#PokerNugget #nuts In December 2009 I was on a poker heater where I final tabled 8 of 9 events over a 2 week span at Seminole Casino Immokalee.  Final tables are great but it was even better as I won 5 of those events outright and chopped 2 others.  But if you asked me what were the pivotal hands in those tourneys I could not hazard a guess.  What I do know is there was one tourney where I did not cash.  In fact I was eliminated during the second hand of this $325 tourney.  The blinds started at 25/50 and there was a raise UTG.  I was in the small blind and found myself with two black aces.  I raised and was called by the BB and UTG.  The flop came Ace of diamonds, Jack Hearts, 10 hearts. I bet the flop.  The SB folded and UTG flatted. I was feeling pretty good with my set and even better when the ace of hearts hit the turn.  I continued thru with a turn bet and was met by a raise.  Of course I rereaised and to cut to the chase all of the chips found their way to the middle.  Yes, as one might surmise my quad aces ran into the KQHearts and I experienced being on the short end of a Royal Flush as my quad aces went down in flames.  Eight final tables in a 16 day span and the only tourney I have a vivid recollection of was staring down at the proverbial nuts.  Fortuntely those two weeks of poker paid for one hell of a Christmas vacation in the Caribbean.