My congratulations are hereby extended to Mr. Terry Rugg for his tiumphant victory over me in last nights (unofficial) poker game at the home of Mr. Matt Upton. The game was seven-card roll-your-own chicago. After the final cards had been distributed to the remaining players (Mr. Rugg, Mr. Upton, and myself), I saw that I had, by virtue of my wild cards, five-of-a-kind (quins), Kings. Looking at the other players' hands, there wasn't much to worry about: Mr. Upton appeared not to have anything, however Mr. Rugg had two aces showing. By virtue of the game, he automatically had trips showing. If he had another ace in his hand, he'd need quads. However, to get five, he would need not only an ace in his hand, but also would have had to pair his low card (wild card). Rugg bet and I moved all-in. Upton folded, and Rugg quickly called. To my horror, the second-best hand possible in poker, five kings, had just lost to the single best hand in poker: five aces. Rugg had, on the seventh street, paired his deuce to give him two wild cards and, in fact, had a third ace in his hand. To add insult to injury, Mr. Rugg was holding the deuce of spades, thus winning him 1/2 of the pot by virtue of the "Chicago" portion, and 1/2 of the pot for his stunning victory. Jolly good play, Mr. Rugg. You have our congratulations. Regards, Sean

Source: Capital Gaming Commission