What’s the Hand That Haunts You? 👻♠️

[HPHHAZE]

QQ — lost three times in a row in a live cash game. Still made a profit at the end of the night.

 

[samuri]

I hate AA I LOSE MOST OF THE TIME

 

[ninocabral]

For me and JJ, I always work with her and it's a bad luck for me.

 

[skaterick]

i had two huge 'dealer beats' decades ago . the first was at the old binions horseshoe , downtown las vegas , in an action filled $10/20 limit holdem game . five of us took the flop in a single raised pot . the cards came down A92 and i led out with my big blind A9 suited , i had at least 2 calls and the late seat raiser made it 2 bets . as i pondered my next move the distracted dealer burned and turned an ace ! of course the action had to stop , the betting completed etc etc . the actual true river card became the turn . the acecard was then shuffled into the remaining deck for the river . i cant recall the exact run out but i knew the worst was coming .... someone won the giant pot with a wheel . the guy who had raised the pot went ballistic as he tabled his 99. i showed my hand to a player on my left and quietly mucked it . of course , i would have scooped an even bigger pot that likely would have been capped on both the turn and river ! my second dealer beat was in a $10/20 5 -card draw lowball game (with the 'bug' ie joker, and 'kill buttons' ), in a small san diego card room. the hand was killed to 60/120 betting . i peaked at my cards as they were dealt (a234 bug ! a perfect low )...... and the dealer kept going with 2 more cards off the deck in a 6th round . no %@# way !? it was a dead hand! somebody had 6 cards all below a 7 , the killer had a one card draw to a 6-4 , another player had a decent hand as well . there surely would have been 2 or 3 raises pre draw and who knows what after. i had about $350 in front of me , and might well have tripled up, or even more . i cashed out of both games as soon as the blinds came around to me again . as i knew my mind wouldn't have functioned properly if i continued .

 

[Leandro Moecke]

Olá família CardChat! 👋

Todos nós já tivemos aquelas mãos que simplesmente não saem da nossa memória — seja um blefe maluco que deu errado, um cooler brutal ou um call heróico que realmente funcionou. 🎭

Para mim, foram dois reis ... Fiz push pré-flop, superconfiante, e, claro, meu oponente tinha a única mão que me esmagava — ases . 😅 A pior parte? Aconteceu bem na bolha. 💔

Às vezes ainda penso nisso... tipo, e se eu tivesse tocado de forma diferente? 🤔

Então estou curioso:
Qual é a mão de pôquer que ainda te assombra?

Foi uma bad beat?

Um erro que você cometeu?

Ou talvez uma vitória épica que você nunca esquecerá?


Compartilhe suas histórias — eu adoraria lê-las e acho que será divertido para todos! 😁🃏

Definitely JJ

 

[rufininha14]

without a doubt JJ

 

[john_entony]

I'm being haunted by pocket kings. I usually get eliminated with them in all big online tournaments. And I mostly lose to my opponents' cards like “A9” or “A10.” My rivals very often get an “A” on the board. And I don't know what to do with this.

 

[absentx]

I'm being haunted by pocket kings.

Funny you mention pocket kings - it is the extraordinary loss of my lifetime. At this point it was over 20 years ago and I still remember it like yesterday. I was playing a $4-$8 (Might have been $8-$16, I can't quite remember anymore) hold em game at Foxwoods in Connecticut (Long before no limit took over the world, you could actually find great limit games and man were they fun). Something about this $4-$8 game made for wild action and just a great sweet spot if you didn't have the guts or bankroll for $10-$20.

I had pocket kings and flopped a set...Four people stayed in all the way until the end and there was just a mountain of yellow chips in the middle. Kid sitting across from me completes an inside straight on the river, just a monster amount of money for that time in my life and in the context of a Friday night at Foxwoods. Needless to say I couldn't let of that hand on that night, and I still can't today!

 

[dibroff777]

QQ is the most unsuccessful hand. I remember playing very successfully in the tournament and being second in terms of chips. They transferred me to a table with a chipleader. Giveaway of 10, Q,6 different suits. He's All in with A, K. I'm calling. Finally, J comes to River and I've lost everything. After that, I didn't play PS anymore)) I was offended by them))

 

[john_entony]

Funny you mention pocket kings - it is the extraordinary loss of my lifetime. At this point it was over 20 years ago and I still remember it like yesterday. I was playing a $4-$8 (Might have been $8-$16, I can't quite remember anymore) hold em game at Foxwoods in Connecticut (Long before no limit took over the world, you could actually find great limit games and man were they fun). Something about this $4-$8 game made for wild action and just a great sweet spot if you didn't have the guts or bankroll for $10-$20.

I had pocket kings and flopped a set...Four people stayed in all the way until the end and there was just a mountain of yellow chips in the middle. Kid sitting across from me completes an inside straight on the river, just a monster amount of money for that time in my life and in the context of a Friday night at Foxwoods. Needless to say I couldn't let of that hand on that night, and I still can't today!

I read your story as if it were an exciting book. But I hope the pocket kings brought you success in other important poker competitions.

 

[Alex Houngan]

I think a tricky hand that could haunt many players is holding A♠K♠ in a three-way pot. You make a strong shove thinking you’re ahead, but then another player unexpectedly calls behind, and suddenly you’re crushed by pocket queens or aces. It’s one of those classic “looked great before the flop” situations that quickly turns sour. Just a good reminder that even premium hands can lose their shine when too many players get involved.

 

[LiviuRo123]

Pocket Kings… every time I get them, I either win big or lose everything. Once I lost to Aces right on the river — still haunts me every time I see K♠️K♥️!

 

[Thom223]

AK i lose 8 out 10 with this hand, preflop all in.

 

[miklcct]

I hate AA I LOSE MOST OF THE TIME

The same as well. I once lost with my AA all-in pre-flop to AT when two Ts appeared on the board. There have also been countless occurrences where I had to fold AA late into the play when the opponents kept betting and some viable combination of hole cards would form a better hand, such as when a pair appeared on the board, or when two cards could complete a straight.

 

[VNagy333]

K9 I gain a lot with it

 

[Phoenix Wright]

72o because of the temptation to play it. xD

 

[phuchoidey1]

9-10 for me I think this is very strong

 

[dompoker]

For me, all hands are good, which torments me sometimes, when I get high cards and they beat me with low cards.

 

[bowserdon]

For me it wud be AK its overrated 2 2 beats it

 

[Shadow6969]

I have KQ I goes all in and villan with 7 2 off suit I was very happy and when flop comes he makes a full house like seriously 😣

 

[Shadow6969]

AA typical hand🤣🤣

 

[primetime78]

Having KK and an A hits the flop