Idling through a game at wsop.com and down a few chips. It’s a fairly tough game with a few recognizable personalities, including a guy to my left who is playing aggressively and accumulating chips.
I’m not picking up many hands when suddenly the cyberdealer pitches me A-A.
Hey, it happens.
I’m in early position and toss in a raise the equivalent of 2.5 big blinds, pretty much what I’ve been raising. I’m looking for a three-bet here, but it doesn’t happen and we see the flop four- or five-handed. It comes down A-9-5, rainbow, a pretty decent flip for pocket rockets.
I don’t hesitate to lead out into the field. Annoying Guy to my left quickly calls, but the rest of the callers abandon ship.
The cyberdealer burns and turns and another nine hits the board, giving me the nut full house.
I hesitate for a bit, then bet three-fourths the pot, which you can do with the tap of a button at wsop.com.
Then Annoying Guy goes into the tank. He thinks and thinks and thinks.
I’m rooting for a call, of course, particularly if he has A-9. If he has 9-9, this could be a ruse, obviously, but if he does all the chips are going into the middle regardless.
Annoying Guy finally calls — and we’re off to the river. And if he really has A-9, we certainly don’t want to see the case nine.
But the river card plops out and it’s a harmless 10.
I’m down to my last chips and after waiting for a few seconds to tick off, I shove all-in.
This time, Annoying Guy doesn’t hesitate and insta-calls. He flashes A-Q suited, but the chips move to my stack.
But Annoying Guy isn’t through.
“****** rigged site,” he types in the chat box.
I think for a second whether I even want to respond, but then type back, “Yes, I talked to the programmer just this morning.”
Annoying Guy is quick with a reply: “Almost funny.”
I decide to stick the needle in a little further: “It doesn’t hurt to slip her a $20 bill now and then.”
That’s the end of the conversation.
I look at a few more hands, but the blinds are coming up, and I cash out with a small profit.
Always fun to play where a game really is on the square.
