'Gimme a 9': Pocket 9s Crack Aces on the River at Queer Poker Night

Thanks to everyone who came through for the August 19th game — and welcome to the new players who joined the table. The room was packed, the action was sharp, and one hand had the whole table locked in.

Cassandra vs. Cheyenne. Pocket 9s vs. pocket aces. And a river card that changed everything.

Aces vs. 9s — and the River Had Opinions

Cassandra started the hand with pocket 9s. Cheyenne held pocket aces — a commanding spot pre-flop. As the board ran out, things only tilted more in Cheyenne’s favor.

By the turn, the board showed three hearts. That gave Cheyenne aces top pair — with outs to the nut flush if a heart hit the river. Cassandra needed exactly one card: another 9 in the deck, and it couldn’t be a heart. At the turn in hold’em there are 46 unseen cards. Cassandra had exactly one clean out (a non‑heart 9).

The probability the river is that card = 1 / 46 ≈ 0.0217 → 2.17%.
Odds AGAINST hitting it: 45:1.

Unfazed, she tapped the table and said, “Gimme a 9.”

And, the river delivered.

A perfect card. No heart, no full house on board — just a clean set of 9s to beat aces. Cheyenne’s strong hand got edged out by a one-outer. It happens fast. And it stings.

One Outer Odds: When 2% Hits, It Hurts

It wasn’t a bluff. It wasn’t a misread. Just one of those hands where the math says no — and the deck says yes.

We’ll see you at the next game.