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I was already having bad signs at the airport because my flight was delayed 5 hours and I ended up being 7 hours late to my hotel. Once I checked into my hotel, I went straight to the poker room. The poker room was nothing like the ones I've been to in my home town and I was just full of awe. I don't know if my flight delay brought me bad luck but the waiting list for the 30/60 was very long. I did not want to play anywhere else so I decided to duke it out. Finally, after hour and a half I was able to sit down. I bought in for $2500 and posted my big blind. Some Players looked friendly and some looked like they were playing cards for living. I didn't want to be intimidated by other players so I started observing players right away. Before I knew it, the cards were dealt and the it was folded to the button who made it $60 to go. The small blind folded and I looked at my hole cards and discovered 2 black kings. I was sitting on seat 1 and I sat back a little bit so I wouldn't give away any tells to the player who just raised. I quickly 3 betted and I could hear the original raiser saying "Whoa, easy there buddy." and threw in the chips to call my raise The flop came out to K,7,7 rainbow! I have flopped the full house! I was dancing inside my head and I didn't even know what to do. I killed some time and tapped the table, indicating a check. The original raiser bet and I check-raised him. This time, he killed some time and called my raise. I knew I was trapping this guy in for good and I was just thinking about raking in a huge pot. The turn was another 7 that put a flush draw out there but of course flush wouldn't be any good because I was worrying about my opponent having quad 7s. Could he have raised preflop with A7? 78? 89? I decided to kill some time again and tapped the table, indicating a check. The original raiser quickly bet and I knew he didn't have the quad. If he did then I was willing to pay for it. Even before his chips across the betting line, I quickly check-raised. He asked me if I had pocket aces and reraised me. At this time, I knew he did not have the quad for sure and I figured he had a K in his hand for Sevens full of Kings which is still behind my Kings full of Sevens. I 4-betted him and he just called. The river was...............yes another 7. I checked in disbelief and my opponent bet threw in his 6 $10 chips and said "chop, chop?" The board was reading K,7,7,7,7. My full house was nullified and I had quad 7s with K kicker...so basically, my hand plays the board. I made a crying call and my opponent flipped over A,K to take down the pot. Quad 7s with ace kicker. I threw my hand away shaking my head and mumuring to myself. I racked the rest of my chips as one of the players was requesting to see my hand. I did not want to say anything nor hear anything. I just ran to the cage to cash in the rest of my chips. Labels: bad beat poker story, Online poker bad beats You want to play poker instantly? No Download - No Delay. Share this post!
       I guess I was a bit starstruck to find Annie Duke at my table in seat 10. She's one of those players you admire, but you'd love to take a pot off her! Perhaps that's why my concentration wandered... In seat 3 I get pocket Jacks. In second position I make a small move pre-flop and get four callers - including Annie. The flop comes K-J-8 and I feel pretty good. I decide to make a more aggressive bet and put $200 in. That gets rid of seats 5 and 6, but 7 calls me and Annie takes her time and gives me the kind of stare that I'd feel pretty good about from a girl in a bar, but that puts beads of sweat on my forehead in a poker game. Then she calls. Turn is an 8 - I've got my boat, and since I put Annie on a straight draw I feel I've got her beat. I put $400 in. Seat 7 calls - I'm surprised, what does he have? I figure him for AA at this point. He's a threat, but not a big one. Annie folds, and I still think she was angling for the straight. The river is a 3, no use to anyone, and I move all in with over $2000. As soon as I see his bottom lip quiver I realize he's holding KK. Sure enough he tosses them right down the table so there's no mistaking them. He played me like Fats Domino played boogie-woogie. I guess it really wasn't a bad beat in some ways, since he had me dominated from the beginning. But try telling that to my solar plexus; I felt like I'd gone three rounds with Jack Dempsey. Ever just sat there and stared at the table for three hands until someone politely asks you if you're going to buy-in? Just goes to show: even when there's a shark at the table, sometimes it's the 'cuda you need to be watching... SICKBOY71 Labels: bad beat poker story, Bad Beat Story, Poker Beats You want to play poker instantly? No Download - No Delay. Share this post!
So I sat down at the table and saw what seemed like a normal bunch of people. It almost seemed kind of mellow with people chatting a bit before the tournament. An elderly lady sat down next to me and started up a conversation. She said, "I'm looking forward to this tournament. I hope there aren't many card chasers playing in this tournament." Agreeing I said, "If there aren't many chasers then I'll be a happy man." The tournament started. The first hand I was dealt (3, 9) of hearts, so I folded. The elderly lady sitting next to me put in the first bet. The fourth person raised the bet. The seventh player went all-in. Much to my surprise, both players call. Now at this point there are three players all-in on the first hand. I'm thinking they'll be hands like QQ, KK and AA. But once again I failed to realize I was playing in Vegas! Grandma Grunt flipped over her pocket sevens. The fourth player flipped over his King, 10 of clubs. The seventh player flipped over a pair of Jack's. All I could think is what the hell is wrong with you people? The flop comes 10, 2, 7. The turn was an Ace and the river was a 2. Grandma took it home with sevens full of twos. Wow. The second hand of the tournament was the end of my long crusade. In mid-position I was dealt pocket Aces (hearts and spades). There was one call before me. Knowing what Evil Grandma is willing to play, I raised the pot four times the big blind. Grandma answered with a re-raise. Everyone else folded. I re-raised her all-in. She called. Guess what Granny flips over? (4,5) of diamonds! I thought this will be the easiest money I've got in a while. The flop comes Ace of clubs, 3 of diamonds and Ace of diamonds! At this point I'm thinking that four Aces is a pretty good hand. But I was wrong. The turn brings a King of spades and low and behold a 2 of diamonds comes on the river, giving this old hag a straight flush! She then gleefully racks in the chips like its nothing out of the usual. I then sipped on my $540 dollar margarita and went back to my hotel. So this trip was a self-esteem killer. Maybe someday I'll play the Vegas tournaments again, but until I win my $540 back I'll be playing back home. Dustin Labels: bad beat poker story, Online poker bad beats You want to play poker instantly? No Download - No Delay. Share this post!
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I finally get the hand ive been waiting for, 64 off in the small blind. I decide to limp and over there in the bb he check. The flop is 643 pretty good flop but dangerous he check I bet 11.60 or something which is the pot button and he come over the top 45 more i smooth call. BAM 6 ON THE TURN, I TURNED THE NUTS, all my fear of him having me went down the turn and I was hoping for him to make a large bet, and thats what he did he bet over 90 dollars I rasie 185 more hoping he raised with a straight or something and he makes it 500 all day, so I wait till the last second and smooth call trying to play it slick. The river is a 3 I was mad.. I cant bet to big because he might fold if he flopped a joint. Well he did the betting for me and pushed over 1400 more and I insta call and what does he flip over? well u guessed it QUAD 3'S! All my hard work down the tubes for that day. Labels: bad beat poker story, Online poker bad beats You want to play poker instantly? No Download - No Delay. Share this post!
Some while ago I entered an online MTT with a first prize of a luxury trip to Ibiza, all expenses paid. The website wasn't well known (and indeed no longer exists) so the field was only ~20 players. I knew I had a real chance, but after the second hand I was crippled. A shocking suckout dropped me to 25% of my chips, thanks to a particularly lucky idiot who called (not raised) with his whole stack, on the turn, to hit a gutshot. Had he not bled a few chips away in the first hand, I would have been out. Still, being the shortstack made life more simple. The blinds were tiny and I took my time, waiting for the quality hands and flops and knowing these guys just loved to call. Sure enough, I clawed my way back into it. Meanwhile, 'the idiot' was making some astonishing hands and taking the lead. He called two all-ins with Ace-rag (vs AK each time) and hit both his rag cards. He called to hit backdoor straights and flushes, and made them every time. In fact, the very first hand was the only showdown he didn't win. After three hours we were four-handed - and I had taken the chip lead. I was quite happy that 'the idiot' was still with us, having busted plenty of competent players on my behalf. His bizarre blend of sheer lunacy and blind luck would have probably caused a fight in a live game - it really was that unbelievable. And then, just like that, it was all over. The shortstack pushed with JJ, but idiot woke up with QQ. The next hand saw the third-place guy push with another pair of Jacks, only to run into idiot's AA. It was me vs Mr Lucky 'n' dumb for the holiday. Joy! The very next hand, he raised and I called. The flop was 77K (rainbow) and he bet out. Hoping that meant he had a king, I put him all-in with my very-fine-looking A7. He certainly didn't have 77, he wouldn't raise with K7 and he had no obvious draw. I would be in great shape against anything - unless he had KK, of course... I never played at that site again. Labels: bad beat poker story, Online poker bad beats You want to play poker instantly? No Download - No Delay. Share this post!
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