So not 10min after I busted out of the FTOPS #9 (20min ago), I am sweating my friend Surfer781, and here is another perfect example of typical FT BS:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5204572575: FTOPS Event #9 (35826683), Table 624 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:48:14 ET - 2025/02/10
Seat 1: Jens Voertmann (6,645)
Seat 2: no1atPokers (695)
Seat 3: surfer781 (2,180)
Seat 4: dougmanct (2,035)
Seat 5: hmm ill call (3,290)
Seat 6: Wiggum5188 (1,870)
Seat 7: sizkebab (5,900)
Seat 8: HU4ROLLZ (1,320)
Seat 9: baDONKaD0NK88 (7,410)
no1atPokers posts the small blind of 60
surfer781 posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
dougmanct calls 120
hmm ill call has 15 seconds left to act
hmm ill call folds
Wiggum5188 folds
sizkebab folds
HU4ROLLZ folds
baDONKaD0NK88 folds
Jens Voertmann folds
no1atPokers folds
surfer781 raises to 360
dougmanct calls 240
*** FLOP *** [9c Jh 6d]
surfer781 has 15 seconds left to act
surfer781 bets 400
dougmanct raises to 1,675, and is all in
surfer781 calls 1,275
dougmanct shows [Qh Th]
surfer781 shows [Ah Ac]
*** TURN *** [9c Jh 6d] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [9c Jh 6d Qd] [Tc]
dougmanct shows two pair, Queens and Tens
surfer781 shows a pair of Aces
dougmanct wins the pot (4,130) with two pair, Queens and Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4,130 | Rake 0
Board: [9c Jh 6d Qd Tc]
Seat 1: Jens Voertmann (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: no1atPokers (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: surfer781 (big blind) showed [Ah Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: dougmanct showed [Qh Th] and won (4,130) with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 5: hmm ill call didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Wiggum5188 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: sizkebab didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: HU4ROLLZ didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: baDONKaD0NK88 didn't bet (folded)

runner runner 2 pair..

FULL TILT SUCKS ASS!

The hand speaks for itself:

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t100/t200
(Ante: t10)
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t4353
UTG+1: t7311
MP1: t10890
MP2: t13500
MP3: t6966
CO: t4575
Button: t2965
SB: t24172
Hero: t5690

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with A K
6 folds, Button raises to t800, SB folds, Hero raises to t2000, Button calls t1200 (pot was t2990).

Flop: 6 2 8 (t4190, 2 players)
Hero bets t955, Button calls all-in t955.

Turn: 2 (t6100, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t6100)


River: 4 (t6100, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t6100)


Results:
Final pot: t6100


Button had A 7

So here's the deal, I am playing the PStars $150 tourney on 11/30, I am short stacked and look down at 33 in the SB. Everyone folds to Seat #2 MP player (who just lost most of his chips on a river suckout to Seat #9) and he goes all in. Everyone folds around to me, and I think:

1. I am short stacked (10 BB left)
2. He just lost a pot and is steaming
3. He def. has 2 overs = only 6 outs
4. I am ahead 57/43

I am 99% sure I am ahead with my pair, so he has 6 outs. I am OK with that since I am short stacked, and decide that I am either going to double up and get back in the mix, or I'm out and that's ok with me.
So I call...


PokerStars Game #7246273009: Tournament #36312336, $150+$12 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2025/11/30 - 22:08:50 (ET) Table '36312336 108' 9-max
Seat #5 is the button
Dealt to Podiman [3h 3s]
Seat 1: TheRock93 (3032 in chips)
Seat 2: Papa Bull XL (1425 in chips)
Seat 3: Plenty4all (5848 in chips)
Seat 4: italian09 (2585 in chips)
Seat 5: rockdown (1095 in chips)
Seat 6: Podiman (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: GB2005 (2025 in chips)
Seat 8: muchakja (1465 in chips)
Seat 9: mnkyman (11522 in chips)
Podiman: posts small blind 75
GB2005: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Podiman [3h 3s]
muchakja: folds
mnkyman: folds
TheRock93: folds
Papa Bull XL: raises 1275 to 1425 and is all-in
Plenty4all: folds
italian09: folds
rockdown: folds
Podiman: raises 75 to 1500 and is all-in
GB2005: folds


Before I show you the rest of the hand, both hands are turned up and he has 22!!! Can you say DOMINATED!?!?! QUACK QUACK! I am an 81% favorite to win the hand with 33 vs. 22, I can't ask for him to have any other 2 cards where I would be such a huge favorite!
Now....




*** FLOP *** [Ah 2c As] <-- HITS HIS TWO OUTER!!

*** TURN *** [Ah 2c As] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 2c As Kh] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Podiman: shows [3h 3s] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
Papa Bull XL: shows [2d 2h] (a full house, Deuces full of Aces)
Papa Bull XL collected 3000 from pot
Podiman said, "hahahaaa"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3000 | Rake 0
Board [Ah 2c As Kh 5c]
Seat 1: TheRock93 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Papa Bull XL showed [2d 2h] and won (3000) with a full house, Deuces full of Aces
Seat 3: Plenty4all folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: italian09 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: rockdown (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Podiman (small blind) showed [3h 3s] and lost with two pair, Aces and Threes
Seat 7: GB2005 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: muchakja folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: mnkyman folded before Flop (didn't bet)


The answer to the title (my opinion) is YES this is a bad beat... but only once we see the hands. If he had two overs as I thought, and am only a 57% favorite, and he hits, it's not a bad beat.

SO.. Is it or isnt it??

Podi