This hand got beat with an ugly stick past 5th

[Hurricane Ham]

Anyone fold this on sixth? Stars 2/4 stud players love nothing more than to defend their bring-in regardless of cards, so I wasn't fully convinced he had a boat after sixth with split fours or something.

Studz had been a little loose and made some poor river calls with mediocre hands, but generally knew what was he was doing. Peter was terribly terribly passive (check/calling open queens on fifth to others rag boards), so I wasn't worried about him in the hand.

And yes, I know one of my nines was dead on third, I raised because I wanted to thin the field. I do better against less players with these types of hands. Turns out my hand would've been third best at the river.

PokerStars Game #3279959245: 7 Card Stud Limit ($2/$4) - 2005/12/08 - 21:49:37 (ET)
Table 'Heze'
Seat 1: jbrimn ($101.50 in chips)
Seat 2: bigstudz ($42.50 in chips)
Seat 3: ctu0070 ($212.75 in chips)
Seat 4: HurricaneHam ($193.25 in chips)
Seat 5: peterhdds ($83 in chips)
Seat 8: VernPe ($147.50 in chips)
jbrimn: posts the ante $0.25
bigstudz: posts the ante $0.25
ctu0070: posts the ante $0.25
HurricaneHam: posts the ante $0.25
peterhdds: posts the ante $0.25
VernPe: posts the ante $0.25
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to jbrimn [9c]
Dealt to bigstudz [4d]
Dealt to ctu0070 [As]
Dealt to HurricaneHam [9h Ts 9s]
Dealt to peterhdds [7c]
Dealt to VernPe [5s]
bigstudz: brings-in low $1
ctu0070: folds
HurricaneHam: raises $1 to $2
peterhdds: calls $2
VernPe: folds
jbrimn: folds
bigstudz: calls $1
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to bigstudz [4d] [Qc]
Dealt to HurricaneHam [9h Ts 9s] [8h]
Dealt to peterhdds [7c] [2c]
bigstudz: checks
HurricaneHam: bets $2
peterhdds: calls $2
bigstudz: calls $2
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to bigstudz [4d Qc] [Qd]
Dealt to HurricaneHam [9h Ts 9s 8h] [Tc]
Dealt to peterhdds [7c 2c] [3c]
bigstudz: bets $4
HurricaneHam: calls $4
peterhdds: calls $4
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to bigstudz [4d Qc Qd] [Qs]
Dealt to HurricaneHam [9h Ts 9s 8h Tc] [Td]
Dealt to peterhdds [7c 2c 3c] [Jd]
bigstudz: bets $4
HurricaneHam: calls $4
Sugarfoot7 joins the table at seat #7
peterhdds: calls $4
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to HurricaneHam [9h Ts 9s 8h Tc Td] [6s]
bigstudz: bets $4
HurricaneHam: calls $4
peterhdds: raises $4 to $8
bigstudz: raises $4 to $12
HurricaneHam: folds
peterhdds: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bigstudz: shows [Kd Qh 4d Qc Qd Qs 5c] (four of a kind, Queens)
peterhdds: mucks hand
bigstudz collected $63.50 from pot
peterhdds said, "twice"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $65.50 | Rake $2
Seat 1: jbrimn folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 2: bigstudz showed [Kd Qh 4d Qc Qd Qs 5c] and won ($63.50) with four of a kind, Queens
Seat 3: ctu0070 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 4: HurricaneHam folded on the River
Seat 5: peterhdds mucked [Jc Js 7c 2c 3c Jd 2d]
Seat 8: VernPe folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)

[UrAteUp]

Good lay down here Ham. I am not sure of too many people who would have laid off of that hand. Most would have followed it down to 7th street and probably turned the corner with it... ...even took it on the parade route before realizing they were 3rd best hand... . Excellent job.