Well I know the day will come when the brutal beats subside. Following a mega where I was able to enjoy the ebb and flow of the game, the Main Event was all ebb. I had QQ vs KK on a five card low board, where i truly lost the minimum possible. Then i raise with JJ, get one caller. I put him on a high hand with the smooth call and determined to play it careful, which meant get a set or get out. Any over cards and I’m gone. Flop is 7 5 J rainblow. The absolute stone cold nuts. He checks, I bet and he smooths. I know now I am facing an overpair to the board. The turn is a deuce. He bets i raise he reraises me all in (he had more chips due to the $7k I lost with queens vs kings) and I am happy to go the distance now. He turns over QQ and I have top set and a queen hits the river. “nice hand sir” is all you can say as you gather your belongings. Played both hands perfectly but early in a tournament youve got win one of those. Sigh.
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March 22nd, 2011 at 12:26 PM
I follow your play, I dream of playing tournament, and then I read this and KNOW I am not cut out for tournament play. I am sick for days after something like this. In cash game you just pull out a little more but the walk away from that would just be too much.
March 23rd, 2011 at 3:30 PM
That is exactly what happened to me in a cash game at GVR 3 days ago. Pocket Jacks, low cards hit the board with a Jack. He checks the flop, I bet, he calls. The turn is another low card. This time he checks, I bet and get re-raised all-in. He has Pocket Q’s and a Queen hits the river… just walk away…
A few days earlier… I flop a set of 10’s from the button. There is a guy at the table that is well on his way to beting drunk. He’s in the BB. He called my button raise… Low cards come up with a 10… long story short.. he gets runner runner and rivers a straight. He called my Button raise with 4 6 off. With the betting along the way I got stacked.
When will it end! Lou
March 25th, 2011 at 12:32 PM
Your attitude never fails to astound me, Nancy. I’ve been following this trail of brutal beats with you for over a year now and I don’t know how you do it. Well . . . yes I do. You never give up. You’ve told me that many times. You are unstoppable and have the heart of a champion. You deserve to win a big one and I know you will one day soon.