[scotty34]

Didn't you ever play those little handheld video poker games? You get dealt five cards, and you can choose to hold or draw as many of those five as you want. You get one draw, and then you are paid based on the hand ranking you have.

You get dealt 89JQJ. You think "I know I have a pair and can get at minimum my money back, but if I hit that T, just think of how awesome that will be!!" Especially at the micro limits, the money most of these people are playing with means nothing to them. They feel much better about making a really good hand once in a while than actually winning money over the long run.