O-Poker

This is not meant to be a bad beat or cooler rant post. I got that out of my system last week. (I'm up 2 buy-ins since starting back to 1/2, so no complaints.)

What are the odds of three players making a flush on the river and one of them having the straight flush? It's got to be high.


Full Tilt Poker Game #4137354397: Table La Villa (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:04:37 ET - 2007/11/11
Seat 1: whaddanazzhole ($180.60)
Seat 2: Rayman776 ($202.65)
Seat 3: Mark1808 ($200)
Seat 4: cmitch ($280.15)
Seat 5: EIAYNC ($327.95)
Seat 6: daeguchoi ($189.60)
Mark1808 posts the small blind of $1
cmitch posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to cmitch [Ks Qs]
EIAYNC folds
daeguchoi calls $2
whaddanazzhole calls $2
Rayman776 folds
Mark1808 calls $1
cmitch checks
*** FLOP *** [8s Qc 6c]
Mark1808 checks
cmitch bets $8
daeguchoi calls $8
whaddanazzhole calls $8
Mark1808 folds
*** TURN *** [8s Qc 6c] [5s]
cmitch bets $24
daeguchoi calls $24
whaddanazzhole calls $24
*** RIVER *** [8s Qc 6c 5s] [4s]
cmitch has 15 seconds left to act
cmitch bets $82
daeguchoi raises to $155.60, and is all in
whaddanazzhole calls $146.60, and is all in
cmitch calls $73.60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
daeguchoi shows [6s 7s] a straight flush, Eight high
cmitch mucks
daeguchoi wins the side pot ($18) with a straight flush, Eight high
whaddanazzhole mucks
daeguchoi wins the main pot ($540.80) with a straight flush, Eight high
whaddanazzhole is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $561.80 Main pot $543.80. Side pot $18. | Rake $3
Board: [8s Qc 6c 5s 4s]
Seat 1: whaddanazzhole mucked [Ts 9s] - a flush, Ten high
Seat 2: Rayman776 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Mark1808 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: cmitch (big blind) mucked [Ks Qs] - a flush, King high
Seat 5: EIAYNC didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: daeguchoi showed [6s 7s] and won ($558.80) with a straight flush, Eight high