Limit Frustration (cash)

BAD BEAT

Limit poker is brutal because you can go an entire session without winning a single hand. In this lousy session, I won just one hand, but this example was the most frustrating beat I had. I was an 83% favorite on the turn, but once again, Lady Luck was not kind to me.

Gutshot Straight Again on River (cash)

BAD BEAT

It was my fault for betting on the river with someone on the button. But this hand symbolizes my grueling session when I didn't win a single hand. My starting chip stack was decimated on my first hand and it was downhill from then. This last hand shows just how frustrating a bad session can be. I was a 93% favorite on the turn, but I still lost the hand on the river. Notice how even a 10 would not help my opponent since that would give us both a straight. He had three outs - only queens would help and it was the perfect card since it gave me two pair.