Yes you read it right: Quads! Quads! Quads!

We all know that getting four of a kind does not happen that often in Holdem. Well, today I played 2271 hands and I flopped (yes [b]FLOPPED![/b]) quads 3 times!

[b]3 TIMES !!![/b]

And I got heavily paid on two of them.

Here they are in all their beauty:

[b][size=18]Number 1[/size][/b]
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $1.00 BB (6 handed)

[b]saw flop[/b]|[b][color=#C00000]saw showdown[/color][/b]

Button ($99.90)
[b]SB ($132.75)[/b]
[b][color=#C00000]Fumseck ($116.15)[/color][/b]
[b][color=#C00000]UTG ($106.15)[/color][/b]
[b][color=#C00000]MP ($95)[/color][/b]
CO ($139.65)

[b]Preflop:[/b] Fumseck is BB with , .
UTG calls $1, MP calls $1, [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], SB completes, Fumseck checks.

[b]Flop:[/b] ($4) , , [color=#0000FF](4 players)[/color]
SB checks, Fumseck checks, UTG checks, MP checks.

[b]Turn:[/b] ($4) [color=#0000FF](4 players)[/color]
SB checks, Fumseck checks, [color=#CC3333]UTG bets $3[/color], MP calls $3, SB folds, [color=#CC3333]Fumseck raises to $6[/color], UTG calls $3, MP calls $3.

[b]River:[/b] ($22) [color=#0000FF](3 players)[/color]
[color=#CC3333]Fumseck bets $109.15 (All-In)[/color], UTG calls $99.15 (All-In), MP calls $88 (All-In).

[b]Final Pot:[/b] $318.30
[color=#009B00]Main Pot: $286, between Fumseck, UTG and MP.[/color] [color=#FFFFFF]Pot won by Fumseck ($286).[/color]
[color=#009B00]Pot 2: $22.30, between Fumseck and UTG.[/color]
[color=#FFFFFF]Pot won by Fumseck ($22.30).[/color]
[color=#009B00]Pot 3: $10, returned to Fumseck.[/color]

Results:
Fumseck has (four of a kind, threes).
UTG has (full house, threes full of nines).
MP has (full house, threes full of nines).
Outcome: Fumseck wins $318.30.

[b][size=18]Number 2[/size][/b]
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $1.00 BB (6 handed)

[b]saw flop[/b]|[b][color=#C00000]saw showdown[/color][/b]

MP ($85)
CO ($54.05)
[b][color=#C00000]Fumseck ($133.45)[/color][/b]
SB ($30.40)
[b]BB ($94.50)[/b]
[b][color=#C00000]UTG ($69.50)[/color][/b]

[b]Preflop:[/b] Fumseck is Button with , .
[color=#CC3333]UTG raises to $3[/color], [color=#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], Fumseck calls $3, [color=#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color], BB calls $2.

[b]Flop:[/b] ($9.50) , , [color=#0000FF](3 players)[/color]
BB checks, [color=#CC3333]UTG bets $3[/color], Fumseck calls $3, BB folds.

[b]Turn:[/b] ($15.50) [color=#0000FF](2 players)[/color]
[color=#CC3333]UTG bets $2[/color], [color=#CC3333]Fumseck raises to $5[/color], UTG calls $3.

[b]River:[/b] ($25.50) [color=#0000FF](2 players)[/color]
[color=#CC3333]UTG bets $27[/color], [color=#CC3333]Fumseck raises to $122.45[/color], UTG calls $31.50 (All-In).

[b]Final Pot:[/b] $206.45
[color=#009B00]Main Pot: $142.50, between Fumseck and UTG.[/color] [color=#FFFFFF]Pot won by Fumseck ($142.50).[/color]
[color=#009B00]Pot 2: $63.95, returned to Fumseck.[/color]

Results:
UTG has (flush, ace high).
Fumseck has (four of a kind, sevens).
Outcome: Fumseck wins $206.45.

[b][size=18]Number 3[/size][/b]
Bandit is VPIP and PFR 82% AF 12 over 76 hands. He his playing almost every pot and he raises all of them preflop. He will go all-in with nothing and show bluff.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $1/$2
5 players
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[b]Stack sizes:[/b]
UTG: $198
Fumseck: $204.10
Button: $183.20
SB: $137.75
BB: $209.90

[b]Pre-flop:[/b] ([i]5 players[/i]) Fumseck is CO with
UTG folds, [color=#cc0000]Fumseck raises to $8[/color], [i]2 folds[/i], BB calls.

[b]Flop:[/b] ([i]$17, 2 players[/i])
BB checks, [color=#cc0000]Fumseck bets $10[/color], [color=#cc0000]BB raises to $20[/color], Fumseck calls.

[b]Turn:[/b] ([i]$57, 2 players[/i])
[color=#cc0000]BB bets $46[/color], Fumseck calls.

[b]River:[/b] ([i]$149, 2 players[/i])
[color=#cc0000]BB is all-in $135.9[/color], [color=#cc0000]Fumseck calls all-in $130.1[/color].
Uncalled bets: $5.8 returned to BB.

[b]Results:[/b]
Final pot: $409.2
[color=#ffffff]Fumseck showed 8s 8c[/color]
[color=#ffffff]BB showed Ac Qd[/color]

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I think all poker sites should include them as an option. They make it so easy on the eye. Unfortunately most of them don’t include them .

I recently started playing on Full Tilt Poker and noticed that it was quite easy to make modification to the cards. So, being the geek that I am, I fired up Photoshop and went to work.

Here are the cards I am using right now:

If you want to use them, just replace the Cards.png file located in [b]\Program Files\Full Tilt Poker\Graphics\Table\Elements [/b] with this image and voilà.

Enjoy!