02-25-2010 09:09 UTC-12

Saved! But Still Grumpy

[user66118]

We didn't want to ask his name -- he's looking rather cross at the moment -- so we'll call him John Doe for now. Mr. Doe lost all but a few of his chips when his {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

ran into an opponent's {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{K-Spades}

in a preflop all in.

Down to just 3,200 tiny chips, that remainder went into the next pot when Mr. Doe found himself in the small blind. He was up against two opponents, and they checked through a board of {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{K-Diamonds}

{9-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

{7-Hearts}

. John Doe, still frustrated, flipped over a saving {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

{8-Spades}

, having made a life-saving straight.

He's quadrupled up, and that raggy straight may end up being the difference between a bubble finish and a not-too-shabby payday.