how frustrating...........

donkeyplop

this happened on the bubble of a dym. was getting tight then got busted! i thought id won until i noticed id been knocked out!! grrrrrrrrrrrr.

yes i know its another bad beat but i always seem to lose in a harsh way! if hed hit a 6 fair enough or if hed had higher pairs or over cards then fair enough. could really do with a bit of luck right now lol

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
M17-LDO	Small blind		200.00	200.00	4225.00
donkeyplop	Big blind		400.00	600.00	985.00
	Your hole cards	10 10
potking71	Fold
Jambo82	Fold
M17-LDO	Raise		1800.00	2400.00	2425.00
donkeyplop	All-in		985.00	3385.00	0.00
M17-LDO	Unmatched bet		615.00	2770.00	3040.00
M17-LDO	Show	6 6
donkeyplop	Show	10 10
Flop
		2 4 5
Turn
		3
River
		2
M17-LDO	Win	Straight to the 6	2770.00		5810.00

GaryQQQ

Yep, it's gutting when that happens on the bubble.

You'll lose 1 in every 5 times that your pocket pair dominates that of your opponent. The human memory is naturally selective, we all remember the bad beats like this for a long time, but we tend to forget very quickly about the 4 in 5 times that our higher pair wins as expected.

donkeyplop

i posted on another thread that 10's were my lucky cards! not any more this just happened.........

not too bad mind as this was a dym so had cashed already

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
donkeyplop	Small blind		400.00	400.00	5440.00
ftr	Big blind		800.00	1200.00	5360.00
	Your hole cards	10 10
donkeyplop	All-in		5440.00	6640.00	0.00
ftr	Call		5040.00	11680.00	320.00
donkeyplop	Show	10 10
ftr	Show	Q A
Flop
		Q 4 J
Turn
		6
River
		5
ftr	Win	Pair of Queens	11680.00		12000.00

unknown_username

Hi Donkeyplop.
Always a bit unlucky when you have the best starting hand and get beat, however, my advice is - don't rate your pocket pairs so highly - I only risk going all-in with AA, KK, AK unless I am low stacked. At the end of the day a pair is the lowest hand you can get and is only favourite pre-flop.

Unless I have AA, KK, AK, I am usually Betting 3 - 4 times Big Blind Pre-flop with my pocket pairs, if you improve on your pocket pairs on the flop or the flop indicates that your pocket pairs are still favourite, then that's where i'm shoving. But look at the flop, is it possible villain1 can make a possible straight, flush or even a higher pair before making your move.

If you have 10,10 as your pocket pair for instance - raise 3-4 x BB pre-flop, if you get a caller and the flop drops Q,4,J, as in your previous post, you can pretty much guarantee that you are no longer favourite to win this hand. Any action from other players from that point will give you a good indication that you are no longer favourite, folding is now the best option thus protecting your tourny life and your chipstack.

So My advice is, don't overate your pocket pairs. success in DYMs requires very tight play.

Good Luck Donkyplop.