: bets 50

I should have bet a larger amount to win the pot now with my flopped two pair or knock out weaker hands. I didn’t and as it happens another player had flopped an opened ended straight draw.

It’s downhill from here.

Xenintepe: calls 50
the weever: calls 50
yankeemich: calls 50
*** TURN *** [9c Th 7h] [8d]

Great! The board has an open ended straight draw.

yankeemich: checks
dkpw: checks
Xenintepe: checks
the weever: checks
*** RIVER *** [9c Th 7h 8d] [Jc]

The board makes its straight. Who has the King / Queen?

yankeemich: checks
dkpw: checks
Xenintepe: checks
the weever: bets 250
yankeemich: calls 250
dkpw: folds
Xenintepe: calls 250
*** SHOW DOWN ***
the weever: shows [Qs 8s] (a straight, Eight to Queen)

Queen alone, is good enough.

yankeemich: mucks hand
Xenintepe: mucks hand
yankeemich said, “s hit”