Bad beat story 725

I know that nobody likes a bad beat story, but I need to share this. Even though it wasn't Dylan, I'd swear--considering the play--he guy went to Dylan's poker school (i.e. Donkey U).

It's still early in a deepstack poker tourney. We're paying ten handed, and everyone is sitting at about 120 BBs. The play has been pretty tight. The standard raise of 3 BBs is taking down most of the pots before the flop, and we have yet to see a 3 bet.

Under the gun I pick up aces and raise to 3 big blinds. It folds around to the donkey. He raises it to 6 BBs, so I 3 bet 30 BBs. He snap calls. The flop comes Q, 9, 3, rainbow. I make about a half pot size bet. He calls instantly, again. The turn is a king of spades, putting two spades on board--I have the ace of diamonds and the ace of hearts. I go all in, with just slightly more chips than me, and after going into the tank for about 10 minutes. Eventually he says, "I don't see how I can fold." and calls. I bet you can't guess what he turns over? Two fours. I was stunned. The flush draw wouldn't have surprised me, but even if he had given me 10 guesses I couldn't have put him on fours. Well, this is a bad beat story, so you know what the river was... Of course, the river was a four, crushing my hopes of winning the tourney.

Bad beat story 625

You're not going to believe this story, but I can tell you it's true. While it wasn't Dylan, once I tell you how this guy played his hand, you'll understand why I think that maybe he was trained by Dylan.

It is still early in a deepstack texas holdem tourney. We're nine handed, and everybody is sitting at approximately 100 big bets. The play has been very conservative. The standard raise of 3 big blinds is enough to take down more than half the pots before the flop, and nobody is 3 betting..

Under the gun I pick up aces and raise to 3 BBs. It folds around to the donkey. He min raises, so I 3 bet 30 BBs. He calls instantly. The flop comes Q, 9, 3, rainbow. I bet about half the pot. He instantly calls, again. The turn is a king of spades, putting two spades on board--my aces are both red. I go all in, with just slightly more chips than me, and after going into the tank for what seemed to be an eternity. Eventually he says, "I can't imagine laying this one down." and calls. You'll never guess what he turns over? Two fours. I was shocked. I was half expecting the flush draw, but even if I had 10 guesses I wouldn't have put him on fours. Of course, this is a bad beat story, so you have already guessed what's coming next... Of course, the river was a four, and my dream of winning the tournament was destroyed.

Donkophile Quality - Lack of Discipline

As a donkophile you don't need to wait for hands. When you start to lose focus just try calling everything for a while, or maybe bluffing when you know the other person can't possibly fold. Focusing all of your attention will take you away from your goals.