Lend me your ear for a moment and I'll walk you through a painful bad beat I experienced just the other day. Even though it wasn't Dylan, I'd swear this guy was trained by Dylan.
It's still early in a deepstack holdem poker tourney. We're nine handed, and everyone is sitting at about 120 BBs. The play has been extremely conservative. A raise of 3 big blinds is enough to take down more than half the pots before the flop, and nobody has 3 bet.
Under the gun I pick up aces and make a standard raise. It folds around to my opponent. He min raises, so I 3 bet 30 BBs. He calls instantly. The flop is Q, 9, 3, rainbow. I lead out with a half pot size bet. He instantly calls, 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 what seemed to be an eternity. Eventually he says, "I have to call you." and calls. You'll never guess what he turns over? Two fours. I was stunned. The flush draw wouldn't have surprised me, but even if I had 10 guesses I wouldn't have put him on fours. Well, this is a bad beat story, so you probably already guessed what's coming next... Of course, the river was a four, sending me to the rail
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Bad beat story 825
If you have a minute, I'll tell you about a severe bad beat I experienced recently. Even though it wasn't Dylan, I'd swear this guy went to Dylan's poker school (i.e. Donkey U).
It is the early rounds of a deepstack holdem tourney. We're paying nine handed, and everybody is sitting at approximately 120 big bets. The play has been extremely tight. A raise of 3 BBs 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 king donkey. He min raises, so I 3 bet 30 BBs. He calls instantly. The flop comes Q, 9, 3, rainbow. I lead out with a half pot size bet. He calls instantly, again. The turn is a king of clubs, putting two clubs on board--my aces are 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 exclaims, "I can't imagine laying this one down." and calls. Can you guess what he flips up? Two fours. I was literally stunned. I was half expecting the flush draw, but even if he had given me 10 guesses I would have never put him on fours. Well, this is a bad beat story, so you probably already guessed how it ends... Of course, the river was a four, sending me to the rail.
It is the early rounds of a deepstack holdem tourney. We're paying nine handed, and everybody is sitting at approximately 120 big bets. The play has been extremely tight. A raise of 3 BBs 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 king donkey. He min raises, so I 3 bet 30 BBs. He calls instantly. The flop comes Q, 9, 3, rainbow. I lead out with a half pot size bet. He calls instantly, again. The turn is a king of clubs, putting two clubs on board--my aces are 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 exclaims, "I can't imagine laying this one down." and calls. Can you guess what he flips up? Two fours. I was literally stunned. I was half expecting the flush draw, but even if he had given me 10 guesses I would have never put him on fours. Well, this is a bad beat story, so you probably already guessed how it ends... Of course, the river was a four, sending me to the rail.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Bad beat story 425
If you have a minute, I'll tell you about an extreme bad beat I experienced recently. I know it wasn't Dylan, however I'd swear--based on the way he played his hand--this guy went to Dylan's poker school (i.e. Donkey U).
It's still early in a deepstack texas holdem poker tournament. We're paying ten handed, and everyone has approximately 100 BBs. The play has been very tight. A raise of 3 big blinds is enough to take down most of the pots before the flop, and no one has 3 bet.
In early position I pick up aces and raise to 3 BBs. It folds around to the donkey. He pops 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 exclaims, "I have to call you." and calls. You'll never guess what he flips up? Two fours. I almost fell out of my chair. The flush draw wouldn't have surprised me, but even with 10 guesses I wouldn't have put him on fours. Of course, this is a bad beat story, so you have already guessed how it ends... Of course, the river was a four, sending me to the rail.
It's still early in a deepstack texas holdem poker tournament. We're paying ten handed, and everyone has approximately 100 BBs. The play has been very tight. A raise of 3 big blinds is enough to take down most of the pots before the flop, and no one has 3 bet.
In early position I pick up aces and raise to 3 BBs. It folds around to the donkey. He pops 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 exclaims, "I have to call you." and calls. You'll never guess what he flips up? Two fours. I almost fell out of my chair. The flush draw wouldn't have surprised me, but even with 10 guesses I wouldn't have put him on fours. Of course, this is a bad beat story, so you have already guessed how it ends... Of course, the river was a four, sending me to the rail.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Bad beat story 325
I know that no poker player likes a bad beat story, but I feel compelled to share this. While it wasn't Dylan, when you hear how this guy played his hand, you'll understand why I think that he could have been taught by Dylan.
It is still early in a deepstack texas holdem poker tournament. We're nine handed, and everybody has approximately 120 big blinds. The play has been pretty tight. The standard raise of 3 BBs is enough to take down more than half the pots before the flop, and we have yet to see a 3 bet.
In early position I pick up aces and make a standard raise. It folds around to king donkey. He raises the minimum, so I 3 bet 30 BBs. He calls instantly. The flop is Q, 9, 3, rainbow. I lead out with a half pot size bet. He snap 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 exclaims, "I guess I have to call you." and calls. I bet you can't guess what he turns over? Two fours. I was literally stunned. I was half expecting the flush draw, but even if he had given me 10 guesses I never would have put him on fours. Well, this is a bad beat story, so you have already guessed what the river was... Of course, the river was a four, and my dream of winning the tourney was destroyed.
It is still early in a deepstack texas holdem poker tournament. We're nine handed, and everybody has approximately 120 big blinds. The play has been pretty tight. The standard raise of 3 BBs is enough to take down more than half the pots before the flop, and we have yet to see a 3 bet.
In early position I pick up aces and make a standard raise. It folds around to king donkey. He raises the minimum, so I 3 bet 30 BBs. He calls instantly. The flop is Q, 9, 3, rainbow. I lead out with a half pot size bet. He snap 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 exclaims, "I guess I have to call you." and calls. I bet you can't guess what he turns over? Two fours. I was literally stunned. I was half expecting the flush draw, but even if he had given me 10 guesses I never would have put him on fours. Well, this is a bad beat story, so you have already guessed what the river was... Of course, the river was a four, and my dream of winning the tourney was destroyed.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Dylan the Donkey, On a Serious Note
Being a donkey is a hard choice, and I have to commend Dylan on stepping up to the challenge. I can imagine he wakes up at night in cold sweats with the words, "Dylan you donkey..." ringing in his ears. I know that won't stop you, and that's one of the things I really love about you.
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