Lost a huge pot after a one-outer

One-outers always hurt. They hurt because they mean you have a strong hand — they hurtbecause the other guy/woman sucked out in the worst possible manner possible in poker — and they hurt because they’re usually part of a big pot.

I had such a painful even tonight and I feel like sharing.

I’m on the button with about $1200 in chips. I pick up AJs. The whole table fold/limps to me and I decide to open with a 6BB raise (average for the table). Two limpers and the big blind call my raise so 4 players see a A-A-T flop.

Good result. I flop a set of jacks, and I assume I have by far the strongest hand at the moment. Pocket tens beat me — but that’s it. I check, two players check behind me and one guy bets about half the pot. I call, one guy behind me calls too.

The turn is a Jack. I make the nuts. Good stuff. One of the caller bets +/-80% of the pot and I decide to just call again. The other players fold.

The river is a Ten.

The other guy leads out, I raise, he shoves, I call.

He flips over pocket tens.

He had about $1050. Second in chips at the table.

Bah.

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