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.

First To Bluff Position

When you're under the gun, or in the blind, you should consider this. You'll be first to bet on the next round. This means you can be the first to bluff. The goal here is to call with any two cards, and then just bet at any board. I mean, what are the odds someone hit the board?

If someone calls or re-raises, just switch into calling mode so you can see what they have at the river.

Donkophile Quality: Any Two Will Do

One of the keys to being a great Donkophile, you know like Dylan, is to remember any two cards can win. A 6 3 is good for a call, especially if it's suited.