It occurred to me that one of the most frustrating times in poker is when you are beaten by a bigger hand when you make the hand you are trying to make. Some examples that I thought about are:
Set over set
Straight beaten by a bigger straight
Flush beaten by a bigger flush
Full house beaten by a bigger full house
Top pair beaten by either a bigger kicker or a worse kicker that pairs
Probably the most frustrating to me is the bad kicker that lucks out. Today, playing online I shoved under the gun with AA and the big stack overshoves with AQ, then another big stack calls with Q8. A queen hits the flop and the turn is an 8. Unbelievable!!!
In another tournament I raise with JJ and called by big stack. Then another player shoves, I over shove and play him heads up when the big stack folds. He has A10, hits a 10 on the flop and another on the turn. I am now a fairly short stack.
Busted out of two tournaments online tonight. The first one, I shove a fairly short stack with 3/3 and am overshoved by K/4 who is then called by A/5. Good till river when a 4 hits. Unbelievably bad play rewarded.
Next tournament 8/8 shoves, I call with A/A and another short stack calls with 6/8. A flop of 5/9/x gives hope to the gutshot, but only a one outer can save the 8's. He hits it on the river. Unbelievable!!!
Back home tonight after two lightning trips to Seattle. Mother & daughter doing o.k., Meg was readmitted to the hospital but seems to be recovering. New granddaughter is beautiful, looks a lot like her dad. Eva Venkatachalapathy is a sweetie!!!
Set over set
Straight beaten by a bigger straight
Flush beaten by a bigger flush
Full house beaten by a bigger full house
Top pair beaten by either a bigger kicker or a worse kicker that pairs
Probably the most frustrating to me is the bad kicker that lucks out. Today, playing online I shoved under the gun with AA and the big stack overshoves with AQ, then another big stack calls with Q8. A queen hits the flop and the turn is an 8. Unbelievable!!!
In another tournament I raise with JJ and called by big stack. Then another player shoves, I over shove and play him heads up when the big stack folds. He has A10, hits a 10 on the flop and another on the turn. I am now a fairly short stack.
Busted out of two tournaments online tonight. The first one, I shove a fairly short stack with 3/3 and am overshoved by K/4 who is then called by A/5. Good till river when a 4 hits. Unbelievably bad play rewarded.
Next tournament 8/8 shoves, I call with A/A and another short stack calls with 6/8. A flop of 5/9/x gives hope to the gutshot, but only a one outer can save the 8's. He hits it on the river. Unbelievable!!!
Back home tonight after two lightning trips to Seattle. Mother & daughter doing o.k., Meg was readmitted to the hospital but seems to be recovering. New granddaughter is beautiful, looks a lot like her dad. Eva Venkatachalapathy is a sweetie!!!
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