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I'm trying to clear that huge sign up bonus at Martin's Poker, but there's only 300 people on-line now. So I decide to sit in for a 1/2 PL Soko game. I know Soko is just like 5 card stud but with 4 straights and 4 flushes counting as hands, but I've never actually played it.

I buy in for the minimum (20), and get a major bad beat when I go all-in on 4th street with a pair of jacks and some moron calls me with nothing but a 3 flush. Sure enough, he rivers the 4th club for his winning Soko. Grrrr. I'm angry and tilting, so I rebuy for a full 50, hoping to make my money back.

I've played a few non-descript hands when this comes up:

Players:
BadBeatGiver (EUR 88,94 in seat 1)
Hero (EUR 42,70 in seat 4)
RANDOM GUY (EUR 199,50 in seat 5)
Big Stack (EUR 261,30 in seat 7)

All ante

BadBeatGiver was dealt: ?? - 4s
Hero was dealt: Ad - Kh
RANDOM GUY was dealt: ?? - Tc
Big Stack was dealt: ?? - Ah

Big Stack Bet (2,00)
BadBeatGiver Call (2,00)
Hero Raise (7,50)
RANDOM GUY Fold
Big Stack Call (5,50)
BadBeatGiver Call (5,50)

BadBeatGiver was dealt: ?? - 4s - 2h
Hero was dealt: Ad - Kh - 6d
Big Stack was dealt: ?? - Ah - Th

Big Stack Bet (24,50)
BadBeatGiver Fold
Hero All-In (34,70)
Big Stack Call (10,20)

Hero was dealt: Ad - Kh - 6d - 8d
Big Stack was dealt: ?? - Ah - Th - Jh
Hero was dealt: Ad - Kh - 6d - 8d - Qh
Big Stack was dealt: ?? - Ah - Th - Jh - 7d

Hero shows: Ad - Kh - 6d - 8d - Qh (high card ace)
Big Stack didn't show: Ks - Ah - Th - Jh - 7d (high card ace)

Hero wins: EUR 91,90 (with high card ace)
Rake: EUR 2,00

Ka-ching! Hero has made his $20 and then some. I’ll quit after a few more hands with a modest profit, right? 3 hands later:

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Players:

BadBeatGiver (EUR 86,99 in seat 1)
Hero (EUR 87,40 in seat 4)
RANDOM GUY (EUR 198,00 in seat 5)
Big Stack (EUR 217,60 in seat 7)

All ante

BadBeatGiver was dealt: ?? - 5s
Hero was dealt: 6h - Ad
RANDOM GUY was dealt: ?? - Jd
Big Stack was dealt: ?? - As

Big Stack Bet (2,00)
BadBeatGiver Fold
Hero Call (2,00)
RANDOM GUY Call (2,00)

Hero was dealt: 6h - Ad - 6s
RANDOM GUY was dealt: ?? - Jd - 2d
Big Stack was dealt: ?? - As - 6c

Hero Bet (3,50)
RANDOM GUY Call (3,50)
Big Stack Call (3,50)

Hero was dealt: 6h - Ad - 6s - Qc
RANDOM GUY was dealt: ?? - Jd - 2d - Ks
Big Stack was dealt: ?? - As - 6c - 8c

Hero Bet (14,00)
RANDOM GUY Fold
Big Stack Raise (28,00)
Hero Call (14,00)

Hero was dealt: 6h - Ad - 6s - Qc - 8s
Big Stack was dealt: ?? - As - 6c - 8c - 3h

Hero Check
Big Stack Bet (74,50)
Hero All-In (53,40)
Big Stack Payback (21,10)

Big Stack shows: Jc - As - 6c - 8c - 3h (high card ace)
Hero shows: 6h - Ad - 6s - Qc - 8s (a pair of sixes)

Hero wins: EUR 179,30 (with a pair of sixes)
Rake: EUR 2,00

Thank you mister BigStack! Up over $100 in just a few minutes. I actually did quit a few hands later this time. I couldn’t tell you how fast my heart was beating those two times I was all-in, especially that second one, where all I could do was wait for my opponent to flip over his hole card and see if he had me beat.

I really don’t think I’m cut out for PL/NL Poker. Or maybe I’m just not cut out for playing for $100 and $200 pots with A high and 66. Back to the slow and steady pace of the micro limits for me.