How to Beat Flopped Boat (cash)

GOOD BEAT

I'd been watching this donkey get lucky and I may have actually been on tilt a little having lost a hand to him earlier. I had AK and he had A4 and caught his 4 on the river. Anyway, I didn't put him on a flopped boat. I thought at best he had a deuce. But I was nearly all-in and I figured I might as well go down in flames. I hadn't gone broke during a session for quite some time and this hand delivered me from the depths of hell.

Switch-a-roo (tourney)

BAD BEAT

I flopped trips and moved-in. How does my opponent call? Was he bored? Did he think I was bluffing? He had just two outs and hit it on the turn. What's interesting is that we switched positions in terms of percentages. Even more interesting is that I wasn't actually drawing dead. I still had one out on the river.

Kings Rocked by Odd Set (tourney)

BAD BEAT

I slow-played these kings so successfully, I thought I had my opponent crushed. Indeed, I think he felt I was bluffing because I can't see why he would call my all-in bet on the flop. What else could he beat? Perhaps he thought he had a chance since he had a diamond and a pair. What he didn't realize was that I had a bigger diamond and a bigger pair. Of course, it didn't matter as Lady Luck has the final decision.

Slow and Fast Played Aces Cracked (tourney)

BAD BEAT

It didn't matter if I slow-played or fast-played these aces, they were both cracked. I recovered from the first cracking and got to the final table. The second cracked aces hurt more since I finished seventh. Had I won that hand, I would have had a chance to win.