How much worse can it get?

Here's a couple of examples of how bad I've been running lately.

I limp in from the BB, flop a straight, get it all-in, and my opponent hits quads on the river.


Amazingly, the exact same thing happened to me the very next day (I was too angry to take a screenshot), when I flopped broadway and my opponent calls me with a set of kings, and makes quads on the river.

I've been on the most amazing losing streak, and was down to the bare bones of my Full Tilt bankroll, so I decided to put it all on the line in a Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo cash table in the (vain) hope of doubling it, or more.

Hand after hand after hand I kept getting outdrawn. If I had a straight, he had a flush. If I had a flush, he had a house - no matter how much I bet I always got called and always got caught on the river.

I was down to my last $0.69 (from a $3.35 start) and limped in. I flop the straight (as above) and the guy before me bets out. I put all my chips in and he takes an eternity, but eventually makes the call. He's got 3rd pair, a gutshot (for a split) and a backdoor flush draw.

What happened next is truly beyond belief; runner-runner Aces to give him a full-house.
I'm still reeling from it as I write this; stunned into disbelief.


By my calculation that's over 270/1 (whether it be A-A, A-7 or 7-7). I know players moan about bad beats, but c'mon - be serious, I think I can be justified in feeling hard done by.