OK, i apologise in advance for the following Bad Beat story!
I am attempting to become a "reborn" good poker player. I have read Vol 1 of Harrington on Holdem, and am starting Vol 2 shortly. However, no amount of strategy books can help me get my head around the following hand!
I was always told that my aim with Pocket Aces is to get all my money in preflop, if i can.
I"m playing in a $10+1 buy in MTT. Blinds are 10/20, it"s very early, so i don"t know a lot about anybody else on the table. I"m In SB+2 and imagine my joy to look down at :as:- ah!
I decide just to flat call and hope for a rasie from someone else in order for me to reraise. JOY! Button -1 Raises to $80. BB calls. I (as planned) reraise to $160. I"m not expecting any more action at this point, possibly just a call from D-1, bet from me on the flop, to take the pot. However, D-1 Raises again to $800. BB insta-calls again! Ideal, surely i"m in the ideal situation. I"m expecting maybe KK/QQ/AK, possibly JJ.
I push for my last £1500, D-1 Pushes, BB Pushes.
I show :as:/ ad! Well ahead! D-1 tables ac/ jh (Slightly dubious call/push). BB shows ..... Wait for it .....
/
! WTF!!
Needless to say flop comes down
: ah:
- Trips, i"m well ahead! MINT! (Can you spot whats going to happen yet? I didn"t, i was already working out what my chipstack is going to be!)
Turn ks (Nothing)
River
I"m thinking, awsome, i won a huge stack. Then to my suprise, all
MY Chips make their way to the BB! He"s jammed a straight! I mean, seriously, what goes through the mind of people like that? Can anybody help me? A call to a raise and reraise with nothing!
Also, i"m quite new to APAT, but please tell me that people like that don"t play for APAT!?
Sorry for the mammoth post / Vent!
I"m waiting for all the tl;dr!