Allright, I am trying to deviate a bit from my "textbook" poker. Help me please--Why did Asshat think he had this hand won? I had already played about 45 minutes and built (what I thought) was an extremely tight image. I min called on the flop--I am obviously playing low suited connectors or small to mid pockets.

I had him read like a book. I knew he didn't have much of anything. The river killed me.

I played this hand, in my mind, as I would play if I had flopped trips--just baiting baiting baiting and putting out bets for value.

Did he have a great read on me? Am I the asshat? Or is he the asshat, and I need to "sigh" go back to only getting involved in a hand when I have the nuts or near nuts?

I guess what I am saying is that I *try* to build a table image, play one way--then turn that on it's head. No good? Anyway, the hand is below.

JuNeve posts the small blind of $.10.
nahum78 posts the big blind of $.25.
HisStudent posts out of turn for $.35($.10 dead blind).

Daig: -- --
MrHound: -- --
JuNeve: -- --
nahum78: -- --
meph559510: -- --
Falkas: -- --
moiraine57: 2s 2c
RogerKDodger: -- --
HisStudent: -- --
RC Nelson: -- --

Pre-flop:

meph559510 calls. Falkas folds. moiraine57 calls.
RogerKDodger folds. HisStudent checks. RC Nelson
calls. Daig folds. MrHound calls. JuNeve folds.
nahum78 checks.

Flop (board: 3s 8d 3d):

nahum78 checks. meph559510 bets $1.25. moiraine57
raises to $2.50. HisStudent folds. RC Nelson folds.
MrHound folds. nahum78 folds. meph559510 calls.


Turn (board: 3s 8d 3d Qc):

meph559510 checks. moiraine57 bets $2.50.
meph559510 calls.

River (board: 3s 8d 3d Qc 6c):

meph559510 checks. moiraine57 bets $3. meph559510
calls.



Showdown:

moiraine57 shows 2s 2c.
moiraine57 has 2s 2c 3s 3d Qc: two pair, threes and deuces.
meph559510 shows 6h 8h.
meph559510 has 6h 8h 8d Qc 6c: two pair, eights and sixes.


Hand #6115093-4818 Summary:

$.85 is raked from a pot of $17.70.
meph559510 wins $16.85 with two pair, eights and sixes.