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hrix
Rock Star
Silver Level
Haha, same story, when I am 300% sure about the win... someone beats me.Once I lost with quads to straight flush and I was really disappointed
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RickH1983
Rock Star
Silver Level
A set maybe...A straight. Really? Do you get 5 bet with j8 or 68 often? A flush would have had to have been rivered. You have to remember how deep into the tournament this was. He finished in 15th. He cashed for half a mil. I think he played the hand well... almost perfect. He got unlucky it happens.
As for the outburst at the end when you play that long and go through the ups and downs I think you are allowed to be upset or pissed. I am surprised he didnt flip shit more. People get pissed over losses in small cash games. This was for millions of dollars and to end it in 15th like that just sucks.
SANDYHOOKER KY
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hmmm, I don't know exactly how many hand combinations there are, but it seems like it's in the hundreds of thousands, so there should be hundreds of thousands of bad beat possibilities. A player shouldn't be too surprised then that this happened.
naruto_miu
Legend
Silver Level
It's rough to swallow for sure and J.D is a donktard and got lucky, Matt played the hand beautifully and trapped with it, knowing what his opponent had (Close enough right), and chose not to scare him away with a massive bet preflop.
Sucks for sure but hey it's part of the game
Sucks for sure but hey it's part of the game
Jacki Burkhart
long winded rambler...
Silver Level
this one is crazy! I know that guy who had the royal flush...we call him Red. he's a dealer where I play. Good player, good dealer, nice guy. He is still asked about this hand almost every day. HATES talking about it....can you imagine how much you would hate talking about the hand if you were the guy who LOST?
Snakmacher
Visionary
Silver Level
You know what is worst beat holding AA on hand and still loosing vs 99 - it happened to me near final table of one big tournament and instead of hundreds of dollars I got only a scrap... on board came A 9 Q than Q and on river 9... I nearly was crying how badly it turned out for me ... I lost 1 200 000 chips - half of my stack and suddenly I wasnt first out of 15 left but was 15th ... and in a minute later blinds were 600k ... and I ended as 12th... chipped out...
Snakmacher
Visionary
Silver Level
In one tournament I lost with straight flush to royal flush - it was funny however because the guy was low stack and everyone on 9 member table went all in - he got most of chips and I get the rest.. 7 people were eliminated because they all called my re-raise all-in ... 
Before that hand I bluffed twice with nothing and they catched me in act or so called and when tried the same again they were angry and made a mistake Yet it was only one tournament where I ended in heads up and made a deal with one guy that we will split no matter who will wins. 400 people, 0,25 USD buy-in no chipping out - only one reward worth 100 USD
Before that hand I bluffed twice with nothing and they catched me in act or so called and when tried the same again they were angry and made a mistake Yet it was only one tournament where I ended in heads up and made a deal with one guy that we will split no matter who will wins. 400 people, 0,25 USD buy-in no chipping out - only one reward worth 100 USD 
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CalBandGreat
Rising Star
Bronze Level
There are some great one's posted ITT. My favorite is the A7 vs AK WPT hand. That guy with the A7 played so bad during the whole final table, he must be the worst played to ever win a major tournament. That was when I first started watching poker on TV and I couldn't believe how someone so bad could win a big tournament like that.
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hrix
Rock Star
Silver Level
I had K9 and my opp had AA. Flop:K96 and my opp goes all in, I call. Turn:10. River:10.
It was the worst bad beat in my life. Even A on the river would be OK, I would understand. But two tens crushed me.
Not big bad bead, but that was awful anyway
Even lose with quads to straight flush was easier to understand LMAO
It was the worst bad beat in my life. Even A on the river would be OK, I would understand. But two tens crushed me.
Not big bad bead, but that was awful anyway
Even lose with quads to straight flush was easier to understand LMAO
Raving Lunatic
Enthusiast
Silver Level
WOW is all I can say!!! However I do have to ask how many of us would not have done the same thing. Sure if you would have all ined pre flop you would not have made that much but I could see myself trying to bait someone in.
We as poker players run in to this everyday. It will always happen someone will get lucky once in a while. I myself would have been happy with $500k.
We as poker players run in to this everyday. It will always happen someone will get lucky once in a while. I myself would have been happy with $500k.
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cpgd176
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I would definitely rank it up there as one of the worst beats in poker history for a couple of reasons. There were pretty deep in the MAIN EVENT at this point, top 15 I believe. Also the fact that Duhamel went on to win the title that year leaves a really sick feeling in Affleck's stomach. He probably still thinks about it to this day, how much differently his life would be had he won that pot. He might even have himself convinced that he would've been the winner not Duhamel.
Although the quads A's vs Royal Flush is a very sick beat, it wasn't nearly as deep into the tournament.
You have to consider the context, not just the cards, when considering a hand as the 'worst ever'.
Definitely up there, but not worst of all time.
Although the quads A's vs Royal Flush is a very sick beat, it wasn't nearly as deep into the tournament.
You have to consider the context, not just the cards, when considering a hand as the 'worst ever'.
Definitely up there, but not worst of all time.
Poker Orifice
FoolsTilt
Platinum Level
I think he played it great. He max'd out value & got villain to make biggest possible mistake. What more can you do than that?