Straighten up and fly right

Last night, my session was saved by my least favorite hand - a straight. Why is a straight my least favorite hand? For the simple reason that it frequently fails to live up to its billing. By rights, a straight should be an awesome hand; however, all too often, I see it done in by a higher straight, or by a flush. You just can't trust a straight. Except when you can :-)

I had to be patient, waiting for my big pot to come; sometimes, they never do. I was underwater for 149 of 159 hands (93.7%). On hand 158, I flopped a king high straight, got into a brief raising war with one opponent, and put him all in. His flopped set of tens got crushed; I won a pot worth $42,800 to nearly double up, and exited stage left.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 159 hands and saw flop:
- 19 out of 23 times while in big blind (82%)
- 14 out of 25 times while in small blind (56%)
- 64 out of 111 times in other positions (57%)
- a total of 97 out of 159 (61%)
Pots won at showdown - 10 of 19 (52%)
Pots won without showdown - 9

delta: $7,833
balance: $3,184,979