How NOT to Play Pocket Sixes - Quality Bad Beat

The other day I decided to sit down and piddle around on Full Tilt Poker. I was playing a few different low stakes tables and pretty much waiting for monster hands. I would occasionally limp into a pot with a marginal hand if it was possible. During this session I served up some serious justice on another player. He had pocket sixes. In all respect he played it decent except for the fact he let me limp in. Then he tried to buy the pot with .75. After that he attempted to buy the pot with $2… that’s enough… check out the hand.

Here is how it went down. I am John8614

Full Tilt Poker Game #5384107844: Table Vegas Star - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold’em - 15:43:01 ET - 2008/02/24
Seat 1: John8614 ($26.80)
Seat 2: roadapple69 ($53.85)
Seat 3: USANA_Scatman ($25)
Seat 4: Pascal444 ($5.50)
Seat 5: Nico1305 ($11.45)
Seat 6: allanfalk ($16.75)
Seat 7: zac11bat ($5.35)
Seat 8: chronic reflex ($23.70)
Seat 9: Calimeh ($23.90)
Pascal444 posts the small blind of $0.10
Nico1305 posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to John8614 [Jc Td]
allanfalk folds
zac11bat raises to $0.50
chronic reflex calls $0.50
Calimeh folds
John8614 calls $0.50
roadapple69 folds
Pascal444 folds
Nico1305 folds
*** FLOP *** [8c 4d 9c]
zac11bat bets $0.25
chronic reflex raises to $0.75
John8614 has 15 seconds left to act
John8614 calls $0.75
zac11bat folds
*** TURN *** [8c 4d 9c] [7c]
chronic reflex has 15 seconds left to act
chronic reflex bets $2
John8614 has 15 seconds left to act
John8614 has requested TIME
John8614 raises to $15.25
chronic reflex has 15 seconds left to act
chronic reflex calls $13.25
*** RIVER *** [8c 4d 9c 7c] [Tc]
chronic reflex has 15 seconds left to act
chronic reflex bets $7.20, and is all in
John8614 calls $7.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
chronic reflex shows [6c 6s] a straight flush, Ten high
John8614 shows [Jc Td] a straight flush, Jack high
John8614 wins the pot ($46.10) with a straight flush, Jack high
chronic reflex is sitting out

Here is the screen shot of my beautiful straight flush.This was taken just before I was all in.Notice how I had the straight on the turn, and he called my $13 re-raise with an open ended straight flush draw. Bozo move on his part.

 There you have it. That is how to NOT play your pocket sixes. Could you imagine catching a straight flush on the river, knowing there was only one card your opponent could have to beat you… only to have your opponent turn over that very card. Ouch. Justice is served. I am glad I had the Jack of clubs otherwise I would have been screwed, and most likely broken something and then gone on tilt.