Damn Bubble Boy (tourney)

BAD BEAT

I was on my way to cashing when the stupid chip leader somehow sucks out three players (including me) on the river. He was just 6% (and I think he had only two outs, but the 6% makes me wonder)! What makes it so sick is that he was betting out the entire time as if he knew he was going to hit the river. It's my fault for not raising on the flop or on the turn, but he was running so damn good, you always second-guess yourself and worry he's flopped a huge hand somehow. It's one of those, you're damned if you raise, you're damned if you don't raise kind of hands. To add insult to injury, this hand ended up making me the bubble boy.

Two Hands Can Make a Tourney (tourney)

GOOD BEAT

Sometimes a big hand can get you deep into a tournament and if that's true, imagine what two hands can do. These two hands helped me go far in the $0.10 PS tourney I like to play. I got lucky and they helped me get to the final table and finish 6th overall. What's amazing is how my opponents flopped such great hands, only to get beat at the end.

Boat on the River (cash)

BAD BEAT

Maybe it was my fault for just calling on the flop and checking the turn. My feeling was that someone could easily have a higher kicker than me. But it turns out I got hoodwinked on the river when my opponent caught one of his two outs. I don't feel so bad about this hand because I saved a few bets by checking the turn and just calling on the river. I would have been furious if I had been raising and then got jacked (or nine-d in this case) on the river.