By nath on July 6th, 2007 (more posts by author)

OK, this one isn't exactly like a huge beat, except that i can't get there on the river:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|[color:#C00000]saw showdown[/color]

SB (t4033)
[color:#C00000]BB (t1122)[/color]
UTG (t5351)
MP (t2085)
[color:#C00000]Hero (t8208)[/color]

Preflop: Hero is Button with K:club:, J:club:.
[color:#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], [color:#CC3333]Hero raises to t400[/color], [color:#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color], [color:#CC3333]BB raises to t1122[/color], Hero calls t722.

Flop: (t2319) 5:spade:, T:club:, 8:club: [color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]

Turn: (t2319) Q:spade: [color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]

River: (t2319) 6:diamond: [color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]

Final Pot: t2319

Results in white below: [color:#FFFFFF]
BB has 9h Qc (one pair, queens).
Hero has Kc Jc (high card, king).
Outcome: BB wins t2319. [/color]

Which is followed up by this hand, two hands later, against the same guy:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|[color:#C00000]saw showdown[/color]

MP (t4183)
[color:#C00000]Button (t2244)[/color]
SB (t5201)
BB (t2085)
[color:#C00000]Hero (t7086)[/color]

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J:club:, J:diamond:.
[color:#CC3333]Hero raises to t400[/color], [color:#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color], [color:#CC3333]Button raises to t2244[/color], [color:#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], Hero calls t1844.

Flop: (t4713) K:heart:, 5:club:, T:heart: [color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]

Turn: (t4713) A:diamond: [color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]

River: (t4713) 3:diamond: [color:#0000FF](2 players)[/color]

Final Pot: t4713

Results in white below: [color:#FFFFFF]
Hero has Jc Jd (one pair, jacks).
Button has 3s 3h (three of a kind, threes).
Outcome: Button wins t4713. [/color]

This summer has led me to one conclusion: tournaments are stupid.