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danvanan
Rising Star
Silver Level
Let's face it - we all hate losing, especially on or near the bubble. But is there such a thing as a "good beat?" Last night, I was at the final table of a 45-player SNG (top 6 paid) when this happened:
full tilt poker Game #6909150627: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (52505613), Table 1 - 400/800 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:11:31 ET - 2008/06/21
Seat 1: dizbmikuni (9,220)
Seat 2: groovejockey (8,923)
Seat 4: bammer25 (3,978)
Seat 5: danvanan (5,520)
Seat 6: Finisher1367 (13,410)
Seat 7: kendawg10 (18,984)
Seat 8: cheesy bread (1,805)
Seat 9: mudnot905 (5,660)
mudnot905 posts the small blind of 400
dizbmikuni posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to danvanan [4d 4h]
groovejockey calls 800
bammer25 has 15 seconds left to act
bammer25 folds
danvanan calls 800
Finisher1367 folds
kendawg10 calls 800
cheesy bread folds
mudnot905 calls 400
dizbmikuni checks
*** FLOP *** [4c Jh Ah]
mudnot905 checks
dizbmikuni checks
groovejockey bets 800
danvanan raises to 3,200
kendawg10 folds
mudnot905 folds
dizbmikuni folds
groovejockey calls 2,400
*** TURN *** [4c Jh Ah] [5c]
groovejockey bets 800
danvanan raises to 1,520, and is all in
groovejockey calls 720
danvanan shows [4d 4h]
groovejockey shows [Js Jc]
*** RIVER *** [4c Jh Ah 5c] [6h]
danvanan shows three of a kind, Fours
groovejockey shows three of a kind, Jacks
groovejockey wins the pot (13,440) with three of a kind, Jacks
danvanan stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13,440 | Rake 0
Board: [4c Jh Ah 5c 6h]
Seat 1: dizbmikuni (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: groovejockey showed [Js Jc] and won (13,440) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 4: bammer25 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: danvanan showed [4d 4h] and lost with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 6: Finisher1367 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: kendawg10 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: cheesy bread (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: mudnot905 (small blind) folded on the Flop
I bet big after the flop after seeing the flush draw, and figured I still was okay after the turn. I felt great about getting all my money in on this one. When groovejockey flipped over JJs, sure I was upset - but I also had to respect the fact that I was beaten by a better hand.
In thinking about this hand, I also wonder if there was any way to get away from this, post-flop, considering the chip situation. Would any of you have backed off after the opponenent's post-flop call?
full tilt poker Game #6909150627: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (52505613), Table 1 - 400/800 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:11:31 ET - 2008/06/21
Seat 1: dizbmikuni (9,220)
Seat 2: groovejockey (8,923)
Seat 4: bammer25 (3,978)
Seat 5: danvanan (5,520)
Seat 6: Finisher1367 (13,410)
Seat 7: kendawg10 (18,984)
Seat 8: cheesy bread (1,805)
Seat 9: mudnot905 (5,660)
mudnot905 posts the small blind of 400
dizbmikuni posts the big blind of 800
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to danvanan [4d 4h]
groovejockey calls 800
bammer25 has 15 seconds left to act
bammer25 folds
danvanan calls 800
Finisher1367 folds
kendawg10 calls 800
cheesy bread folds
mudnot905 calls 400
dizbmikuni checks
*** FLOP *** [4c Jh Ah]
mudnot905 checks
dizbmikuni checks
groovejockey bets 800
danvanan raises to 3,200
kendawg10 folds
mudnot905 folds
dizbmikuni folds
groovejockey calls 2,400
*** TURN *** [4c Jh Ah] [5c]
groovejockey bets 800
danvanan raises to 1,520, and is all in
groovejockey calls 720
danvanan shows [4d 4h]
groovejockey shows [Js Jc]
*** RIVER *** [4c Jh Ah 5c] [6h]
danvanan shows three of a kind, Fours
groovejockey shows three of a kind, Jacks
groovejockey wins the pot (13,440) with three of a kind, Jacks
danvanan stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13,440 | Rake 0
Board: [4c Jh Ah 5c 6h]
Seat 1: dizbmikuni (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: groovejockey showed [Js Jc] and won (13,440) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 4: bammer25 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: danvanan showed [4d 4h] and lost with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 6: Finisher1367 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: kendawg10 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: cheesy bread (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: mudnot905 (small blind) folded on the Flop
I bet big after the flop after seeing the flush draw, and figured I still was okay after the turn. I felt great about getting all my money in on this one. When groovejockey flipped over JJs, sure I was upset - but I also had to respect the fact that I was beaten by a better hand.
In thinking about this hand, I also wonder if there was any way to get away from this, post-flop, considering the chip situation. Would any of you have backed off after the opponenent's post-flop call?