Worst Poker Night of my life......

Posted by: Iron Mike

They say in poker you never remember the all the good wins and suck-outs you make but ask a player about his bad beats and he can tell you many of them. What if you experience 10 of them in one night. Just makes you wanna cry and wonder what you did to make the poker gods mad at you.

My night at Pompano 5/19/08

I get there at 6:00 to play in the $120 multi. I have 1/2 hour before the tournament starts so I sit at a 5/10 no limit game. I buy in for the $100 max. 3rd hand in I'm dealt A,4. I limp in along with 5 others ($50 in pot) Flop comes 2,3,5 rainbow. It checks to me I push all in for my remaining $50 with a flopped straight. The button player calls me and shows 4,7 suited. Turn card brings the 6 and I lose to a bigger staright. - $100

I re-buy another $100. I win a couple of pots and now have $180 in front of me. Under the gun player raises to $35. (by the way this player is one of the most beautiful woman I have ever seen play, and she plays very well. Doc referred to her as Nice Tits girl) I have 99 I call. Button player goes all in for $90. Nice Tits girl calls the $90, I call the $90. Flop comes J,9, rag. Nice tits girl bets $50 I move all in with my set of 9's. Nice tits girl call and shows pocket Jacks for a higher set and wins $500 pot. - $200

Its time for my tournament now so I go to play it. 15 minutes in Im in the big blind and I check a non raised pot with 9,8 off suit with 3 others in the pot. Flop comes 9h, 8d, 3h. Small blind checks I bet $600 with top 2 pair to get heart draws to fold and get 1 caller. Turn is no help so I push all in and get called with 3, 3. I never put him on a set. BUSTED -$325

I buy into a 2/5 game now for $100. I quickly double up to $200 when the donkey at the table (Isrealy guy I will call him) calls my AK all in raise with 10,J and I hit an A. A little while later a player makes it $50, Isrealy guy calls the $50, I look down at KK and shove all in. Original better calls for his remaining $40 or so and Isrealy guy calls and has me covered by $20. Noone shows thier cards and board comes out something like 10, 6, 3, 9, 4 on river. I show my Kings thinking IM the winner, Isrealy guy shows 2,5 suited to make a straigh and take down the $500+ pot. -$425

IM thinking to myself this is exactly the player I want at my table so I re-buy back in for another $100. Like the 3rd hand after. The pot is raised to $30 and there is 1 caller. I look down at AK so I push all in for $100. The original better calls me and the next guy folds and shows his pocket 5's. We both show our cards and I have him dominated my AK off suit against his AQ diamonds. Flop comes 3 rags with 1 diamond and IM sure you know the ending to this story. runner, runner diamonds for a flush. Another $250+ lost -$525

I havent been beat up enough so I buy in for another $100. For the next hour and a half I play perfect poker. (Not that I think I made any mistakes on any of the post I lost previously) I built my stack up to about $350. Isrealy guy is still at the table and after I almost took all his money but he now has well over $1000 in front of him. Under the gun player Andy (hes a driver at pompano) raises to $50, Isrealy guy calls the $50. I look down at KK and shove all in. (sound familiar... if not see above) Andy calls with about $130 more and Isrealy guy says hes now priced in and calls my $350. I show KK, Andy shows AK and Isrealy guy shows A10. Flop comes 3 rags, turn a 10, river a 10. Isrealy guy takes $900+ pot and I walk away from table in disgust. -$625

I walk around the casino to find someone to tell all my bad beats to when I see Anthony, Eidelberg and Tommy all still in the tournament. I sit at a 5/10 table next to them so I can watch them and play at the same time. I buy in for $100. Very loose table I can see from the start and I quickly notice that Kenny Tran is at the table. You dont ever expect to see one of the best players in the world at a $100 buy in cash game but there he was. Not too many hands in player raises to $40. 2 callers and I look down at 10.10. I just call. Flop comes J, 10, 5. Original better goes all in for his remaining $80 or so. I go all in for my remaining $60 and we get another caller. I show my set of 10's, Second caller shows his AJ third player doesnt show. Turn is a blank and river is a K. Third player is now happy to show his Poket Kings and wins a $400+ pot. -$725

I re-buy in for everything left in my pocket $93. Now Kenny Tran has moved to a seat next to me so he can have a better view of the Spurs basketball game because he has a $22,000 bet on the Spurs. I go on a nice run of cards building my stack to approx $300. Next hand player under the gun raises to $30. Every player calls the $30 and on the button I look down at 6 clubs, 7 clubs and make the $30 call. Small blind calls and of course Kenny calls. Family pot of $300 preflop. Flop comes 7 Diamonds, 6 Spades, 3 Diamonds. Everyone checks to me on the button and I move all in for $270 into a $300 pot with top 2 pair because of the flush draw out there. Kenny looks at me and says I know your on the flush draw and calls my all in for about $250 he had in front of him. I show top 2 pair and he says SHIT I guess I misread you and shows 7, 8 of hearts. Of course this blog wouldnt be written unless Kenny spiked and 8 on the turn to take down a $900 pot. -$818

Now I did something I have NEVER done in my life. I asked Tommy first if he could loan me $200. He was broke. I then asked Anthony who was at the final table of the tournament and he told me "Dude your asking the wrong guy". The came along Doc who said yeah but needed get money from Eidelberg first. I think Doc borrowed money from Eidelberg to lend me since he knew he was getting paid for having a piece of Anthony in the tournament and Anthony was already guaranteed $1100. Something like that. Either way I now had 2 fresh Franklins.

This part you would only believe if you saw it and many did see it. I re-buy for $100. Pot is raised to $35 with 2 callers. I look down at QQ. I push all in for my $100. Orginal raiser call me and shows AA . -$918

I re-buy for $100. Very next hand after the QQ. Theres a $20 stadle on board. 1 caller and I look down at QQ again. I push all in for $100 and Kenny says "Damn you have pocket queens again" . I answer "Yup lets see if they hold up this time." Everyone folds and with 1 player to go before I take down the pot the guy who had called the pot calls me and shows KJ. Of course the Mother F'er catches a King. Time to go home and cry. -$1018

If I hurry up and get all my work done I can be back there by 5;30. :-)