Nik Faldo Poker - Gambling Stories

Story #1 - Best laydown ever:
NPP game: Someone had called Omaha High only. I looked in my hand and had KKQT double suited. I bet and was raised by The Wall. Only one other player called, Black Bart.
The flop was [AAK] but none of my suit. I bet and The Wall raised and Bart folded.
I turned over my KK and told the Wall to take the pot as "you have AK and I am not going to draw against a made hand", doing my best Michael McDermitt impression. The Wall indeed showed his AK. That good a calling of the hand is actually a Negreanu-Herbavor impression.

Story #2 - Worst call:
NPP game: The only natural Royal Flush I ever got was in a 7-stud Deuces Wild hand. I hit the Spade Royal on 6th street and bet and raised, and re-reraised against Tolly. He had 3 eights visible. I knew he had 5 eights already. But I bet and called anyway as I just could not throw it into the muck.

Story #3 - Worst ignoring of a 'feeling':
Soaring Eagle Casino: I had just finished a 10 hour session of cards
and had turned an early -$380 into a
+$160 and was heading to the buffet with my comp.
As I was passing the craps table - literally the hairs on the back of my neck stood up and I heard my little voice say "DOUBLE FOURS!". I stop and there was a slight delay at the table as a could people got chips and made change. I reached for the new c-note I had in my pocket and had it half way to the felt when I stopped! I said to the little voice - "I just worked 10 hours for this and I am not throwing it on this craps table!"
The very next roll: 44

Story #4 - Second worse ignoring of a 'feeling':
Very Early NPP: We were playing the long time favorite 5-stud Hi/Lo with 3 buys. The pots always got huge as everyone who didn't have a hand bought to make one. Folding was out of the question as we literally counted the number of players seated to determine how many buys we could get without re-shuffling.
I had the A-high club flush and a 6 low. The pot was HUGE. I was the dealer. When the final buy round got to me, I knew I had the two visible 7 lows beat. There were a couple of all-most for sure full houses out there for high. That tingling started on the neck. I knew the next card in the deck was the 2 of clubs to give me the A-5 straight flush. I just knew it!
It actually occurred to me that the guys might thought I cheated if I threw away a lock 6-low to chase the near impossible. But I had not seen the 2 of clubs hit the board and I just 'KNEW" the next card was the miracle card of the three still in the deck.

I calmly said, "I don't buy", took my my half of the pot and peeked. The 2 of clubs was there!!!

And now you know why I never get cards in my own game anymore. I pooped on the card Gods that night. - Nik Faldo