How to Take and Give a Bad Beat

Posted by icemonkey9 on Mar 13, 2010 in coolers | 2 comments

I played a pretty wild session earlier today and ... well if you've ever read the blog, you know the rest.  Anyways, lets go to our first example...

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Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players

The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

samar19 (BB): $37.65
el_fennec (UTG): $50.00
EesYksiPotti (UTG+1): $50.75
ACESFULLMIC (UTG+2): $18.75
joyjoh (MP1): $63.20
POKERR_FAACE (MP2): $117.60
NBLACKMORE (CO): $53.75
Hero (BTN): $50.00
PokerAce1990 (SB): $53.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with 6 6
2 folds, ACESFULLMIC raises to $1.50, 3 folds, Hero calls $1.50, PokerAce1990 calls $1.25, samar19 raises to $3.25, ACESFULLMIC calls $1.75, Hero calls $1.75, PokerAce1990 calls $1.75

Flop: ($13.00) K 6 3 (4 players)
PokerAce1990 checks, samar19 bets $3, ACESFULLMIC folds, Hero raises to $9, PokerAce1990 calls $9, samar19 calls $6

Turn: ($40.00) K (3 players)
PokerAce1990 checks, samar19 checks, Hero bets $22, PokerAce1990 raises to $40.75 all in, samar19 folds, Hero calls $15.75 all in

*** I am a 85-15% Favorite getting the money All in for a 200+ BB pot ***

River: ($115.50) A (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $115.50

Hero shows 6 6 (a full house, Sixes full of Kings)
PokerAce1990 shows K A (a full house, Kings full of Aces)
PokerAce1990 wins $112.50

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So this guy didn't have to do this but he wrote in the chat:

"Holy crap man, so sorry"

then I replied back:

"ty, it happens."

Seems fair man, I took a really shitty beat in a huge pot and was a whopping 150bb under EV in one single hand.  I thought it was real nice for what looked like a reg to write that.  I'm not depressed or pissed, it happens all the time ... at least to me.  I'd be curious to see if stuff like that happens to you all on a regular basis.

Anyways ... here's another bad beat / cooler during the same 45 minute session ...

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Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players

The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

PIZINHO (MP2): $13.45
zenia2009 (CO): $53.90
ScottyDogg88 (BTN): $14.65
toppertoni (SB): $33.75
Hackerr77 (BB): $50.45
Naty66 (UTG): $50.00
82Sue (UTG+1): $57.95
Hero (MP1): $58.80

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP1 with 8 8
2 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, 1 fold, zenia2009 calls $1.75, 1 fold, toppertoni calls $1.50, Hackerr77 calls $1.25

Flop: ($7.00) K K 8 (4 players)
toppertoni bets $2, Hackerr77 folds, Hero raises to $6, zenia2009 folds, toppertoni calls $4

*** Tried to get the money in here obviously, and turned out to be a 77-23% favorite at this point ***

Turn: ($19.00) J (2 players)
toppertoni bets $5.75, Hero raises to $25, toppertoni raises to $26 all in, Hero calls $1

*** Sick cooler ***

River: ($71.00) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $71.00

toppertoni shows K J (a full house, Kings full of Jacks)
Hero shows 8 8 (a full house, Eights full of Kings)

toppertoni wins $68.00

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And so this moron who plays 38/12/4 over 500+ hands in my DB then writes:

"88 lol donk"

Wow.  So I wrote nothing back rather than get into it.  But it certainly didn't tilt me, but it did make me think of making this post.  There's a good way and a bad way to give and take a beat.  The moral of the story? Don't be a douche.