Bad beat story 925

You might not believe this story, but I assure you it's true. Though it wasn't Dylan, once you hear the play, you'll understand why I think that he might have been taught by Dylan.

It's the early rounds of a deepstack tourney. We're paying ten handed, and the average stack is over 120 big bets. The play has been very tight. The standard raise of 3 BBs is enough to take down more than half 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 my opponent. He min raises, so I 3 bet 30 BBs. He snap calls. The flop comes Q, 9, 3, rainbow. I bet about half the pot. He calls instantly, again. The turn is a king of clubs, putting two clubs 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 about 10 minutes. Eventually he exclaims, "I can't imagine laying this one down." and calls. You'll never 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 couldn't have put him on fours. Well, this is a bad beat story, so you know what's coming next... Of course, the river was a four, crushing my hopes of winning the tournament.

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.

The Other Draws

As a Donkophile you need recognize some extra draws. For example, if you have the ace of spades (and a diamond), and 2 spades come up, you are just two cards away from a not flush. Think of how surprised your opponents will be when you turn that over.

Runner runner draws don't come through as often, but when they do the element of surprise makes it so you get more chips.