One of the absolute coolest things about high stakes poker is the ability to run it twice. What is that exactly? I'll let Daniel Negrenau explain:
All I had at the moment was a pair of threes with a 6 kicker, but I was still close to a 2-1 favorite to win the pot. Doyle finally agreed to run it twice, which suited me just fine. I was thinking to myself, "Winning both would be awesome, but breaking even wouldn't be such a horrible result."
Now, when I say "run it twice," I mean the dealer would burn and turn as usual. Whoever had the best hand after all five community cards were faceup would be up one leg.
Then, both the turn and river cards would be thrown into the muck and the dealer would once again burn and turn, revealing a new turn card as well as a new river card. If you win both legs, you win the whole pot. If you win just one leg, you split the middle. If you lose both legs - well, you cry about your bad luck!
So, we proceeded. The first card off was the J
- a good card for Doyle. Before the river came, Doyle yelled, "Keep it high, dealer!" Doyle's prayers were answered when the 9
"Oh, well," I thought, "as long as I don't lose both of 'em." Then, the dealer burned and turned again. An 8! Oh, no! I had been in a glorious situation, had hedged my bets, and still lost the whole enchilada. That 8 sealed my fate, as I was drawing dead. My monster draw was totally worthless. I looked at the river card anyway, just for fun, and nope ... the Q
didn't help me, either.
Phil Ivey seems like the player who LOVES running it twice. It can minimize the few losses he has and makes him look even better when he wins both. It's a win-win situation for him. I love running it twice, but I am not exactly cut out for the $4k/8k game at the Bellagio.
Thankfully, Aced Poker thought of this for me. You can now deal it twice at ANY LEVEL. This feature, the rabbit hunt (ever want to know what the river WOULD have been?) and the ability to show one card when you are last to act has made Aced Poker my new favorite poker room. Their currently offering a sign up bonus of 200% up to $500 for signing up. So if you want to play like Phil Ivey does, but without taking out a second mortage on your mom's house check this site out. We'll be waiting for you.
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