Poker bad beats

[BuckeyeRyn]

My buddy was nocked out of tournament in Dayton and had 4-2's. the flop came up 2-2-7 The guy who beat him caught his 4th 7 on the river.

Last week I also saw my first royal flush. You should have seen the guys face when he realized his straight wasn't good

so, you are coming to the poker tournament here, right???

 

[Thump]

I went all in before the flop

Why?

You never go all in with pocket Aces pre-flop, you scare everyone away doing that.

Need to slow play it a bit unless you're short-stacked.

 

[matz2]

Why?

You never go all in with pocket Aces pre-flop, you scare everyone away doing that.

Need to slow play it a bit unless you're short-stacked.

Not necessarily. Slowplaying aces is the best way to get them cracked. You do not want to play aces against more than one player. If you play them fast, people won't necessarily put you on aces. If you push, people may put you on a smaller pair like 99-JJ. People may think that you don't want any action and call you with something like AQ, AJ, A-10, KQ figuring they are at worse 50-50.

 

[matz2]

Another thing is that it also depends on your position and playing style. If you are in late position with aces, you don't have to slowplay since the blinds will put you on a steal, especially if you are an aggresive player. If you are an aggressive player and limp, good players will put you on a big hand. You HAVE to mix it up once you start playing in bigger games.

 

[MightbeaBuck]

It was during a 10dollar sit and go game and I went all in before the flop

Against how many players? With such a small starting stack, some will call about anything (almost like a play-money game). Wait until the pretenders knock themselves out. As Matz2 alluded to, all in on pocket aces right off the bat can be cracked.
You want to knock people off. All in before the flop should never be done unless at least 75% of starting players are gone.
Don't know if it came into play here, but something that's hard to learn, at least for me, is to NEVER be pot-committed.

 

[BuckBackHome]

You were lookin' for that third three, but you forgot that Professor Green folded on Fourth Street and now you're representing that you have it. The DA made his two pair, but he knows they're no good. Judge Kaplan was trying to squeeze out a diamond flush but he came up short and Mr. Eisen is futilely hoping that his queens are going to stand up. So like I said, the Dean's bet is $20.

 

[BrutusBobcat]

I personally welcome bad beats. It means you are making the correct decisions at the table. All you can do is get your money in good and then it's up to the cards. In the long run, you will win if you get your money in good.

As for the original post, that is in no way a bad beat. That is a terrible flop for top and bottom pair and you were dominated pre-flop.

Well, that pretty much covers my thoughts.

Let me add to that, though -- if you lose a hand on a true bad beat, that means that your opponent isn't making good decisions and the poker fates let him (or her) escape from one. Let me play all night against someone making bad decisions, and I'll win that money back, plus whatever else they brought with them.

It's all about playing well over long periods of time, not a single hand. Never let one get into your head.

 

[Dryden]

Tonight I lost my ass on a bad beat. I'm holding 6-7 suited and decide to play it. Flop is 6-7-Q. Turn is 7. River is 8. Full house ... give me my money. Opponent goes all in, I call. My full house, 7s over 6s, loses to his full house, 8s over 7s. The fuck stick is holding pocket 8s. :(

/ I'm not bitter.

 

[BrutusBobcat]

Dryden, what was your bet on the turn? You should have been putting him all in at that point.

People won't fold if you don't make them pay to see cards.

 

[MightbeaBuck]

Dryden, what was your bet on the turn? You should have been putting him all in at that point.

People won't fold if you don't make them pay to see cards.

I think Dryden thought he had top boat, and was trying to milk the pot for all its worth. Most of us would have done the same thing in his spot.

 

[Dryden]

I think Dryden thought he had top boat, and was trying to milk the pot for all its worth. Most of us would have done the same thing in his spot.

Bingo. I didn't want him to fold. I had a full house and was figuring he's got a Q and is betting the high two pair. I know this guy; and he knows me. If I go all in then he's going to fold because he knows I've got at least a 7. I bet a hair under half his stack and he called, which was exactly what I wanted. I knew I was going to win the hand and I wanted to slow play him all in. It worked, then he hit the higher boat on the river.