A counterfeit house

I first used this blog post title on October 29, 2014, back in my cash game days. Here's an excerpt of what I had to say:

Last night, on the final hand of the session, I lost the most money I've ever lost with a full house - $52,697. My problem was that I got there on the turn, and was so convinced I had a lock on the hand that I didn't pay attention to the river card. It paired the board, counterfeiting my full house, but I didn't notice. The board was showing two pairs, a very dangerous situation which I completely missed.

Something somewhat similar happened last night. I didn't make a mistake this time, but still lost the hand. I was dealt pocket threes, flopped a full house of threes full of queens, and shoved. I got one caller, who had flopped trip queens. I was a 77.07% favorite after the flop, and an 84.09% favorite after the turn. Unfortunately, the river card paired the turn card, counterfeiting my full house and giving my opponent a better one. What can I say? I got my money in good.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    30      59   12    41        0
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    21      59   12    31        0

delta: $-500,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $33,617,500
2018 balance: $236,000
balance: $45,749,260