My most unusual flopped cooler was at a $5,000 buyin tournament at Harrah's Rincon near San Diego, back in 2007.

I fought through a seemingly perpetual short stack, and was 5 spots away from cashing $11,000, as 18 paid with 23 left. The top prize was over $300k.

Shane Schleger to my direct right open limped, I limped with 9d8d on the button, Gavin Smith completed from the SB, and the BB checked.

Flop was all diamonds. Checked to me, I bet, Gavin (whom I had covered) called, the BB folded, Shane called.

Turn was a non-diamond which didn't pair the board, but possibly made someone a straight. Checked to me. I had a below average stack, and I figured it was time to go all in, as I would surely be called by a lone Ad, and very likely called by a straight, set, or two pair. Two snap calls! Uh oh!

Turned out Shane had Qd4d, and Gavin had AdTd! Flush over flush over flush on the flop! (I know I've talked about this before.)

I've never seen this happen other than this hand. Not before, not after.

Gavin tripled up, Shane won the rest of my stack and pretty much broke even, and I was out. Brutal. But I had no choice to fold at any point, due to my stack size. Funny that I was rooting for no turn diamond, yet I would have easily gotten away from the hand if one hit.