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When I almost folded a full house

2026-02-20 · 15:02 UTC ·BlackRain79 Poker ·2 min read

Brief

BlackRain79 Poker uses a single hand from a 2026 $100 online cash game to make a strategic point about value extraction and emotional discipline. After flopping a full house with pocket sixes on a paired king board, the author keeps betting through a turn raise and river shove, arguing that fear and recent bad results can cause players to make overly passive decisions. The piece is anecdotal, instructional, and partly promotional.

Why it matters

A short poker newsletter recounts a $100 online cash-game hand used to argue against slow-playing very strong holdings.

Key details

  • Holding 6♠️6♥️ in the cutoff, the author flopped a full house on 6♦️K♥️K♣️, bet flop and turn, then responded to a turn raise on 9♣️ with a 3-bet instead of folding.
  • The opponent ultimately called a river shove on 2♠️ with K♠️T♠️ for trips, and the author presents the result as evidence that many players over-fold or under-bet when they have strong but vulnerable-looking hands.
  • The practical advice is to "build the pot immediately" when you flop a monster rather than slow-play; the newsletter gives Q♠️Q♥️ on Q♦️8♣️8♠️ as a similar example and ends by promoting a book and a 6-hour video course.
Cleaned source text

title: When I almost folded a full house

author: BlackRain79 Poker

content_type: newsletter

publication: blackrain79.com

published: 2026-02-20T15:02:03+00:00

source_url: gmail://19c7b929a7f080ca

word_count: 388

This hand taught me to trust my reads

Hey X,

I was deep in a $100 online cash game, feeling fresh. Up a few stacks.

I looked down at 6♠️6♥️ in the cutoff.

Standard open. Button called. Blinds folded.

Flop came 6♦️K♥️K♣️

Full house. Boom.

Now, most players would slow play this. I used to as well. But that’s how you miss value.

So I bet.

Button called instantly.

Turn came 9♣️

I bet again, and he raised me.

For a second, I thought about folding.

I honestly did.

I had been running bad for weeks. And these are the tricks your mind can play on you.

I’d been here before thinking I was ahead, only to run into a bigger hand.

But something didn’t feel right. He was too quick, too confident. It smelled like a bluff or a king.

And I had most of the kings beat.

So I 3-bet the turn. He tanked. Then just called.

River came 2♠️

I shoved.

He snap called with K♠️T♠️

Trips.

And that’s when it hit me: most people don’t play well in these spots.

They get scared. They get passive.

Or worse, they make huge folds when they’re holding the winning hand.

You’ve got to know when to trust your reads.

It’s not just about betting.

It’s about knowing how to extract value.

Most struggling players miss out on hands like this.

They either don’t bet enough, or they let fear talk them out of it.

If you’ve been leaving money on the table without realizing it…

You’re not alone.

But you can fix it like I did.

Key takeaway for you:

When you flop a monster, build the pot immediately and don’t slow play.

For example, if you have Q♠️Q♥️ on a Q♦️8♣️8♠️ board, start betting big on the flop and keep firing. Most opponents can’t fold trips or strong pairs, so make them pay.

Nathan

P.S. I cover dozens of spots like this in my best selling book Crushing the Microstakes. There is also a 6 hour optional live play video course where you can watch every hand I play while steamrolling some micro stakes games.

You can get my book and videos right here.

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