Hi,

I can't get the hand converter tool to work for this hand so i'll have to put it in the long way i'm afraid. Sorry.

I'm new to poker. been playing a week and I've played around 1500 hands. What i wanted to ask is how can i stop the bad beats. I'm for ever getting goodhands like trips or straights but getting beat by flushes. It's always flushes. Blow is an example. Should i have gone all in on the Turn to scare Villain away. Should i have folded on River. Could i have got away from this hand. I realise he's posibly got a flush but also i'm thinking he cold be bluffing. The more I Type the dafter my calling him sounds.

I also see people look at 90% of flops and always manage to flop and hand. Where i'm seeing around 16% of flops and not getting a thing. I usually only look at flop for top 24 ranked hands. I've had people go all in with 63 off suit pre flop and i've had KK and they've managed to flop another 63 to beat me. I'm beginning to hate this game but i can't stop playing.


***** Hand History for Game 5420178816 *****
0/0 Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) - Mon Nov 06 17:29:12 EST 2006
Table Table 126532 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Player1 ( $1.64)
Seat 2: Player2 ( $1.96)
Seat 3: Player3 ( $2.04)
Seat 4: Villain ( $3.17)
Seat 5: Player4 ( $4.94)
Seat 6: Player5 ( $8.20)
Seat 7: Player6 ( $11.52)
Seat 8: Hero ( $5.12)
Seat 9: Player7 ( $3.98)
Seat 10: Player8 ( $0)
Player1 posts small blind (0.02)
Player2 posts big blind (0.04)
Hero posts big blind + dead (0.06)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 7d, 6h ]
Player3 folds.
Villain calls (0.04)
Player4 folds.
Player5 folds.
Player6 folds.
Hero checks.
Player7 calls (0.04)
Player1 folds.
Player2 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 3c, 8d, 5c ]
Player2 checks.
Villain bets (0.04)
Hero calls (0.04)
Player7 calls (0.04)
Player2 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4s ]
Villain bets (0.33)
Hero calls (0.33)
Player7 folds.
** Dealing River ** : [ 2c ]
Villain bets (2.76)
Villain is all-In.
Hero calls (2.76)
Creating Main Pot with $6.20 with Villain
** Summary **
Main Pot: $6.20 | Rake: $0.30
Board: [ 3c 8d 5c 4s 2c ]
Villain balance $6.20, bet $3.17, collected $6.20, net +$3.03 [ Tc 8c ] [ a flush, Ten high -- Tc,8c,5c,3c,2c ]
Hero balance $1.93, lost $3.19 [ 7d 6h ] [ a straight Four to Eight -- 8d,7d,6h,5c,4s ]