Bad Beat

A Bad Beat refers to losing a hand when you were the strong odds favorite to win. This is also known as a suck out.

Example: Hero holds AA and raises, Villain shoves all-in and Hero calls. Villain shows 66 and hits a 6 on the turn to crack Hero's aces - bad beat!


Created by givememyleg on 17 Jul, 2009

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