Bad beats: the poker player's scourge - we all end up on the wrong end of them and we all dish them out.
If you suffer a particularly bad beat while playing at Nutspoker, send us the hand number to support@nutspoker.com - if it really makes us wince, we'll report it here and you can share your pain with the entire Nutspoker community. We'll also credit one player with a $25 bonus by way of consolation.
Remember: getting your pocket aces cracked after going all-in pre-flop is NOT a bad beat, it happens about 20% of the time, so get over it...
If your quad aces lose to a straight flush, THAT'S what we want to hear about!
Bad Beat Blues Terms and Conditions
Bad beat is the term poker players use to describe a situation where a huge favourite loses a hand to a massive underdog on the unlikely turn of a card.
The term is also used when a player with a monster hand loses to a player with an even stronger hand.
By the way: losing with pocket kings because you went all-in pre-flop and were called by a nutcase with A-2 offsuit, who then spiked an ace on the river, is also NOT a bad beat - actually, it's inevitable, that's why pocket kings are known as ace magnets!
Granted, it may feel like one to YOU, but a sentence containing the words "I was all-in pre-flop..." generally has little to do with a bad beat!
If your four aces lose to a royal flush, like this poor guy at the WSOP - that's a bad beat!!.
Our hero iKKi11 submitted this filthy example showing why you can never feel quite safe in a hand - even if you have a 99.9% chance of winning...
In a $10 Double Up tournament our hero picks up A-J suited and is called by the villain's speculative 6-7 offsuit - we're off to the races!
The flop is the kind we normally only see in our dreams; our hero is a 99.9% favourite after he hits trips and is delighted to see the villain call his bet with bottom pair :-
The turn card completes the full house and our hero bets out knowing very well the villain will call - free money time!
Errrrrrr....
