| Getting bad cards? Sit out for a few hands!
I found this while searching for AA bad-beats in my histories, and at first freaked out when I saw that I had folded AA pre-flop. Upon closer inspection I realized it was because I was sitting out (probably for a peepee break). I had to laugh at my ridiculously bad timing. So for all you folks who think, "ehh, I'll just sit out for a few to take a leak/smoke/grab a beer--what's the odds of catching anything playable during that time?", check out what I got when I sat out for only FIVE frickin' hands:
PokerStars Game #2210873881: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:45:14 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1090 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1430 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1790 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1360 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1720 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1410 in chips)
Seitz333: posts small blind 15
ilyu2: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [3s Ad]
PokerStars Game #2210884852: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:46:29 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1060 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1520 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1790 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1360 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1690 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1380 in chips)
ilyu2: posts small blind 15
califdj: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [Jc Js]
PokerStars Game #2210888045: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:46:51 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1060 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1505 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1760 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1360 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1690 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1425 in chips)
califdj: posts small blind 15
Deckard26354: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [Kd Td]
PokerStars Game #2210892664: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:47:20 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1060 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1505 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1745 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1330 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1735 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1425 in chips)
Deckard26354: posts small blind 15
stank1000: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [Ah Ad]
PokerStars Game #2210902335: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:48:26 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1060 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1505 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1745 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1315 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1610 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1840 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1425 in chips)
stank1000: posts small blind 15
pokerdwarf: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [8h 5c]
BTW, the AA hand actually would have held up, too (thanks to chipper for telling me what his no-show winner was).  | 
