Does this qualify as a bad beat? Hmmm?


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG+2 ($18.60)
MP1 ($44.88)
MP2 ($28.45)
MP3 ($25.80)
Hero ($39.46)
Lucky Mo Fo ($29.55)
SB ($10.85)
BB ($14.11)
UTG ($20.25)
UTG+1 ($21.95)

Preflop: Hero is CO with T, T. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.25, 1 fold, MP2 raises to $0.5, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, Lucky Mo Fo calls $0.50, 2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.25.

Flop: ($2.35) T, 5, Q (4 players)
UTG+2 checks, MP2 bets $0.25, Hero raises to $2.5, Lucky Mo Fo raises to $12, UTG+2 folds, MP2 folds, Hero raises to $36.46 (All-In), Lucky Mo Fo calls $17.05 (All-In).

Turn: ($70.61) J (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($70.61) 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $70.61

Results in white below:
Hero has Tc Ts (three of a kind, tens).
Lucky Mo Fo has Kc Kh (straight, king high).
Outcome: Lucky Mo Fo wins $60.70. Hero wins $9.91.

I win this hand, I have a nice night. Instead, I win three bucks.

yup

I don't think there's an official number set for bad beats on how much of a favorite you need to be for it to qualify when you lose. Some people seem to think that losing with QQ against AK all-in preflop is a bad beat. I'm pretty sure being 88% favorite and losing qualifies though.

Actually... we really should have a rule... what about 80%? That's losing all-in preflop against a smaller pair, I think everyone agrees that is a bad beat, but KK vs AK (70%) isn't really much to talk about. I vote for 75 or 80%.

I'd say it's a bad beat if you are a 90% favorite after the flop. Especially if accompanied by hideous play.

Such as my last hand hand at Tribeca:

100NL FR
Solid player raises strong. I call on button with . EP limper calls.

Flop is . Limper leads out. PF raiser raises. I re-raise big. Limper thinks for awhile then makes the call. PF raiser folds (Afterwards he said he folded KK).

Turn is . Limper insta-pushes.

I don't need to tell you the rest.