Gabe is my Wingman

[El Dukie]

Here's a fun one from last night. Good 15-30 game, Gabe is standing behind me and we're discussing the anatomy of the elbow (don't ask). In my SB, I flash Gabe 55. UTG and CO limp, so I complete for one more chip. BB checks, and 4 of us see the flop.

J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. With the pair on board, I suspect I have the best hand. (Though I'm always wary of middle cards with limpers.) I bet out. BB and UTG fold, but CO calls. CO is a fish, too loose and only semi-aggressive. I tentatively figure him for an underpair, overcards, or some sort of str8 draw (that really helps narrow it down....) [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] But I'm pretty sure he'd raise with a J or 9 since we're heads-up.

Turn is T [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Not the card I was looking for. Still, though, I'm representing a Jack, so I fire again. CO calls again. Okay, I can't narrow him down much, except to be certain he doesn't have a 9, Jack, or KQ.

River is J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Lovely. I'm playing the board. Screw it, I fire again. CO thinks, thinks, and finally says "No, I'm not calling" and mucks, inadvertantly flashing a 7 or 8 as he does so.

I turn to Gabe, and say "You brought me luck." Gabe answers, loud enough for the other side of the table to hear, "Yeah, but I was pretty sure you needed that Jack to fill up on the river." [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Good to know he had my back. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]