Posted Fri Jul 09, 2004 8:17 am GMT by Spex
So I'm playing a low limit game last night and I'm holding KQo
The flop comes KK rag
I raise, he calls (2 of us left at this point)
Turn is an A
I raise, he calls
River is another A
I raise as I now have a KKKAA full house, he raises and I re-raise and he calls
I show my full house and had a smile from ear to ear until he shows his A
I had the second best full house possible and I still lose.
I really hate this game sometimes
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Posted Fri Jul 09, 2004 8:37 am GMT by Dave B
That is a tougher beat, but I hate it when you are playing a smaller pair-55 or so. Flop comes KK5 and someone bets strong-obviously w/ a K. You go over the top and another K comes on the turn or river.
Boats are great, but they can break your heart too!
Posted Tue Jul 13, 2004 4:04 pm GMT by snoogins47
| Quote: | | I had the second best full house possible and I still lose. |
Yes that's true.
But lets take a look at the hands that beat your second best full house.
AA
AK
AQ
AJ
AT
A9
A8
A7
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
It's annoying that he went runner-runner, granted, and painful to be such a huge favorite, and then lose... but only because you were a huge favorite to most hands before the river, NOT because you lost with a full house.
The card that made your full house actually made your hand much, much, much worse!!!!
I wish I could stress that more.
Obviously he didn't believe you had the K (or he's just a moron, who knows.). And if he had reason to believe you didn't have the trips, sticking around in the hand isn't really a bad idea. Once he caught that ace, he wasn't going anywhere. He might've even paired the rag originally, or have a backdoor flush draw, while the odds are tiny, it's even more of an escape hatch for him, if his judgement is wrong. When the next A comes, I really don't feel the re-raise was a smart move on your part. Your hand goes from a dominating favorite (on the flop, only AK, or K-rag (whatever the pair was,) or PP of the rags will beat you. When the A comes, add pocket AA to the mix. You're still lookin great.
That river opens up a huge can of worms on you, and I think calling his raise is the only option here, as... what would he raise with? He *might* raise with a K, but there's no reason to re-raise with that scenario. He *might* bluff, but it's hard to bank on that with that board and you representing a hand the whole way. And if he's bluffing, a call is fine, because the chances he's bluffing are much lower, IMO, than the chances that you're beat. A re-raise opens yourself up to a cap, and if you get cocky and they don't limit heads up raises, you're completely toasted.
Still, tough luck, that's poker for ya./u /i /b
Posted Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:43 am GMT by Damian
Recently I was 2nd in chips with 11 left in a 140-player $5 multi.
Was dealt A 7 suited and raised a bit, as people were playing very tight, and trying to get in the money. Well over half the chips were held by myself and the chip leader. The only other person who calls is the chip leader himself.
Flop comes 7 7 Q, giving me trips, top kicker.
I raise, he calls.
Turn ia an A - I now have full house 7s full of aces.
I raise, he reraises small, I go all-in.
I know it was a bit silly going all-in here, but I thought he'd caught a pair of aces, maybe even 2 pair, aces and queens. Turns out he had QQ before the flop.
I was so annoyed. The one person who could knock me out in the last place before the money.
Poor play I know, but what bad luck - if it had been any other guy on my table I would still have been in the top 3 or four in chips.
Posted Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:12 pm GMT by jasonbogen
Twice in one day I flopped a boat with KK and AA only to lose to a quad. Both times on the flop: KTT to pocket Ts and AQQ to pocket Qs. That same day, I hit my first Royal Flush. what are the chances of that?
Jason
Posted Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:26 pm GMT by jasonbogen
had a similar loss when leading a multi table tourney. Only I had A7 and flopped A77. I bet moderately and was put all in by a guy with TT. What was he thinking? I at least have either the 7 or the A either of which beat him. Of course he hits the T on the turn and I lose. Just had another one like that today with 34 on the big blind. Flop came up 334 was put all in by a guy with KK who promptly hits the K on the turn. Deja Vu.
| Damian wrote: | Recently I was 2nd in chips with 11 left in a 140-player $5 multi.
Was dealt A 7 suited and raised a bit, as people were playing very tight, and trying to get in the money. Well over half the chips were held by myself and the chip leader. The only other person who calls is the chip leader himself.
Flop comes 7 7 Q, giving me trips, top kicker.
I raise, he calls.
Turn ia an A - I now have full house 7s full of aces.
I raise, he reraises small, I go all-in.
I know it was a bit silly going all-in here, but I thought he'd caught a pair of aces, maybe even 2 pair, aces and queens. Turns out he had QQ before the flop.
I was so annoyed. The one person who could knock me out in the last place before the money.
Poor play I know, but what bad luck - if it had been any other guy on my table I would still have been in the top 3 or four in chips. |
Posted Tue Aug 17, 2004 9:14 pm GMT by joelwas
I was in a multi-table tourney a few weeks back and had AK. The flop comes AKK and I go all in. The guy calls me with AA.
Posted Sat Aug 21, 2004 1:43 am GMT by The13atman
Since we're telling bad beat stories, I'll share one similar to many of these:
I have KQo. Flop comes QQK. Turn comes A. River comes A. One of my 3 (  ) opponents turns over A9. Man, that stung. After the flop I was a 99.7% favorite over him. 
Posted Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:08 pm GMT by AlicanteKid
I've got one that sucked.
Got dealt TT in the BB. Folds to the SB, who calls. Raised to 3xBB and SB calls (calling station).
Flop comes 99x. SB checks, so I make a pot-sized bet. SB calls.
Turn is a 9. I've got a full house. I don't fear the last 9. I put the SB all in, and SB calls.
I show my boat and SB shows A8o, which gives her trip 9s with an ace kicker.
River is the last 9. I get outkicked.
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