I hate my luck

2008 June 5
by badbeats

This one goes into my “wins with small pots, loses with big ones” file. Did I do the right thing here? I think I did. He had 4 outs. So what’s that? A 16% chance? I was running well. I was up a significant amount. Now all of that progress is gone. Notice that he called with a straight draw and two overs for a whole buy-in. How much do I have to bet to chase away a draw?

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.comHand History Converter

UTG: $24.35

UTG+1: $20.10

Hero (UTG+2): $24.35

MP1: $31.95

MP2: $23.30

CO: $21.10

BTN: $27.30

SB: $20.65

BB: $13.20

Pre-Flop: J J dealt to Hero (UTG+2)

2 folds, Hero raises to $1, 2 folds, CO raises to $3, 3 folds, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($6.35) T J 9 (2 Players)

Hero checks, CO bets $5.50, Hero raises to $21.35 and is All-In, CO calls $12.60 and is All-In

Turn: ($42.55) 5 (2 Players – 1 is All-In)

River: ($42.55) K (2 Players – 1 is All-In)

Results: $42.55 Pot ($2.10 Rake)
Hero showed J J (three of a kind, Jacks) and LOST (-$21.10 NET)
CO showed Q A (a straight, Ten to Ace) and WON $40.45 (+$19.35 NET)

2 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 June 7
    brooklyn bum permalink

    That sux.

    One thing I know is that you’ll never get somebody to drop their hands at these levels.

    You just have to hope that your hands hold up.

    Don’t let this get you down. Just be happy that there are players out there who will call a big bet on a 4 outer.

    BB

  2. 2009 September 3
    D3vil_Hand permalink

    Dude, these guys are crazy gamblers its not your fault. He probably thought you had some kind of a smaller pocket pair and figured I have two overcards and a straight draw. But hey, you could not have played this hand any better.

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