Biggest Pot of My Life

Cake Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $50.00 BB (2 handed)


Hero (SB) ($8942)

Villain (Button) ($11115.62)



Preflop: Hero is SB with K, 5

Hero raises to $100, Villain calls $50



Flop: ($200) 4, K, 5 (2 players)

Villain bets $200, Hero raises to $600, Villain raises to $1800, Hero raises to $8842 (All-In), Villain calls $6442



Turn: ($16684) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)



River: ($16684) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)



Total pot: $16684



Results:

Villain had K, 4 (two pair, Kings and fours).

Hero had K, 5 (two pair, Kings and fives).

Outcome: Hero won $17883.50

Santonio Holmes is the man

What an emotional rollercoaster this year's Super Bowl was. Here were my Super Bowl bets:

1/23/09
$500 on Steelers money line (-260)

1/30/09
$240 on Steelers money line (-240)

2/1/09
$101 on Tails for coin toss (-101)
$500 on No for "Will the game be decided by exactly 3 points" (-550)
$315 on No for "Will Larry Fitzgerald score 2 or more TDs" (-320)


Ignoring my frivolous coin flip bet, I was sitting pretty at the start of the fourth quarter. Pittsburgh was up 20-7 and Larry Fitzgerald had not scored any touchdowns yet, thanks to their double coverage. Then, with about two and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, everything came crashing down. In one fell swoop, all of my remaining bets were put into jeopardy.

Larry Fitzgerald ran down the middle of the field for his second touchdown to put Arizona ahead by 3 points.

I just sat there stunned. I think a few minutes later, I found some profanities to yell at the Steeler safeties.

Pittsburgh had enough time to drive up the field and send the game into overtime with a field goal. However, that would almost guarantee a loss on my bet against the game being decided by 3 points because teams usually win overtimes by being the first to kick a field goal. What I needed was a Pittsburgh touchdown.

As if hearing my plea, Santonio Holmes then went out to capture the MVP title. First down, thanks to two receptions from Holmes. Two plays later, Holmes breaks away to almost get a touchdown. He falls short, but it gets the Steelers in the red zone with about a minute to go. Roethlisberger looks to Holmes again in the end zone but the ball goes right between Santonio's hands. The commentators are wondering what the next play would have to be. "It's got to be Wards or Miller," they mused.

Hell no! Gotta be Holmes again! Hit 'em where they least expect it. Santonio Holmes catches the next pass and keeps both of his feet in and control of the ball before he gets knocked out of the endzone. Huge, huge touchdown and one that prevented me from essentially going 0-4 in my bets.