I'm a hee haw.

Here is part of a conversation Meli about my poker play last night (from Skype).

[11:32:29 AM] Michael Rivers says: I'm a hee haw baby.

[11:33:25 AM] Michael Rivers says: I lost a big pot, like $20. But I only lost about $7. But I should have only lost about $2.

[11:34:07 AM] Melissa Greco says: you are random

[11:34:39 AM] Michael Rivers says: Jim had a trash hand like K2, I had AQ, flop came 722, with two hearts, and I bet $2 (I had a flush draw, Ah, Qh, 7h, 2h).

[11:35:03 AM] Michael Rivers says: Darren called (he had KK). Jim went all in for ~$7.

[11:36:29 AM] Michael Rivers says: I went all in for like $20 to make Darren fold. It worked, but it was still a stupid play. I should have just folded. Someone could have had 77 and I would have been drawing dead (<1%>

[11:37:39 AM] Michael Rivers says: Plus, I was just on a draw, I was in trouble if he had anything, and I could have been drawing dead. As it was, Jim made a full house, and I would have lost even if I did hit a flush, but that's when I decided to cash out with the $20 I still had.
I had around $30, but I think I was too tired to play anymore.

[11:37:44 AM] Michael Rivers says: Live & learn, right babe?

The thing is, Jim has such a tight image, I thought he couldn't have a 2. But he could have easily had 77. And I don't remember clearly, he may have been in the big blind, so if my raise was only 3x, he can call with pretty much trash. Then if he has just a 7, when I make a flush, he still makes a full house >8% of the time.

I think I still had positive equity in this case, but in general I don't think I'll be doing that in the future. Like I said in the message, when someone makes a huge bet (and they're known as a rock), and you could be drawing dead, folding is ok. I'll even go a step further and say, "just fold!"

So yeah, I'm a hee haw.