last night

I was player against a PokerPal and in the last hand of the night I was dealt a couple of corkers


I knew from PokerPup.net that I was up to 11.6% on a straight -- see here, also with options on a flush and even the straight flush.

The flop threw the cat amongst the pigeons and I felt I saw a twitch of excitement in my PokerPal's tail.


I liked the look of the 'or better' probabilities on PokerPup.net and gentle pulled him in by his lead with some cautious calls.


I didn't want to let this blow on the turn show and I immediately came in with a medium-large bet hoping that the PokerPal would fold. His keen nose smelled my sense of fear, perhaps, and re-raised.

I took comfort in the fact that PokerPup.net was showing 20% chance of me hitting the flush and with a much smaller call:pot ratio I matched him.


Sailing down the river on the deuce. Hitting the flush on the river I enjoyed watching him anguish as the bets went in.

When it came to it I flipped over my suited five-six and lent a triumphant paw towards the substantial last pot of the night.

My wily PokerPal turned up his nose and overturned the deuces setting sail on his boat on the river.


"That's heads up for you", he said with his tail to me as he walked off with all my cash.

"Come on, give a dog a bone" I yelped back.