$10KPC Part II - "Scared Money"
Friday Yuck, but also....phew? I don't think I was ever up money in the entire 11 hours I played. Things got off to a bad start and went downhill from there, including this little gem: An active player in early position opened for $20, two players called behind him, and I raised to $100 in late position with AK. The initial raiser called, and the first caller behind him backraised all in for $400 which is also a "cap" (no one else can raise until the flop). One fold to me, I called, and the initial raiser called. 942r. A total whiff. The initial raiser checked to me. At that point, he had just under $300 behind and it was hard to imagine him folding anything better than AK after calling $400 preflop. I checked behind. An ace fell on the turn...and he shipped his remaining stack into the middle. Jackpot? Call. A 7 on the river. Both players seemed reluctant to show their hands. I showed and the player who was all in preflop immediately mucked his hand. The other player