EARLY BIRD

I was the second person knocked out of the GBPT [Great British Poker Tour] in Leeds a few weeks ago. I was in fairly late position, two off the button. The blinds were 25/50. I raised with 9-10 offsuit to 200, the small blind re-raised another 500 and I called. The flop came 8-Q-J to give me the nut straight. The small blind put in a small bet, I raised to 1,500, he re-raised me all-in.

Obviously I called, as you would with the nut straight. But he had flopped trip Jacks and the board paired a Queen on the river to give him a full house.