not really a bad beat ?

[lazaroonie]

Had an "animated" discussion with a good "buddy" of mine over here in the ole US of A, playing a game at his place, anyway preflop he was a bit shortstacked, and as the way these things turn out we got the money in pre-flop, and both revealed AQ o/s.  And I ended up spiking 4 diamonds to make the nut flush to knock him out.

I dont disagree that it was a wee but fortunate, but disagreed that I had either "sucked out" or that he had suffered a "terrible bad beat", mainly because

1. I was never behind in the hand

2. He was never ahead in the hand.

agree ?

[Claw75]

i've just stuck this in an odds calculator and you were 2.16% to win before the community cards were dealt.  I'd probably call that a bad beat.

[thetank]

I agree. Definately wasn't a bad beat.

Unless your hand was something along the lines of  and he held  . ie, he holds the ace of whatever suit your Queen is in, and his Queen is a seperate suit from your Ace.

In that case, he would be almost twice as likely to win the hand, and can take that to the bank. 

[thetank]

i've just stuck this in an odds calculator and you were 2.16% to win before the community cards were dealt.  I'd probably call that a bad beat.

Pedantic time

Just to point out, that's only when 4 seperate suits are in play.  vs 
It's more likely that at least one suit appeared twice.


0.74% when you both have each others Queen suits counterfeited  vs 


1.09% when your Queen suit is counterfeited    vs 


1.82% when his Queen suit is counterfeited    vs 

[boldie]

i've just stuck this in an odds calculator and you were 2.16% to win before the community cards were dealt.  I'd probably call that a bad beat.

Pedantic time

Just to point out, that's only when 4 seperate suits are in play.  vs 
It's more likely that at least one suit appeared twice.


0.74% when you both have each others Queen suits counterfeited  vs 


1.09% when your Queen suit is counterfeited    vs 


1.82% when his Queen suit is counterfeited    vs 

hahahahahahaha

[thetank]

So the weighted average is around 1.56% for AQo vs AQo

[Enzyme_]

So the weighted average is around 1.56% for AQo vs AQo

Looks a good bet then

[BigTomatoes]

 so if u are only expectd to lose a hand 1 or 2 times out of a hundred id say its a pretty bad beat when it happens.