Bad Beat?? Hard to say
by Podiman on 12/01/06
So here's the deal, I am playing the PStars $150 tourney on 11/30, I am short stacked and look down at 33 in the SB. Everyone folds to Seat #2 MP player (who just lost most of his chips on a river suckout to Seat #9) and he goes all in. Everyone folds around to me, and I think:1. I am short stacked (10 BB left)
2. He just lost a pot and is steaming
3. He def. has 2 overs = only 6 outs
4. I am ahead 57/43
I am 99% sure I am ahead with my pair, so he has 6 outs. I am OK with that since I am short stacked, and decide that I am either going to double up and get back in the mix, or I'm out and that's ok with me.
So I call...
PokerStars Game #7246273009: Tournament #36312336, $150+$12 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2025/11/30 - 22:08:50 (ET) Table '36312336 108' 9-max
Seat #5 is the button
Dealt to Podiman [3h 3s]
Seat 1: TheRock93 (3032 in chips)
Seat 2: Papa Bull XL (1425 in chips)
Seat 3: Plenty4all (5848 in chips)
Seat 4: italian09 (2585 in chips)
Seat 5: rockdown (1095 in chips)
Seat 6: Podiman (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: GB2005 (2025 in chips)
Seat 8: muchakja (1465 in chips)
Seat 9: mnkyman (11522 in chips)
Podiman: posts small blind 75
GB2005: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Podiman [3h 3s]
muchakja: folds
mnkyman: folds
TheRock93: folds
Papa Bull XL: raises 1275 to 1425 and is all-in
Plenty4all: folds
italian09: folds
rockdown: folds
Podiman: raises 75 to 1500 and is all-in
GB2005: folds
Before I show you the rest of the hand, both hands are turned up and he has 22!!! Can you say DOMINATED!?!?! QUACK QUACK! I am an 81% favorite to win the hand with 33 vs. 22, I can't ask for him to have any other 2 cards where I would be such a huge favorite!
Now....
*** FLOP *** [Ah 2c As] <-- HITS HIS TWO OUTER!!
*** TURN *** [Ah 2c As] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 2c As Kh] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Podiman: shows [3h 3s] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
Papa Bull XL: shows [2d 2h] (a full house, Deuces full of Aces)
Papa Bull XL collected 3000 from pot
Podiman said, "hahahaaa"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3000 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 2c As Kh 5c]
Seat 1: TheRock93 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Papa Bull XL showed [2d 2h] and won (3000) with a full house, Deuces full of Aces
Seat 3: Plenty4all folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: italian09 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: rockdown (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Podiman (small blind) showed [3h 3s] and lost with two pair, Aces and Threes
Seat 7: GB2005 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: muchakja folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: mnkyman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
The answer to the title (my opinion) is YES this is a bad beat... but only once we see the hands. If he had two overs as I thought, and am only a 57% favorite, and he hits, it's not a bad beat.
SO.. Is it or isnt it??
Podi
Comments
lakeoffire says
Yes it was a bad beat.My thought process would have been the same as yours,although In that situation i would rather be pushing than calling of course. That is a tough one. It always makes it worse when you know that you were right when the cards are turned up. Better luck next timeLake of Fire
12/13/06
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