[julian]

i know it's kinda lame to whine about bad beats but the ones that happened tonight were ridiculous... so i gotta vent!!

dealt QQ in mid position
raise 20$
donk to me left re-raises to 40
i re-raise to 100
he re-raises me to 200
i go all in for another 200
he calls and flips over A8o and says "i'm feeling it!"
hits a straight on the turn

i rebuy

next hand

dealt AQ and raise to 25$
he reraises to 50$
i call
Ace rag rag on the flop
i bet all in for another 200
he calls and flips over A4o
hits his 4 on the turn

next hand he gets lucky again and hits trip 5's vs my friends top 2 pair and takes down another monster pot

next hand his girl hits a higher straight on the river vs my other friend's made straight on the flop

they cash out 15 minutes later for 1k+ and him and his donk girlfriend discuss how well they played

not so much losing the money, it's getting felted like that by donkeys that hurts

[Wedge Rock]

The good news is, if they come back, you'll get your money...and theirs, Antonio.

Anyone can win $1k with good cards. But those runs don't last.

[BigWoody]

IMO

...it sounds like you're playing way to fast. I know they're tough beats but you're playing REALLY fast, in such away that you open yourself up to these beats because you are constantly playing huge pots for all the money pre-flop/right after the flop, as opposed to seeing flops and playing poker (which gives you a chance to muck QQ if the Ace flops and he bets hard/moves in).

I agree that they are tough beats and he was a donk for calling off with A8 but just slow down a little. You take less bad beats if you play a more post flop style because at that point if all the money goes in, you either made a good read or a bad read (not all cases) and have to live with your actions. In a sense this fast style is kind of gambling. You're putting everything into the hands of the cards and taking away all of the skill aspects of the game (reads, post flop play, etc.)

Sorry about the bad session...they happen.

[smoore]

you are obviously playing too high to post such a mundane series of hands.

[julian]

Originally Posted by smoore

you are obviously playing too high to post such a mundane series of hands.

too high??

[julian]

Originally Posted by BigWoody

IMO

...it sounds like you're playing way to fast. I know they're tough beats but you're playing REALLY fast, in such away that you open yourself up to these beats because you are constantly playing huge pots for all the money pre-flop/right after the flop, as opposed to seeing flops and playing poker (which gives you a chance to muck QQ if the Ace flops and he bets hard/moves in).

I agree that they are tough beats and he was a donk for calling off with A8 but just slow down a little. You take less bad beats if you play a more post flop style because at that point if all the money goes in, you either made a good read or a bad read (not all cases) and have to live with your actions. In a sense this fast style is kind of gambling. You're putting everything into the hands of the cards and taking away all of the skill aspects of the game (reads, post flop play, etc.)

Sorry about the bad session...they happen.

i did not play this fast the entire game.. it's not unusual to have a few hands in a 12 hour session that get bet real heavy freeflop and directly after the flop, correct?

the first hand i put him on the steal.. i knew i was a big favorite and i admit i got greedy

the second hand i was steaming a bit but i did have to bet heavy after the flop with clearly the best hand to stop him from drawing..

appreciate the comment but i was already aware of everthing that you said.. this was a ridiculously LAG 5/5 game so i had to play accordingly