Bad beats on Carbon

[vvmcnamara]

Ok so I did win a few days ago but I would have to say I consistently do poorly in the Carbon freeroll. Now, contrary to popular belief I am, at the very least, a decent player. Now people have made excuses that they called me because I'm a douchebag or that someone else told them how poor of a player I was. That "reasoning" aside, It doesn't speak to the high percentage of low-percentage suck-outs I have seen.
I lived in Vegas for a few years and supplemented my income with poker. (I'd probably would have done it full time and to this day still if I didn't have so many vices. But, alas I was young and Vegas wasn't a good match for me.) Anyway, I have seen the worst beats and blow-ups. I once won a grand making a bad call with ace king vs aces just to flop trips. I've even had a few royal flushes. I've seen a lot of hands. Which seeing more hands is generally the reason given for seeing so many bad beats online. Well today I lost to someone who definitely had the better hand, and the whole way. I definitely can't complain about that, but it is the high occurrence of these type of "situations that bothers me.
So, to prove myself wrong. I am going to post all of my "exit hands" from carbon poker for the next few weeks or so.


7/10/13
1pm game (EST)
I had pocket 3's and limped. Aces makes it a little less than 4x. I limp with the intention of folding if I don't make my set. We both flop a set. We both make a boat on turn when the board pairs. And, we end up all in after river and obviously I lose. Fun fact: the odds of making a set by the river are 1 in 7.

[vvmcnamara]

7/10/13
4pm game (out already)
I just called all in for my less than 250 in chips with ace two off. Admittedly not a great hand, but I had about 8 bb's and someone else had already shoved all in for about 1200 into a nothing pot (TY donkey). They had Q2 off but unfortunately for me A10 had also decided to call in as well. That A10 off called in for over 2/3rd's of their stack but most of it was against the donkey and they had most of the information in front of them. I can't say I would have made the call, but I certainly can't fault them.
Now, how did it come about that less than 15 minutes in I had 241 chips. I'm glad you asked. Not 3 hands earlier I had 10 rag in the BB and the flop came out 10 10 Q. Under the gun, I checked. A small raise was made and I flat called. With me and only two other people in the hand a Jack came out. The only way I was beat was if someone had hit a gut shot or had a better set than me. I checked a little wary of that very thing as I know my "luck" has been particularly bad on this sight (hence the reason I started this thread). Last to act went all in. I suppose a better player could have folded. I didn't. Sure enough he had AK and had hit the gut shot for the straight. The river was a blank.

[Rcktwrangler]

7/10/13
4pm game (out already)
I just called all in for my less than 250 in chips with ace two off. Admittedly not a great hand, but I had about 8 bb's and someone else had already shoved all in for about 1200 into a nothing pot (TY donkey). They had Q2 off but unfortunately for me A10 had also decided to call in as well. That A10 off called in for over 2/3rd's of their stack but most of it was against the donkey and they had most of the information in front of them. I can't say I would have made the call, but I certainly can't fault them.
Now, how did it come about that less than 15 minutes in I had 241 chips. I'm glad you asked. Not 3 hands earlier I had 10 rag in the BB and the flop came out 10 10 Q. Under the gun, I checked. A small raise was made and I flat called. With me and only two other people in the hand a Jack came out. The only way I was beat was if someone had hit a gut shot or had a better set than me. I checked a little wary of that very thing as I know my "luck" has been particularly bad on this sight (hence the reason I started this thread). Last to act went all in. I suppose a better player could have folded. I didn't. Sure enough he had AK and had hit the gut shot for the straight. The river was a blank.

This is not a bad beat. You simply played the hand bad. First of all, you should of probably raised on the flop to get rid of gut shots and other hands. Second, the all in bet on the turn was actually a way easier fold than it might seem to you.

[vvmcnamara]

7/10/13
7pm game (out already)
So, I folded the first few hands then in the bb I flop air but I call because "roy" (Who if you know him, Is a hyper-aggressive player) has made a moderately small bet (probably because he flopped bottom two, lesson learned. Roy doesn't bet nearly as much when he thinks he is winning.) I catch a pair on the turn and call him down. I should have probably just folded.
Now, the next hand I have tens in the small blind. Someone raises it 3.5 x to 70. I call. Roy calls. the flop is low card, 8, king. I am prepared to fold but Roy raises huge and the other guy folds. Now I am feeling much more comfortable. (Roy is a hyper-player who bets small when he thinks he is winning.) I call. The turn is a king. I am feeling great about my call now. He bets huge again. I call leaving myself with so few chips I should have shoved. I am pot committed even if he shows me a king. The river is another 8, He puts me all in, I call knowing full well he has an eight. Roy shows eight rag.
Yea, I don't know if I'm going to prove myself wrong here (which is the intention of this thread) I think it bears repeating that the turn was a king giving me two pair and leaving one of two eights (supposing no one else folded an eight) as his only outs.

[mommahud]

LMAO!! im out too, crazy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jbarker305]

keep posting them, interesting to take a look at them.

[vvmcnamara]

keep posting them, interesting to take a look at them.

Will do. I was making dinner and forgot to sign up for the 10 pm last night and had an errand I had to run this afternoon which left me unable to play the 1 pm. I am currently in the 4pm but haven't played a hand yet.

[vvmcnamara]

7/11/13
4pm game (EST)
I lost to the better hand this time. Blind were 150/300 I have 3k chips. I had 7d8d and was second to last to act. With four other limpers I limped as well. Last to act shoves all in for about 5k. He has been doing this for a while but no one has called so I have no information. Everyone else folds. I decide to take a chance. (I am also motivated by the fact that I need to run into town and I want to make it back for the 7pm game [just saying, not making any excuses]) He has AcKc. Flop has a king. I am drawing dead on the turn. Fair enough.

[vvmcnamara]

7/11/13
7pm game (EST)
6 BB's and a few limpers I shove with jk off 9's calls q 7 off calls. q7 pairs 7's. 9's win. Fair enough.

[mikey4141]

I hate bad beats, and they do seem to happen more often then live!