Bad Beat

Created by givememyleg on July 17, 2009

Definition

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!

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