bad beats late in tourney

DJP

OK, I don't feel as bad discussing this now. lol This past weekend I was in a NLH $3 sat for a $215 game chip. I make it to the final 50 with about 3 times the average chip count, and 1 good hand from the leader. I lose a couple small pots and have about T25,000 left. Blinds 4000/8000 I'm in BB with AK offsuit. Calls around table to SB. SB tries to jam us with a large preflop bet. I reraise, all others fold. He's at about T36,000. He rereraises pulling me in. He had a Q 6 offsuit and outdrew me for a pair. I lost a few late ones that way, but that one still burns my ass. It's not the measly $3. It's the time investment to get that far, only to walk away short. About 3.5 hours to get nailed by a q6 draw. Finished 43rd, 12 away from an entry chip. That's cards. lol

BBC Z

Welcome to tournament poker.. Hours of hard work wiped out by a single suckout.


Just like sklansky says.. To win a tournament, you've got to win with AK and you've also got to beat AK.. Someone forgot to tell the SB that Q6o probably isn't the hand he wants to play for 70% of his stack... especially when you consider that with 36K he may have an outside shot at coasting to the payoff)..

stpboy

I hear ya, I just got bumped late in a tourny when I went all in vs. one caller with KK preflop, he had Ac10c. Flop came down Ks 9c 10s next two cards were clubs and I loose to his flush grrrrr. Just out of the money, of course I was severly short stacked to this guy so I couldnt raise more then he would have been willing to pay. Anyway, bad beats late in tourny's blow.

stp

ice

I feel your pain, for the other person to make the bad call and get lucky... sometimes there is no justice...

DJP

I'm over it now. lol Part of the game. Just had to vent somewhere.

stpboy

Ok im going to use this as my official venting spot. 2 1/2 hours in a free roll that pays money, Im in 2nd place with 5 people left, top 4 get paid. I have a very healthy amount of chips (67K) and a good read on the other 4 players. UTG i get KcQc, I triple the blinds to 4500...comes around to the bb who is a wild player, plays anything but I have taken him from his top spot of 120K down to where he is now at 93K. He's a nice guy and we have a lot of friendly banter between eachother. Anyway, flop comes:

6s 7c 6c
He checks, I bet 4500
he calls

turn 10c
I bet 4500
he calls

river 3d
He bets 11K
I go all in ....
He calls.....
He has already typed in sorry stp gg....
he had 6d 7d and had flopped tight.

I got greedy i guess....

thats a bad beat story

stp

Jay

I wouldn't really say that was a bad beat since he only outdrew you on the flop.

stpboy

Thank you for correcting me :roll:

DJP

Yeah they are always tough. His 11K raise would have been a red flag for me. I "may" have called there. Hard to say. lol Depends on the player. Easy to second guess after the fact. Thanks for sharing though.