Tao of Poker

Almost...

Queens can be deadly...
In a $20 SNG earlier this evening, I nearly cracked pocket aces with the Hilton Sisters! Four way pot... four players all-in at a very tight table. I knew someone had Aces when the second dude pushed it all-in. I was begging for a Queen to fall on the flop...

Dealt to Dr. Pauly [ Qh, Qs ]

citaXXXcalls (200)
Dr. Pauly raises (770)
Dr. Pauly is all-In.
trekXXX calls (640) all-In..
rafXXX calls (470) all-In.
citXXX calls (520) all-In.

** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qc, 9h, 5d ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Ah ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 8s ]

Creating Main Pot with $2660 with treXXX
Creating Side Pot 1 with $90 with rafXXX
Creating Side Pot 2 with $100 with citXXX
Creating Side Pot 3 with $50 with Dr. Pauly

** Summary ** Board: [ Qc 9h 5d Ah 8s ]

treXXX balance 2660, bet 640, collected 2660, net +2020 [ Ac As ] [ three of a kind, aces -- Ac,As,Ah,Qc,9h ]
rafXXX balance 0, lost 670 [ Tc Th ] [ a pair of tens -- Ah,Qc,Tc,Th,9h ]
citXXX balance 0, lost 720 [ Kh Kd ] [ a pair of kings -- Ah,Kh,Kd,Qc,9h ]
Dr. Pauly balance 240, bet 770, collected 240, lost -530 [ Qh Qs ] [ three of a kind, queens -- Ah,Qh,Qs,Qc,9h ]

So very close. I won the side pot against pocket Kings and pocket tens, but failed to take out the Aces. I was pretty pumped about the flop, but was quickly dejected when the ace hit on the turn.