Hey Lex, nice vlog! I'll try to get your hand up as soon as possible with graphics.. In the mean time people can check out that TT hand when you called into the show this week here: ua-cam.com/video/8XDZcuK-JcU/v-deo.html starts at 38:55
Hero: TsTh pre-flop raises $25 and got two callers.Flop: 9h 6h 3c. Hero c/r flop, UTG1 folds and BTN calls $125 (after flatting UTG1's $25 flop bet). Turn: 3d hero bets $250 and BTN calls. River: 2c hero checks and BTN jams. BTN has three combos of 99 & three combos of 66. EP vs BTN ranges, I feel BTN has a lot of FD/SD mis-draw hands than value hands. I don't know, as played I'd call. Thanks for the vlog!
Appreciate this level of analysis. I thought he had a 9 and was repping hearts. I think you call if you’re playing your range... but then Brad is better than me. Texas games are always like this. Oil money and bullying.
I think I'd have to call quickly or fold. If I think too long I level myself into the fold, and unless he plays far more out of the box than most, you're good often enough to be profitable. Might have backdoored the 3 like you thought, but it was Ah3h or nothing there.
I don't think its 100% a call however the way you played it was to get a shove on the river...you certainly shouldn't be going that far to fold, its either fold earlier or call. If he had a boat, since there is no flush, he should be betting much smaller...his shove generally screams missed draw especially if he did it quickly.
@@brennanpizer5004 Yeah the only likely hand is Ah3h but it wouldn't make sense to shove that after we showed so much weakness by checking river. It would make sense to bet around half pot so he could get called with a totally disguised nutted hand.
I played there for the first time yesterday 3/15/21. You were right about the action, even on the 1-2 tables. It played more like a 1-3 with lots of AI bets. We also played a $5 bomb pot on every dealer change and one heads up we ran it twice.
Very surprised you didn't value raise the 9s full of 2s, with the top boat! That one saved you big bucks on a massive cooler. I'm sure the table would've been wondering where the rest of the pot was there!
The 1010 hand you need to know what you are doing prior to the river action.. you said “I check to him to keep his bluffs in” that means your checking to him hoping for a bluff, the size of the bet doesn’t matter. If you bet and get check raised then you fold but when you check in that spot your doing it for that exact reason.
The 10 10 hand is a snap call 100%, given the fact that you said the whole point of checking was to induce a bluff. He then shoved to polarize himself, and then you folded. Even if you’re wrong and he had the winning hand, that needs to be a call.
I think you disguised your hand really well with that check on the turn with the AK. You bet there you open up yourself to a raise and looking back if he does put in the raise, do you fold? I think you do depending on sizing. Raised on flop 5 way, then flats your re-raise looks really strong. If be then leads for a big bet on the turn theres just no way you can think he doesnt have it. It was a good check. You got your information and then won it on the river. Even if you size down I dont see him calling. Looked like a missed flush draw/straight.
On the AK off hand @ 3:40 I would be tempted to bet big on the flop to decentivize draws and push out speculative players. I don't want to allow free equity on the turn. Am I wrong?
That AK hand... I would have bet small on the river for thin value. Just so I could show and give them an idea of how I'm playing. Then I would switch it up and start shoving for thin value later on to get them to think I either have the nuts or a complete bluff. When I'm really just looking for them to give me a light hero call that I'm ahead of.
It’s tough to call that shove with a one pair hand, but after checking to induce a bluff and then facing a snap jam, which is usually weak, I’d have called. Maybe it’s a punt but it is Texas after all, they play crazy.
Love the vids you are better than me but I didn't love shoving the river With AK only because I find players who don't sit with max usually wouldn't call there... think you could have gotten thin value but again... you nastier than me! Keep it up!
That TT hand completely depends of what you know about your opponent. I don't know many low stack players able to overbet-bluff the river. If I don't know the player at all, I would have folded too I think.
Just flatting with AK on that river seems fine. I'm skeptical that you get called by even AQ if you raise on that board, and you likely only get called by hands that you're way behind.
Seems like with the TT hand you didn’t consider the properties of your hand at all. You block the T9 hands. And JT QT KT suited hands that draw. You also block a few other heart draws with the Th. For these reasons and the action in the hand it was likely a good fold. Or marginal either way.
He's very rarely bluffing, very occasionally winning, and most of the time chopping or value owning himself with just a 2. If he calls a jam, worst he'll have is a chop. Doesn't seem worth the shove.
I think the 1010 fold was good but never would have called turn with the J9. So many hands have you drawing very thin but calling river instead of raising was very impressive.
Wow, I was SCREAMING "SHOVEEE!" with the J9 hand 🤯🤮 Perfect example of "what hands, including flushes, will call a raise to an overbet?" Were those your thoughts?
In that AKo hand, you probably should be betting the turn large to deny equity to flush draws etc...if that bet was called, then slowing down and checking river is probably a better play because he also would check back AJ and AQ on that board. But, I also think you should be betting the flop large 100000% of the time multiway in this hand when you flop such a strong holding on a wet board.
In the first hand you can see that the Ace of hearts is marked (in the middle, upper side).. Probably a fingernail print.. sure sometimes more cards are marked because people don't know how to look at their hand properly.. but just in case I would watch out for these and point those out and demand a new deck. You never know.
On the AK hand, I would’ve put in a value bet of $250-$350 on the river. I personally don’t like polarizing with only top pair hands especially if we’re putting him on the same top pair with only a weaker kicker. But betting turn would’ve been better and then checking river as I do agree you only would’ve gotten two streets of value here. On 10-10, it’s a spot where you have to think if the villain is capable of overbluffing the pot on the river. I think he would’ve 3bet post flop if he was on a draw so I put him on 6s/9s full or a three suited hand. Good lay down imo.
I can’t believe you didn’t shove on river in J9 hand. The villain has quads such a low percentage of the time that it seems like shoving is the most profitable play.
My thoughts are... 1. I’m chopping with all 9s so if I shove he calls we just chop it up 2. If I shove for $1500 he is never calling with a King or flush on double pair board so hard to get called by worse. 3. I can somethimes be losing to K9 and 22 and it’s just not worth it being so deep stacked to shove when we are never getting a call and winning . We either chop or he has me beat
I think the TT hand is a call vs his river overbet. The hands you lose to are sets, A3, 3Xhh, and then 45. With the exception of 45, every single one of those raises you by the turn at least, which did not happen. He can sometimes have a slow played JJ which you lose to, but since he was the last caller I think he would raise that pre given the dead money and how action of a player he seems to be. You also beat 96 by the river. To me, his hand is either 45 or nothing by the river. He can certainly have that, but the fact that you checked to induce and he has all the missed hearts and 78 suited, maybe 96, combined with his overbet seems to polarize him towards a bluff in my opinion as opposed to value. Tough spot but I think it's a crying call.
TCH is a place where you need all your poker skills , because they play hard and with high betting , your next adventure should be at Rounders , and play with " Big Daddy , Poker traveler , and "E " , those guys play harder than at TCH .
I think I would have raised just pot bet with that AK when that nine hit on river I think that made your hand strong he was either 2 pair or he called that big bet with a draw
I like your vlogs, but on this one I’m pretty confused about stakes. I think I saw someone limp for $5, but your stacks look like 5-10. Say all that to just recommend you establish stakes and initial buy in size. I enjoy what I’ve seen from you, your style seems similar to mine (at much smaller stakes, for now), so I’m looking forward to future vlogs
350-500 (definitely less than pot, make it look like a stab) on river for a weak ace call or bluff catch since the flush bricked. Last 9 kinda scare card if table was loosey goosey and possible maniac with A9 or something. Gotta extract something there. Cash or player information. Shoving is too easy to get away from since that 9 fell on river, he can put you in trips and just move on with life.
Yeah I think only a 9 or a boat is calling an all in there. I'd even go really small like 200 to squeeze out a little more value from those other hands u beat.
Bet sizing is always a coin flip. Too little they call or...raise strong...now what? So a strong all in river bet kills a raise even if you lose. Better you make the bet than maybe fold a reraise you might have won. If that makes sense...
The AK hand... Don't you need to bet for value and protection against Ah5h types?? By checking, aren't you giving him the opportunity to play the river perfectly? He can easily fold unimproved and ship it if he improves. Are you check folding a river heart? A river 5?? Don't things get more difficult for us on a lot of rivers?? J, Q, heart?? I think we just ship the turn and if he has a set or two pair then its just a cooler. But he might call with draws or worse Aces and we drag in our equity 70% of the time. I agree that this spot is not ideal, multiway and all, but all things considered, the flop and turn aren't really THAT bad for us and I don't think it's profitable to fear AK getting cracked. And... it's Texas and opponent isn't that deep. Jam that big slick in his face on the turn and watch him call with BS you have crushed!
Man, if you title this video 'taking bad beats' you haven't had a real 'bad beat' run yet....Those are just normal losing hands to me. Great poker vlog man 👍👍👍
If you're staying at a hotel JUST to play poker in Dallas, look into an airbnb instead...there's almost no way to be profitable if your daily expenses are huge.
LMAO. Be careful walking around there, especially at night. That area is not good what so ever. Being mugged is sunshine and rainbows compared to what could happen to you. Someone sees you leaving a poker room, they think you have money and thats all she wrote.
You lost the minimum against quads. As for pocket 10s, he doesn’t have many flush draw combos on that runout since you hold 10 of hearts in your hand, leaving out 7-8 of hearts as I think it’s unrealistic that he chased the river with any other 7-8s. I think he had a boat. So given that your 1 pair hand is nothing but a bluff-catcher at this point and that he doesn’t hold many likely bluffs, it was a good fold. Besides, massive overbet jams on the river are rarely bluffs.
Hey Lex, nice vlog! I'll try to get your hand up as soon as possible with graphics.. In the mean time people can check out that TT hand when you called into the show this week here: ua-cam.com/video/8XDZcuK-JcU/v-deo.html starts at 38:55
Hero: TsTh pre-flop raises $25 and got two callers.Flop: 9h 6h 3c. Hero c/r flop, UTG1 folds and BTN calls $125 (after flatting UTG1's $25 flop bet). Turn: 3d hero bets $250 and BTN calls. River: 2c hero checks and BTN jams. BTN has three combos of 99 & three combos of 66. EP vs BTN ranges, I feel BTN has a lot of FD/SD mis-draw hands than value hands. I don't know, as played I'd call. Thanks for the vlog!
Appreciate this level of analysis. I thought he had a 9 and was repping hearts. I think you call if you’re playing your range... but then Brad is better than me.
Texas games are always like this. Oil money and bullying.
Awesome episode. Keep them coming! 🤓
That 1010 hand is a call! Especially when villain snap shoves. You checked to induce.
Either 66 or two hearts.
I agree!!! Snap shove is basically always a bluff.
I think I'd have to call quickly or fold. If I think too long I level myself into the fold, and unless he plays far more out of the box than most, you're good often enough to be profitable. Might have backdoored the 3 like you thought, but it was Ah3h or nothing there.
I don't think its 100% a call however the way you played it was to get a shove on the river...you certainly shouldn't be going that far to fold, its either fold earlier or call. If he had a boat, since there is no flush, he should be betting much smaller...his shove generally screams missed draw especially if he did it quickly.
@@brennanpizer5004 Yeah the only likely hand is Ah3h but it wouldn't make sense to shove that after we showed so much weakness by checking river. It would make sense to bet around half pot so he could get called with a totally disguised nutted hand.
Thx Lex. Really enjoy you vlog and your thoughts while playing.
Great vlog i just discovered you today. You do a really good job with these. You and Brad Owen are the best I have seen, great format.
Nice job with the vlog. You should ask Bart if you can add in his analysis to that tricky hand with the pocket 10s.
One of the best new vlogs in the community. Good job man.
Another great vlog, definitely a tough spot with the TT hand. Keep up the good work
I listened to that TT hand on Barts show. Really tough spot that I think was caused by the check raise on the flop. Nasty spot. Great vid Lex.
Your vlog is def going to take sooner than later. Thanks for the content. GL Lex!
You played this session perfectly, especially the AK hand
On the AK I think he was either nut flush drawing A2-A5 hearts or open ended J8 straight draw. Nice shove when the board paired 9's.
Always look forward to your Vlogs!
I played there for the first time yesterday 3/15/21. You were right about the action, even on the 1-2 tables. It played more like a 1-3 with lots of AI bets. We also played a $5 bomb pot on every dealer change and one heads up we ran it twice.
This is the first vlog in which you seem very comfortable. You are a natural born vlogger.
Really impressed you didn't get felted with the 9's full hand
I think your vlog is better than other poker vlogers, especially, your thought at each highlighted hands.
I was praying he didn’t have deuces on that one hand lol, great vid lex. Also love the song selection. I chose that same song in my next vid 😂
Nice fold that was obviously a value shove👌
Good recovery, the 10s hand is weird maybe he got there with 45hh ? It's a close one but I'm probably calling...
Wow! You did great job not losing more money with the nines full vs deuces
Keep it up Lex good luck on the felt
Good job lex I really like the channel
Very surprised you didn't value raise the 9s full of 2s, with the top boat! That one saved you big bucks on a massive cooler. I'm sure the table would've been wondering where the rest of the pot was there!
The 1010 hand you need to know what you are doing prior to the river action.. you said “I check to him to keep his bluffs in” that means your checking to him hoping for a bluff, the size of the bet doesn’t matter. If you bet and get check raised then you fold but when you check in that spot your doing it for that exact reason.
Not the part of Dallas to walk back to the hotel from! Glad you got home safe lmao
Great video. Could have been felted with FH v quads, good discipline
Lex - I plan to visit my parents in Dallas in a month or so. What fees do do you have to pay to play at TCH. It will be my 1st time going there?
The 10 10 hand is a snap call 100%, given the fact that you said the whole point of checking was to induce a bluff. He then shoved to polarize himself, and then you folded. Even if you’re wrong and he had the winning hand, that needs to be a call.
I think you disguised your hand really well with that check on the turn with the AK. You bet there you open up yourself to a raise and looking back if he does put in the raise, do you fold? I think you do depending on sizing. Raised on flop 5 way, then flats your re-raise looks really strong. If be then leads for a big bet on the turn theres just no way you can think he doesnt have it. It was a good check. You got your information and then won it on the river. Even if you size down I dont see him calling. Looked like a missed flush draw/straight.
Like the vids man. Ever thinking about coming to play some East Coast poker in CT?? Mohegan Sun & Foxwoods poker rooms now open.....
I’m going to be traveling all over throughout the year I’m sure I’ll make it up that way!
@@lexopoker Awesome, keep the vids coming. I just got back into poker and these vlogs are a HUGE help!!
On the AK off hand @ 3:40 I would be tempted to bet big on the flop to decentivize draws and push out speculative players. I don't want to allow free equity on the turn. Am I wrong?
AK hand turn bet sizing: symmetric bet sizing turn and river w the goal of getting the opponent committed enough to pay off light all his chips.
That AK hand...
I would have bet small on the river for thin value. Just so I could show and give them an idea of how I'm playing. Then I would switch it up and start shoving for thin value later on to get them to think I either have the nuts or a complete bluff. When I'm really just looking for them to give me a light hero call that I'm ahead of.
It’s tough to call that shove with a one pair hand, but after checking to induce a bluff and then facing a snap jam, which is usually weak, I’d have called. Maybe it’s a punt but it is Texas after all, they play crazy.
Walking back to the hotel?!?! I knew you were a maniac!
For real.
Where did you get bad beaten?
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The TT hand I see you up against bricked nut flush draw that was turned into a bluff or something like JJ.
I think guy had JJ there. I would have folded too
You think the guy with Jack's called a raise and a flat? Are you crazy? Any decent player would raise an overpair 9+( maybe even 7+) in that position
Love the vids you are better than me but I didn't love shoving the river With AK only because I find players who don't sit with max usually wouldn't call there... think you could have gotten thin value but again... you nastier than me! Keep it up!
On the TT hand, Andrew Neeme made a hero call with JJ in a similar spot and won. He only had to call $300 though
That TT hand completely depends of what you know about your opponent. I don't know many low stack players able to overbet-bluff the river. If I don't know the player at all, I would have folded too I think.
Just flatting with AK on that river seems fine. I'm skeptical that you get called by even AQ if you raise on that board, and you likely only get called by hands that you're way behind.
Seems like with the TT hand you didn’t consider the properties of your hand at all. You block the T9 hands. And JT QT KT suited hands that draw. You also block a few other heart draws with the Th. For these reasons and the action in the hand it was likely a good fold. Or marginal either way.
🤔 you are coming back, can’t you leave stacks and get a marker?
Brave walking there at night with cash in pocket, I was there couple weeks ago, area felt kinda sketch. Maybe I’ve been in suburbia too long
That quad 2s hand should have been a cooler. Good job just calling the river!!
He's very rarely bluffing, very occasionally winning, and most of the time chopping or value owning himself with just a 2. If he calls a jam, worst he'll have is a chop. Doesn't seem worth the shove.
Great vlog! Please protect your cards. You're going to have a dealer grab them or a player mix their cards with yours and kill your hand.
I think the 1010 fold was good but never would have called turn with the J9. So many hands have you drawing very thin but calling river instead of raising was very impressive.
10 10 hand villain likely had 7h8h or ah3h. With a set after facing reraise on flop he likely pushes the action.
Wow, I was SCREAMING "SHOVEEE!" with the J9 hand 🤯🤮
Perfect example of "what hands, including flushes, will call a raise to an overbet?" Were those your thoughts?
In that AKo hand, you probably should be betting the turn large to deny equity to flush draws etc...if that bet was called, then slowing down and checking river is probably a better play because he also would check back AJ and AQ on that board. But, I also think you should be betting the flop large 100000% of the time multiway in this hand when you flop such a strong holding on a wet board.
Good lay down on that big bet of $1160.
In the first hand you can see that the Ace of hearts is marked (in the middle, upper side).. Probably a fingernail print.. sure sometimes more cards are marked because people don't know how to look at their hand properly.. but just in case I would watch out for these and point those out and demand a new deck. You never know.
Good job Lex O Poker.
Wow that j9 hand reminds me of online poker lol
Bro, I live in Dallas. Not a great idea walking around there with a pocket full of cash. Otherwise, enjoy the city.
bruh, get this guy a cab to the hotel
I was thinking the same thing. Be careful.
Great content! Hopefully can run into you next time your @ SHRT
On the AK hand, I would’ve put in a value bet of $250-$350 on the river. I personally don’t like polarizing with only top pair hands especially if we’re putting him on the same top pair with only a weaker kicker. But betting turn would’ve been better and then checking river as I do agree you only would’ve gotten two streets of value here.
On 10-10, it’s a spot where you have to think if the villain is capable of overbluffing the pot on the river. I think he would’ve 3bet post flop if he was on a draw so I put him on 6s/9s full or a three suited hand. Good lay down imo.
i think its standard to call with tens but i think he had it as well somehow
Is your full name Alexander?
Yo how old do you have to be to play? 😅
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Are you saying pear or pair? Because you can have 2 pears or 2 pair but you can't have 2 pairs
I can’t believe you didn’t shove on river in J9 hand. The villain has quads such a low percentage of the time that it seems like shoving is the most profitable play.
My thoughts are...
1. I’m chopping with all 9s so if I shove he calls we just chop it up
2. If I shove for $1500 he is never calling with a King or flush on double pair board so hard to get called by worse.
3. I can somethimes be losing to K9 and 22 and it’s just not worth it being so deep stacked to shove when we are never getting a call and winning . We either chop or he has me beat
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How long you in Texas for? Can’t find ya on insta to hit ya up bro
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I think the TT hand is a call vs his river overbet.
The hands you lose to are sets, A3, 3Xhh, and then 45. With the exception of 45, every single one of those raises you by the turn at least, which did not happen. He can sometimes have a slow played JJ which you lose to, but since he was the last caller I think he would raise that pre given the dead money and how action of a player he seems to be. You also beat 96 by the river.
To me, his hand is either 45 or nothing by the river. He can certainly have that, but the fact that you checked to induce and he has all the missed hearts and 78 suited, maybe 96, combined with his overbet seems to polarize him towards a bluff in my opinion as opposed to value.
Tough spot but I think it's a crying call.
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I'd guess 45h in the TT hand.
I prefer barrel on turn with a7
TCH is a place where you need all your poker skills , because they play hard and with high betting , your next adventure should be at Rounders , and play with " Big Daddy , Poker traveler , and "E " , those guys play harder than at TCH .
I think I would have raised just pot bet with that AK when that nine hit on river I think that made your hand strong he was either 2 pair or he called that big bet with a draw
I like your vlogs, but on this one I’m pretty confused about stakes. I think I saw someone limp for $5, but your stacks look like 5-10. Say all that to just recommend you establish stakes and initial buy in size. I enjoy what I’ve seen from you, your style seems similar to mine (at much smaller stakes, for now), so I’m looking forward to future vlogs
Nothing wrong with checking the turn....
But I’d have bet smaller than all in if you thought you were the best... AQ might have called 400
Could had A3 hearts that’s why he snapped on turn
350-500 (definitely less than pot, make it look like a stab) on river for a weak ace call or bluff catch since the flush bricked. Last 9 kinda scare card if table was loosey goosey and possible maniac with A9 or something. Gotta extract something there. Cash or player information. Shoving is too easy to get away from since that 9 fell on river, he can put you in trips and just move on with life.
I think I will bet between 300 and 400 to get a call from AJ or AQ , the hand that you had AK
Yeah I think only a 9 or a boat is calling an all in there. I'd even go really small like 200 to squeeze out a little more value from those other hands u beat.
how do u not jam j9 there
What's going to call a jam that you're beating?
@@irishwhammy2x, flushes
Overbet shove on the turn
I would probably bet around 1/2 Pot to protect my Hand From flush draw straigh draws
Always good hands of camera ummm?
Gold fold-he probably had A3 hearts
Of course the str8 draw won the 3 way all in lol
Bet sizing is always a coin flip. Too little they call or...raise strong...now what? So a strong all in river bet kills a raise even if you lose. Better you make the bet than maybe fold a reraise you might have won. If that makes sense...
The AK hand... Don't you need to bet for value and protection against Ah5h types?? By checking, aren't you giving him the opportunity to play the river perfectly? He can easily fold unimproved and ship it if he improves. Are you check folding a river heart? A river 5?? Don't things get more difficult for us on a lot of rivers?? J, Q, heart?? I think we just ship the turn and if he has a set or two pair then its just a cooler. But he might call with draws or worse Aces and we drag in our equity 70% of the time.
I agree that this spot is not ideal, multiway and all, but all things considered, the flop and turn aren't really THAT bad for us and I don't think it's profitable to fear AK getting cracked. And... it's Texas and opponent isn't that deep. Jam that big slick in his face on the turn and watch him call with BS you have crushed!
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100% he had ace 3 when you had the 10's
Man, if you title this video 'taking bad beats' you haven't had a real 'bad beat' run yet....Those are just normal losing hands to me. Great poker vlog man 👍👍👍
Maybe check the ak on river or bet 250
If you're staying at a hotel JUST to play poker in Dallas, look into an airbnb instead...there's almost no way to be profitable if your daily expenses are huge.
LMAO. Be careful walking around there, especially at night. That area is not good what so ever. Being mugged is sunshine and rainbows compared to what could happen to you. Someone sees you leaving a poker room, they think you have money and thats all she wrote.
Climbing up out of a hole isn’t easy
You lost the minimum against quads. As for pocket 10s, he doesn’t have many flush draw combos on that runout since you hold 10 of hearts in your hand, leaving out 7-8 of hearts as I think it’s unrealistic that he chased the river with any other 7-8s. I think he had a boat. So given that your 1 pair hand is nothing but a bluff-catcher at this point and that he doesn’t hold many likely bluffs, it was a good fold. Besides, massive overbet jams on the river are rarely bluffs.
Why? i think villain may has a lot of AhXh or KhXh. Villain value hand just 99, 66, A3h. I think this hand is call.
10 10 hand there are enough bluffs to make that call. Whether or not you're good is academic. Can't get pushed around.
Your river value bets are way to large when putting you opponent on 1 pair . I've seen this alot from your play.
You Should've just bet another $300 at 5:30
1010 i would bet out n if he raised then i fold
Massive overbet. I call with those 10s. His body language looked uncomfortable with the hand on the hip there.
Agree, and it was a snap shove. If it was a full house, the raise woulda been smaller and he woulda thought about it.
You don’t play J9 suited 6 ways to
Flop 2nd pair bad kicker. That’s just horrible. You see it as a beat but your play was bad.