Thing of Beauty -- 31 BB Pot Won with Straight Flush

[Solitare]

Forgive a brag post, but it doesn't get much better than this.

Minor educational value as an example of the benefit of not slow-playing -- get 2nd, and 3rd!, best hands to pay off.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, Hero completes, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, MP1 calls, CO calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, MP1 calls, CO calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB calls, MP1 calls, CO calls.

Turn: (10 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 3-bets</font>, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, BB calls, MP1 calls.

River: (22 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 31 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 31 BB, between BB, MP1 and Hero.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (31 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 8d 9d (straight flush, ten high).
BB shows Qd Qs (flush, king high).
MP1 shows Ad 7s (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins 31 BB. </font>