Early on I picked up a couple of hands, made a couple of raises and picked up a couple of pots. After buying in for $18.91, I was up about $2.50. Oh boy, should I have just quit then.
The first bad beat came in a hand where I picked up A-2 suited in the BB and was able to limp in. I spiked 2-pair on the flop and put out a pot sized bet. Everyone folded except one player who pushed all his remaining $7.00. I was convinced he had A-K, so I called. It was much better than that, he had staked his remaining stack on a flush draw and 2nd pair.
Inevitably, the third heart came on the turn and I went form $2.50 up to $5.00 down.
It just got worse and worse from there.
I ploughed on for about an hour and every big pre-flop hand I had was caught on the flop, turn or river. Nothing major, just a series of beat after beat.
I picked up Ks-9s in middle position and limped in. There was no raise after me, and the flop came down 10h-Jh-Qc; I've flopped a straight!
I'm not slow playing this one; been caught too many times before, so I bet the pot.
Surprisingly, I get two callers. The turn comes down 8c. There's now two flush draws out there, but I am not majorly concerned about the club draw, as there was only one club on the flop, and I'm beating anyone with a 9.
I put in another pot sized bet and the player behind me pushes all-in, followed by the third player. I make the call and am happy not to see A-K. In fact, neither has an Ace, so I'm not worried about the King either.
However, it couldn't have been much worse. The player behind me has made a lesser straight, but has the club flush draw that I wasn't worried about. The other player has 2-pair, so any Q or J fills his house. Now, I have to avoid a J, Q, or any club.
Inevitably, the river is the Kc, and I've been caught again. That pot cost me about $10. That's the second time in a week I've flopped a straight and been caught on the river.
About 10 hands later I catch pocket 7's. I double the BB and get one caller.
For the first time tonight, I spike a set, on a 9d-5d-7h flop.
The two diamonds are scare cards, so I bet the size of the pot, and immediately get called. The turn brings the 6h, so now there is a potential made straight (with an 8), and now two flush draws.
I bet half the pot, and my opponent just calls. So I still put him on the flush draw (so many players on UB limp in with suited connectors, as it's probably the best way to get paid).
The Ah comes on the river, and I capitulate; just checking. Obviously my opponent was a bit scared of the flush as well and only checks behind me.
Inevitably, he turns over 8c-9s, for the straight. I got away reasonably lightly there, but still cost me about $5.
Things just keep getting worse, and every hand I play gets out-drawn. Any AK, AQ, JJ, 10-10, gets overtaken at some point, and my stack keeps trickling away. By this time I've bought in for another $10, to keep my stack topped up, as it was down to about $4.00
About 20 hands later I catch Ad-Kc in middle position and put in a 3xBB raise. The player behind calls and it goes around to the BB, who pushes his last $1.75 in. I decide I want to isolate, so I treble the bet, believieng the player behind me will fold. No such luck.
He makes the call, and now I'm in for a lot more than I wanted to be, with the biggest bogey hand on Ultimatebet. The flop comes down Qh-6c-5h. I know I should have pushed, but was worried about busting out to the player behind me. So I check, and he checks behind me.
I'ts checked down to the river with a 7h followed by the Jh. Only for my opponent to turn up 5c-4s and win the pot with a pair of 5's. What on earth possesed him to call my massive pre-flop raise with that hand; it's just insane.
I had the original All-In guy well covered, but lost the pot to a complete idiot. It was just another example of how bad A-K runs in this room.
If you thought that was a bad beat for A-K, it was nothing compared to the next one. I'm in the SB with A-K again, and double the BB. I get only one caller, and the flop comes down 2d-4s-Ac. Pretty good looking flop, so I bet out; It gets insta-called.
The turn looks even prettier, as I spike the Ks. There's now a spade flush draw out there, so I put my opponent all-in, for his last $3, or so.
He calls (of course) and turns up 5h-3h. He'd flopped the straight - insane. The one and only caller to my pre-flop raise flops a freakin' straight. I now need another A or K on the river, and it doesn't come.
Seriously, at this stage I'm about ready to throw the freakin' laptop against the wall. It's just inconceivable that I can keep running into these hands.The very next hand I pick up A-K again. I'm still fuming from losing the last two A-K's (in a very short space of time), and I put in a pot-sized bet. Again, I get one caller.
The flop comes down 2c-6s-Ah. Again, I've spiked an A and I bet out, only to get re-raised by the caller. Seriously, I'm now putting him on A-2 or A-6. We've got about equal stacks (I have him just about covered, with my last $6.50. So I put him all-in, and of course, he calls.
I'm actually delighted to see 5h-4h, as he'd need runner-runner hearts for the flush. But he does have a gut-shot straight draw. The turn is the 8s, so no flush possible. But I'm expecting the inevitable 3 on the river. Amazingly, it doesn't come and eventually one of my AK has held up, and even better, I managed to double up.
As I write this I've just lost another pot with A-K, to a player with A-Q, who spiked 2-pair.
I am currently down over $30 in tonight's session alone. That's all my profit from last month gone. It's easily the worst session I've ever experienced.
Update:
10 minutes after finishing this post, I'm still at the table with about $10. I pick up pocket Q's and put in a pot-sized raise. The player behind me pushes this up to $1 and it is called in two spots. It comes back to me and I've had enough, I push in the last of my cash.
The original raised decides to get out, but the other two players make the call. I've now got a chance to treble up. No such luck.
I'm up against A-Q and A-K. And isn't is typical that there's a K on the flop. Another on the turn all but ends it. Only the case Q on the river can save me, and there is no miracle. After doing most of my money tonight playing A-K, it is the same hand, held by an opponent that finishes me off.
The final count is a loss of $38.91. Not quite the worst night I've ever had cash-wise, but definitely luck wise. I know all professional poker players say you have to be able to weather the bad spells, but tonight was a nightmare I do not ever want to repeat.
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