10-12-2008 13:40 UTC+11

It Ain't Easy Flopping Quads

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[user38449]

Roy Vandersluis just experienced one of those bittersweet moments in poker we all love to hate -- flopping quads and not getting any action with them.

Holding {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

, Vandersluis watched the flop come down {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Spades}

. In an attempt to let his opponents catch up, he checked the flop, the turn ( {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

) and the river ( {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

) only to watch his opponents check right behind.

Still, it's true what they say: it's better to win a small pot than lose a big one, and this small pot lifted Roy up to 13,000 in chips.

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