I like to consider myself a pretty good poker player, but my winnings will say otherwise. I try to play poker whenever I can (sometime when I shouldn't) to earn some extra cash. My goal is to someday play full time. On to things more entertaining...
What inspired me to start this blog was the amount of bad beats I've been getting. I mean, I play pretty strong hands and make reasonable decisions when playing at a live, low limit, table at a local casino.
Scenario: I'm dealt KK in the big blind, and raise pre-flop. I'm called by two people. The flop is K-3-J. I bet, player two calls and player three raises. I re-raise and both call. The turn is an uncordinated 7. Same pattern, I bet, player two calls and player three raises. I, of course, re-raise and both call. The river is an A. Now, its the same pattern but I, and player two, are all in at this point. Player two has flopped a set of 3's. No big deal, I've got him covered. Player three rivers a straight to take it all. He literally had nothing the whole time and I lost over a hundred dollars in one hand.
I'm not made of million bucks and hundred dollars is quite a bit to lose on one hand. I mean, the average player would think twice about calling a continuation bet/raise with only a draw.
Who made the bad play here? Me for thinking my set of Kings were good? Player two for thinking their set of 3's were good? Or player three for sucking out on a straight draw to make us both go broke on one hand?!
I don't care how much you play, read, practice or research poker, nothing can prepare you for a bad beat like that. And its those bad beats where most of my money is lost.
The only bad play was player 3's turn raise. This isn't that bad of a beat; in fact, last time I played I lost a set to a rivered straight by QT, but it was an inside draw. I didn't care.
ReplyDeleteHang in there. Beats are a part of poker. When you win a showdown, keep in mind that there were probably river cards that could have made you lose. Sometimes they come up.
agreed, player 3's QT was lucky enough to flop OpenEnded in a multi-way pot, so he SHOULD be jamming it (especially since you don't have to have a King, so you might fold a Jack on the turn -- although this is Limit Nofoldem, so of course you wouldn't fold 2nd pair, lol).
ReplyDeleteBut on the turn he's got odds to call for the strt draw, but he should not be raising, for sure.