Worst Beat I Have Seen to Date

One night after the previous post I was at the table while I watched one of the worst beats I have ever seen. Fortunately, I was NOT in the hand. It went something like this:

($1/$2 no-limit table. Three big stacks ($500 or more) at the table and I'm fortunate to be one of them)

Pre-Flop: Kyle (who is under the gun), raises to $6. Everyone folds to the SB who calls for $5 more. BB folds. Heads up to the flop (which was VERY rare at this table - it was loose all night). The two guys are nearly even in chips - only about $10 difference. With the rake the pot is $11.

Flop: QdJs9h. A flop which hit both players and scared them both at the same time (as we will find out later) SB bets out for $10. Kyle raises to $40. SB calls. Pot is now $87.

Turn: Qh. Now, this is a scare card for both players - and, at the same time - hit both players (again, as we will find out later). SB bets $20. Kyle raises to $60. SB tanks for about 2 minutes. He then pushes all in for about a total of $575. Kyle now tanks. And, while thinking starts talking to me (we had been chatting all night). He says, "He can't have K 10. He wouldn't have bet the flop that way. He can't have a boat, he wouldn't have bet the turn that way - nor re-raised me all in." So, I'm thinking Kyle must have a Q. Perhaps a big Queen. Maybe AQ. But, with AQ, it's really, really hard to call that all-in bet. SB could have K 10 or even worse he could have something like Q9 (which would be the case Q so unlikely), or JJ, or 99. So, the all-in move was a really, really good raise. What happened next was even better. Kyle figured that raise wouldn't happen with the straight nor the boat, so, he called! Sure enough, Kyle flips over AsQs. And, SB turns over Q6c. What a phenomenal call. The pot is now about $1200. The all in may have been a great raise, but that call was amazing.

River: Yes, since you know the title of this post, you can probably guess what card hit the river. After Kyle's great call, the river came 6s - and SB filled up, sucked out, and took down the pot for $1200. Kyle, needless to say, took a short break away from the table to cool off before coming back to buy in again.