I was bored and decided to pull up my online poker client. I used the new “instant transfer from bank account” feature and threw $50 into the system from my checking account. Went into a $2/4 Limit Texas Holdem game and started playing. Got a few good cards and started to play a little loose and all of a sudden I took the $20 I went into a table with into $50. I left for the night with a balance of $120

I went back in earlier today and went down to about $90. Then I came back tonight and got it up to $102

Then I cashed out with another “direct transfer to checking account”

And promptly lost the $2 in a No Limit Holdem one-table tournament. I had an A in my hand and an A came on the flop. I thought the other person was bluffing so as they ramped up to get me out of the game I went all in. They didn’t have anything other than a JQ suited (and neither a J or a Q were on the table.) Of course, the Turn and the River came up to be hearts and my pair of aces lost to a freaking Q high flush.

I knew I had the high hand when I was going in and the other player was just trying to buy me out… But there is no way you could have seen a flush coming.

So, I’m up $50… better returns than my investment in Apple

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