Facing Quads Twice….

I experienced something interesting. I got beat by quads twice in the span of about 50 hands.

I don’t know the odds of that happening but to get beat by quads twice in a span of about 50 hands has to be something huge.

I was playing a tournament in my league. I have JJ and my opponent has 55. I raise PF and the villain just flat calls. The flop comes out J, 5, 8. Sweet. I bet out and the villian raises. Sweet. I’m hoping he has a set or TPTK so I can stack him. The flop is a blank and I bet out again. I’ve been known to fire bullets on every street, I’ve also been known to bet hard when I have a good drawing hand. I just hope this guy buys what I’m selling. He shoves and I flat call. I see he has a set of 5s. Awesome, he’s down to one out. But that’s all you need truth be told. Wouldn’t you know it a 5 hits the river and he has quads. That’s a 1 outer folks. 1 card in the deck that hurts me and it shows up on the river. Think about it 1 measly cards kills me and it hits. I curse the poker gods.

I’m crippled and I’m out soon after. That sucked. Oh well, that’s poker. I got my money in good and that’s all that matters.

I’m stuck at the loser’s lounge where a cash game is going on. I manage to win $7 before the next tournament starts.

This time I’m the BB with 2/5. Two limpers come in and the SB completes. I check. Let’s see a flop. The flop is great for me.
A 3 4 rainbow. Sweet I flop a straight. Things couldn’t be better so I thought. Two limpers check and the SB bets out. I raise. he pushes all in. We both show. He has a set of 3s. Great where have I seen this before? Oh yeah the last tournament when my set of Jacks gets crushed by quads.

This time the villain has a little more outs than 1. I’m good on the turn as it’s a blank. Then the miracle 3 hits the board and I’m out again when my straight loses to quad 3s. That is sick. The thing that I’m pissed about is that I was catching cards and I was playing well. It all started downhill when a guy with AK raises PF. I’m on the button with QQ and I re-raise him. He shoves and I call. I hit a set on the flop but the villain has a gut shot straight draw. He also has a backdoor flush draw. Two more hearts on the board gives him the flush. That sucked.

I’m completely baffled at how people play AK. It’s a great hand but some people play them like they’re invincible. I’d take a pair over AK to be honest. I’m amazed at how people play AK super aggressively but at the same time play QQ or JJ much more conservatively. I don’t know about you guys but I’d much rather go to battle with QQ or JJ than AK. They shove or call a shove with AK but limp or fold with QQ or JJ. Weird stuff.

I decide to forgo the cash game afterwards as clearly I’m cursed so I decide not to play on anymore.