Title: ON LINE POKER - BAD BEAT CENTRAL??? Post by: GlasgowBandit on January 28, 2006, 08:57:46 PM JUST ON BET FRED THERE, AND I AM SO MAD I HAD TO TAKE THE DOG FOR A WALK. I KNOW THE SITE AIN'T GOT THE GREATEST CALIBRE OF POKER PLAYER, BUT SOME ARE ABSOLUTE GARBAGE.
I AM GOING OFF MY HEAD, AND FEELS LIKE I HAVEN'T A CLUE WHERE TO TURN. I SEEM TO COME UP AGAINST EVERY IDIOT ON THE NET. I HAVE EVEN TRIED CHANGING MY STLE OF PLAY. BEST EXAMPLE WAS TONIGHT THOUGH I AM PLAYING A $10 FREEZEOUT - NOT GREAT I KNOW BUT. I PLAYED 3 HANDS OUT OF THE FIRST 28 DEALT, I PLAYED THEM WELL AND DOUBLED UP ONCE AND TREBLED UP ON ANOTHER OCCASION. I PLAYED A FEW LOOSE HANDS BUT NOTHING THAT COST ME MORE THAN 600 CHIPS FROM A STACK OF 11/12K TO SEE A FLOP WHEN I HAD SPECULATIVE CARDS. I AM PLAYING 3 SEPERATE TABLES: TABLE ONE 1 I HAVE: Jd Jc IN THE POCKET, BLINDS ARE 300/600 I RAISES 14OO, FOLDS ROUND TO THE SMALL BIND HE CALLS. FLOP COMES 3h 2s Js I BETS 1800 CHIPS, HE CALLS TURN COMES AS A 9d (BY THISPOINT I AM THINKING MAYBE HE HAS A FLUSH DRAW. AT ABSOLUTE BEST THATS WHAT I PUT HIM ON. SO I MAKE ANOTHER BET THIS TIME 0F 2K, HIS TIMER RUNS DOWN ALMOST AND HE CALLS RIVER COMES 4h SO NO SMADE AND I MOVES ALL IN FOR ABOY 6 K IN CHIPS HE DOESN'T H AVE ENOUGH TO COVER ME BUT HE CALLS ANYWAY FOR HIS LAST 3K SHOW DOWN I SHOW MY TRIP JACKS HE TURNS OVER 5h 6s OUTDRAWS MY TRIPS WITH A STRAIGHT. THIS JUST SEEMS TO BE CYCLE I AM STUCK IN. ON ANTHER TABLE I AM PLAYING I GETS A SIMILAR BEAT, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE POTS ETC I HAVE Jd 9c I AM IN THE BIG BLIND AND IT FOLDS ROUND TO BE WITH ON RAISE OF 200, I CALLS. FLOP COMES Jc 9s 2d YOUR MAN CHECKS I MOVED ALL IN AND HE CALLS HE HAS ME COVERED JUST, AND TURNS OVER AND Ad 4h SO CARDS ARE OVER I SHOWS MY TWO PAIR HE SHOWS HIS CARDS I THINK I A M WELL AHEAD AND RIGHTLY SO. ANYWAY TURN COMES Aspades RIVER COMES Ahrt WHATS GETTING ME IS I DON'T SEEM TO THINK I HAVE MADE MANY BAD MOVES AT EITHERTABLE. AS I SAID I HAVE TAKEN THE DOG FOR A WALK IN AN EFFORT TO CALM DOWN I AM PLAYING A 1OK GUARANTEED TOURNEY IN 8 MINS THAT I WON THROUGH TO VIA A $12 SATELITE, AND IF I HAVE ANY CHANCE OF FINNISHING ANYWHERE ENAR THE CASH I NEED SOME SORT OF COMPOSURE BUT I JUST FEEL AS IF AM BEING FLEECED ONLINE. I DON'T THINK I HAVE FELT SO DISHEARTENED ABOUT PLAYING POKER EVEN ON THE CASH TABLES I AM BEING TURNED OVER BY FOLK WHO IMO SHOULD NOT BE IN THE POT WITH THE SHIT THEY CALL WITH!! ANY ADVICE ON HOW I PLAYED ABOVE MUCH WELCOMED. AND IF ANYONE ELSE HAS FELT LIKE THIS WITH ONLINE POKER BEFORE, ARE YOU STILL PLAYING IF SO HOW DO YOU OVERCOME IT? SORR ABOUT THE CAPS - I JUST NOTICED THEM WHEN I GOT TO THE LAST PARAGRAPH! Title: Re: ON LINE POKER - BAD BEAT CENTRAL??? Post by: RFC on January 28, 2006, 09:02:28 PM Is it not £1 for every badbeat story for charity and it has to be another £1 for the cap locks
Title: Re: ON LINE POKER - BAD BEAT CENTRAL??? Post by: brad.strider on January 28, 2006, 09:08:48 PM thats pretty much like a normal night for me bandit, once upon a time i used to punch my thigh as hard as i could, now i just start a new game as soon as possible, or i go and blow some dosh on blackjack, that helps!
Title: Re: ON LINE POKER - BAD BEAT CENTRAL??? Post by: TightEnd on January 28, 2006, 09:09:36 PM Mr Bandit sir
Go and have a nice drop of your favourite restorative drink I'm going for some Nurofen (CAPS LOCKS :D) and then to wonder which board this should be in...hand analysis, Internet Poker or this one. Title: Re: ON LINE POKER - BAD BEAT CENTRAL??? Post by: MrMoves on January 28, 2006, 09:11:29 PM Bet Fred, is that on Boss?
:D Title: Re: ON LINE POKER - BAD BEAT CENTRAL??? Post by: RED-DOG on January 28, 2006, 09:13:42 PM I like hearing these bad beat stories, it never happens to me
Title: Re: ON LINE POKER - BAD BEAT CENTRAL??? Post by: MrMoves on January 28, 2006, 09:27:21 PM Surely you want these kind of plays against you every time you sit down for a session?
You can't win every hand, even against the worst idiots in the world. But, you will win most of them. Title: Re: ON LINE POKER - BAD BEAT CENTRAL??? Post by: thetank on January 28, 2006, 09:33:59 PM There are loads more bad beats online than live for the following reasons...
#1 More hands are dealt per hour. #2 The play is worse, people are more likely to call with weak hands as it's less embarrasing when you're not face to face with your opponents. Bad beats are a good thing. If they never happened, no bugger would play poker. That the bad players win sometimes is the "hook" that keeps them coming back. You never hear casinos moan when someone hits on 18 at blackjack and draws a 3. Title: Re: ON LINE POKER - BAD BEAT CENTRAL??? Post by: MrMoves on January 28, 2006, 09:36:33 PM That the bad players win sometimes is the "hook" that keeps them coming back. ;applause; |