[TommyW]

Ok, I'm at a 2-4 nlhe, I hold 8 8 just before the BB. One player calls, i call, the LB folds, and theBB checks, so 3 handed. Th flop 8 4 4 , I flop the preverbial nuts, to pocket 4s. Both players check to me, I bet 4. BB folds, other guy calls. Turn Q , other guy bets 10, I go all in for 65, he calls. He has Q J . River Q , I almost threw my computer out the window. I was so pissed. I'm still reeling about this and it happened 3 days ago. So angry .

[PGood]

That sux. Here is my worst beat ever. Happened 3 weeks ago.

I was in the BB in a $1/2 NL game with 4 4 . Someone raised to $7 and 5 people saw the flop. Flop came 4 2 3 . It checks around to the button who bets $15. I call and everyone else folds. Turn is 3 and I check. Button bets $30 and I put him all-in for anther $40 more. He calls and turns over A 5 for the straight flush to my boat. River was meaningless as I was drawing dead. I almost threw up on the table.

[yeltzen]

Here's my worst beat ever.

It was at Harrah's Atlantic City. I'm playing $2/5 NL $500 max buy-in. I'm on the button with 22 and it's folded to me. So I raise it to $20. The big blind calls. Now, as everyone knows, I steal early and often in poker games, so the BB probably thought I was on a steal. The flop comes 63K. He checks to me and I bet the pot, $42. He raises it to $150. Now, I had seen him do this many times with a flush draw, so I come over the top all-in for $413, or $263 to him. He calls and turns over AK. I couldn't believe it. How could he call from the BB with that when I had shown so much strength? Turn J, river 3. What a joke. I stood up and told him that I'd love to have him in every game I play in if he always plays like that. He said that's how he felt about me.

Whatever that's supposed to mean.

[PGood]

Originally Posted by yeltzen

Here's my worst beat ever.

He calls and turns over AK. I couldn't believe it. How could he call from the BB with that when I had shown so much strength? Turn J, river 3. What a joke. I stood up and told him that I'd love to have him in every game I play in if he always plays like that. He said that's how he felt about me.

Whatever that's supposed to mean.

He called because he probably put you either on a steal as you said you are known to do or a big pair. Either way he figures he has you beat unless you have KK or AA. Top pair with top kicker, depending on how deep his stack is, I would probably make that call too.

[CaptLego]

Originally Posted by yeltzen

Here's my worst beat ever.

It was at Harrah's Atlantic City. I'm playing $2/5 NL $500 max buy-in. I'm on the button with 22 and it's folded to me. So I raise it to $20. The big blind calls. Now, as everyone knows, I steal early and often in poker games, so the BB probably thought I was on a steal. The flop comes 63K. He checks to me and I bet the pot, $42. He raises it to $150. Now, I had seen him do this many times with a flush draw, so I come over the top all-in for $413, or $263 to him. He calls and turns over AK. I couldn't believe it. How could he call from the BB with that when I had shown so much strength? Turn J, river 3. What a joke. I stood up and told him that I'd love to have him in every game I play in if he always plays like that. He said that's how he felt about me.

Whatever that's supposed to mean.

Now that's funny.
You crack me up sometimes.

[yeltzen]

Originally Posted by CaptLego

Now that's funny.
You crack me up sometimes.

Only sometimes?

[krw17]

Yeltzen, what happened to your avatar??? I was just about to give her a name....

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by yeltzen

Only sometimes?

It would have been better if you said you had 72o.

[w16227]

Originally Posted by PGood

That sux. Here is my worst beat ever. Happened 3 weeks ago.

I was in the BB in a $1/2 NL game with 4 4 . Someone raised to $7 and 5 people saw the flop. Flop came 4 2 3 . It checks around to the button who bets $15. I call and everyone else folds. Turn is 3 and I check. Button bets $30 and I put him all-in for anther $40 more. He calls and turns over A 5 for the straight flush to my boat. River was meaningless as I was drawing dead. I almost threw up on the table.

Not trying to be too mean here -but how would losing a coingflip be considered a bad beat?

Preflop you were at most a slight favorite (no calculator on hand, but you were at best like a 51% favorite, might even have been a 49% underdog).


On the flop - you were way behind. He had a st8 vs your set. You had 5 outs (and additional on the river) to hit your FH.

[PGood]

Originally Posted by w16227

Not trying to be too mean here -but how would losing a coingflip be considered a bad beat?

I never said I was huge favorite, but I was a favorite pre-flop none the less. The same card that made my boat made his st8 flush. In my opinion, that is bad.