BAD BEAT FRIDAY

THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN GETTING A BAD BEAT IN A TOURNY BUT TRY GETTING MORE THAN ONE. TODAY I PLAYED AN ONLINE TOURNY AND MY 1ST BAD BEAT CAME WHEN A PLAYER THAT ACTED BEFORE ME WENT ALL IN WITH HIS LAST 800 IN CHIPS. I HAD CLOSE TO 3000 SO I FIGURED WITH ONLY ONE PLAYER AFTER ME TO ACT I WOULD CALL THE ALL IN WITH MY ACE KING. THE 3RD PLAYER FOLDED AND THE CARDS WERE TURNED OVER HE HAD ACE 7. I CLEARLY HAD HIM DOMINATED. FLOP COMES TWO RAGS AND A JACK. THE TURN COMES AND LOW AND BEHOLD HE HITS HIS 7. RIVER WAS NO HELP TO ME. THAT SUCKED CONSIDERING BEFORE THE TURN HE HAD ALREADY SAID GOOD GAME. AS IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO PISS ME OFF . LATER ON I GET THE HOLY GRAIL ACE ACE. I KNOW BETTER THAN TO SLOW PLAY THEM SO MY TURN CAME I BET HALF MY CHIPS .THE NEXT GUY TO ACT MUST OF THOUGHT I WAS STEALING CUZ HE RERAISES . EVERY ONE FOLDED TO ME AND I PUSHED ALL IN . HE CALLED THE REST . HE TURNS OVER JACK RAG . CLEARLY I HAVE THIS HAND. THE FLOP 10 7 Q. NO HARM IM STILL AHEAD. THE TURN COMES A KING . NOW IM PISSED BECAUSE I KNOW EXACTLY WHICH CARD WILL HIT THE RIVER. AND SURE AS SHIT ITS THE ACE GIVING THIS ARSE THE STRAIGHT AND ME A FIRST CLASS TICKET TO 34TH PLACE. IM STILL FUMING OVER THIS ANDITS BEEN SEVERAL HOURS. BUT THE KEY TO THIS IS TO FIND A WAY TO LET IT GO. OTHER WISE IT COULD AND PROBABLY WILL AFFECT MY PLAY IN TOURNYS LATER ON TONITE. BAD BEATS ARE A PART OF THE GAME BUT IT SURE SUCKS BEING ON THE BEAT SIDE OF THEM .

ACE TODAY CRACKED TOMORROW

NOTHINGS MORE BOTHERSOME THAN WHEN YOU GET YOUR POCKET ACES CRACKED. THE EXCITMENT AND ADRENALINE YOU FELT WHEN YOU 1ST LOOKED AT YOUR CARDS AND STARTED THINKING "I'VE GOT THIS" RIGHT UP TO THE POINT WHERE YOU GET THE CALLERS YOU WANT YOUR ALL IN JUST TO SEE YOUR SELF FALL BEHIND ON THE FLOP. THE RUSH OF EXCITMENT TURNS TO DISGUST AS YOU REALIZE THAT'S IT FOR YOU NO HELP COMES ON THE TURN OR THE RIVER AND INSTEAD OF COUNTING YOUR NEWLY WON CHIPS YOUR LICKING YOUR WOUNDS. ANOTHER THING ABOUT THOSE ACES IS TO SLOW PLAY OR TO GO BALLS OUT BEFORE THE FLOP. THE RISK OF SLOW PLAYING THEM AND GETTING THEM CRACKED IS OUT THERE BUT OH THE SWEET PAY OFF. IF YOU GO BALLS OUT ALL IN PREFLOP AND ALL YOU COLLECT ARE BLINDS THEN SO BE IT NO BIG PAY OFF BUT NO GREAT BIG DISAPPOINTMENT EITHER. SO NO MATER WHICH WAY YOU PLAY THEM ENJOY THEM WHILE YOU HAVE THEM ODDS ARE IT WILL BE A WHILE BEFORE YOU CATCH THEM AGAIN UNLESS YOUR A LUCKY SOMEBODY.

A Typical Poker Day

LATELY I'VE BEEN PLAYING IN TOURNYS ONLINE AT AP POKER. ITS A GREAT SITE WITH PLENTY OF PLAYERS 24/7 THE COMPETITION IS TOUGH. BUT WITH THAT THERE ARE ALSO ALOT OF DONKEYS THAT PLAY THERE REBUY TOURNYS. PLENTY OF THE PLAYERS COMPLAIN THAT AP IS BULLSHIT WHEN THEY RECEIVE BAD BEATS OR THE RIVER TAKES THERE WINNING HAND AND AWARDS THE UNDERDOG. WELL AS FOR THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE LOSING END OF BAD BEATS THERE PLENTY OF TIMES BUT I NEVER TYPE BS OR TYPICAL AP. THE REASON BEING IS "THAT'S POKER" I HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF THOSE KIND OF BAD BEATS AND RIVER CARDS IN LIVE PLAY. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONLINE AND LIVE PLAY IS THAT ONLINE WE PLAY AND SEE MORE HANDS THAN IN LIVE SO WE TEND TO SEE MORE OF THESE BAD BEATS. NOW FOR THOSE THAT DON'T PLAY LIVE AND THINK WELL I WATCH ON TV AND I HARDLY SEE BEATS LIKE THAT. WELL FOR THOSE PEOPLE ITS SIMPLE THOSE TELEVISED EVENTS ARE EDITED FOR TIME AND ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT SO YOUR ONLY SEEING A SMALL SAMPLE OF WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEING DEALT OR PLAYED. ITS OK TO BE MAD AT BAD BEATS BUT TO BLAME A SITE FOR IT IS IMMATURE. AP COULD CARE LESS WHO WINS AND WHO LOSES BECAUSE EITHER WAY THERE MAKING MONEY WITH THERE REBUY TOURNYS. SO THE NEXT TIME YOUR ON THE LOSING END OF A BAD BEAT OR MIRACLE RIVER CARD TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND JUST SAY OUT LOUD "THAT'S POKER "

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MY PASSION IS NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLDEM. I PREFER TOURNYS TO CASH GAMES AND HAVE ONLY BEEN PLAYING SINCE FEBUARY OF 2005. I STARTED PLAYING ONLINE AT ESPN POKER CLUB FOR FREE THAT'S WHERE I LEARNED HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. AFTER PLAYING FOR A YEAR IN FREE GAMES I DECIDED TO TRY MY LUCK AT ONLINE BUYIN TOURNYS. I DISCOVERED HOLDEMRADIO.COM WHERE THEY PLAY BOTH FREE ROLLS AND 5.50 BUYINS AT VARIOUS PAY POKER SITES. WITHIN THE 1ST 3 WEEKS I TOOK 2ND PLACE AND WON 98$. THAT WAS ALL IT TOOK FOR ME TO KEEP MY CONFIDENCE AND CONTINUE PLAYING. I WAS ALSO HOLDEM RADIOS 1ST EVER MONTHLY POINTS CHAMPION. AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IM VERY PROUD OF. SINCE STARTING ONLINE PLAY IN FEB 05 I'VE ALSO MOVED ON TO PLAYING LIVE AT CASINOS AND WITH THE BARPOKER.COM FOLKS WHO PLAY IN LOCAL BARS AND BOWLING ALLEYS. AM I GOOD AT TEXAS HOLDEM NOT YET AM I OK AT IT YES. ITS A CONTINUING EDUCATION THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN THAT WILL HELP YOUR SKILLS. ALSO IN HOLDEM AS IN LIFE THERE'S ALWAYS A BIGGER FISH. IM HOPING TO JUST TELL OF MY POKER EXPLOITS AND MY OPINIONS OF ALL THINGS POKER AND A FEW OTHER THINGS HERE ON THIS BLOG. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AND FEEL FREE TO LEAVE COMMENTS GOOD BAD OR OTHER WISE.

THANKS AND ONCE AGAIN WELCOME TO MY BLOG .

CHRISTOPHER ROBERT KETCHUM- PRESIDENT/CEO TRISTATES POKER INC.