And now for something complete different

Here's a view from the other side of the poker-playing world -- the frustrated, running-bad side. I know I've been where this guy is now and, even though I've been enjoying a pretty good run of late, I know I will likely be joining him soon.

But really, this is one of the funnier posts I've read on RGP in quite a while. Enjoy:

An open letter to a fish

You know who you are even though I cannot remember your name. We were playing at the 25c NLHE online ring games last night at Hollywood Poker, I am sure you remember the hand.

To refresh your memory, I was playing tight and raise UTG to 1.00. MP (the table bully) raises to 2.50. You smooth call in the BB with your double gapped suited hand, something like T7s as I recall. Yes I know you were getting a discount to call but what were you thinking? Did you really think your hand had any chance facing not just one but two raises?

I raise to about 12.00 all-in. MP calls and is also all-in. Now you smooth call. Did you realize that your implied odds were exactly 0 and that your odds of catching a flush by the river were about 15:1? Did you consider that one or both of your opponents might actually have a hand or at least one card higher than T?

Although the hands were not yet shown, when a K flopped with one of your suit, did it occur to you that someone might actually have a pair or god forbid a set at this point?

When you caught the the backdoor flush on the river, how did it feel when you saw my hand with the set of kings that you busted? Did you feel any guilt or did you just have a feeling that your (inset profanity) hand was going to catch a couple of miracle cards? I am sincerely interested in your response as I always aspire to become a better player. Thank you.

With respect,

John A. Fish

P.S. Does anyone now how to remove an embedded fist from a window without severing an artery?