In poker , a “ bad beat ” refers to a situation where a player with a seemingly strong hand loses to an opponent with a weaker hand that sucks out in an unlikely fashion.
Bad beats can be frustrating for players, but they are a natural part of the game. These turns of bad luck can happen to anyone, but can also be fascinating to observe.
USPoker will now highlight some of the bad beats on the poker felt that stood out each month. Here’s a look at some of the action from December. ♠♠♠ Bad Beat Monthly offers a recap and highlights some bad hands at the poker tables. If you have a screenshot or video of a bad beat, please tag @USPoker on Twitter each month to be highlighted in Bad Beat Monthly. ♠♠♠
Negreanu’s boat over boat to bust WPT World Championship
One nasty bad beat happened to none other than Kid Poker himself at the recent World Poker Tour World Championship at the Wynn in Las Vegas . Daniel Negreanu suffered a particularly painful turn of the cards.
In the running for the $4.1 million first-place prize, Negreanu was up against Lucas Foster with only 17 players left in the field of 2,930.
Negreanu raised on the button to 800,000 with the blinds at 200,000/400,000 and a 400,000 big blind ante. Foster three-bet to 2.3 million from the big blind.
Negreanu called with pocket twos and they saw a flop of 10-4-2 with two clubs. Foster bet 2.5 million and Negreanu called. A 10 was dealt on the turn, giving Negreanu a full house .
Foster had pocket Kings and Negreanu was a 9-to-1 favorite to double up when all the chips were in the middle. But the river brought Foster a King , giving him a better full house and the winning hand. Negreanu finished 17th for $176,200, but hoped for much more. The Lodge offers a bad beat on stream The Lodge card club in Texas highlighted a bad beat last month that players won’t forget anytime soon. A player on the stream named “ J-Lo ” […]
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