This is a true story - it happened to weeks ago:
I live in an isolated part of newfoundland, which, in turn, is isolated from the rest of the world by the Altantic Ocean and a dialect only natives understand. Once a month the local Lion's Club hosts a no limit holdem tourney. The event draws some regular home game players, some online players, a smattering of maniacs, and others for social reasons. The binds start at 25/50 and double every twenty minutes.
I was playing at a table with a some decent players, a couple of maniacs and a newbie.
As the evening progressed, I steadily built my stack. I was on the button and had AsKc and raise the three callers. The SB and BB folded, the other called. The flop was the AdKs,6s.
I raised the pot - all folded but the newbie.
The turn was the Qc. I put in another bet. The newbie looked at her cards for about ten seconds, and as she called said "I need some help." The river was the three of hearts.
I looked at the board if she had the J,10 she had the nut straight and did not need any help. I knew she understood the value of trips and two pairs, so I concluded she was drawing at a flush and missed it.
I put in a token final raise. She looked at her hand for another ten seconds and said "Oh well, nearly all my chips are gone, I might as well see your cards."
I turned over my hand. She said " Nice hand, I guess I am finished, I was hoping to get nine." She threw the J,10 onto the table.
One player gasped, another started laughing. I said "You have the nut high straight." She looked back and said " You mean the ace can be high or low."
With the rapidly escalating blinds , the other serious players now looked at me - the short stack - like hyenas regard a carass.
And the newbie. She went on to out draw the rest the the field playing such notable hands as a 10, 7 os from the come out position, putting bad beats on six of the twelve remaining players and and won the tournament.
