Crazy Eights!

I played the following hands in succession in a 5-handed game.

Folded to the small blind who opens. I call in the BB with AQo. Flop comes Q8x. Two clubs. I have the ace of clubs. SB bets, I raise. SB calls. Turn is an 8. SB check raises me, and I call. River is a an ace, SB bets, I call. SB has 98o.

Next hand, button open raises, I 3-bet pocket aces from the SB. BB calls two cold. Button calls. Flop comes 986 rainbow. I bet, BB calls, Button raises, I 3-bet, BB calls, button calls. Turn is a King. I bet, BB calls, Button calls. River is an 8. I bet, BB folds, Button raises, and I cry-call. Button has Q8o.

I fold my button the next hand.

Then in the final coup de grâce I open pockets nines in the cutoff, SB and BB call. Flop comes 885 two diamonds. We get it all in on the flop, and he has, yep you guessed it 98o. Don't worry the board went running diamonds, and he had the nine diamonds, while I had the nine of hearts and the nice of clubs.

Joy.