[mike l.]

yeah the flop is desperate. he's got what they call a cathop (3 to a straight flush).

here's what happened. i graciously smiled and said good hand as villain raked in the giant pot. abel (not his real name btw) turned to me and said "mike how can you say that? he had nothing on the flop and he called all those bets and then raised with nothing again on the turn. seriously that hand was putrid (or something to that effect)."

i said something like "well the pot was really big already on the flop and he figured if he made his hand he would make even more, sure it wasnt great but it wasnt as wretched as it might appear when the dust settles. it was a good hand to gamble with and he hit a nice river card."

abel looked more confused than ive ever seen him.