Bad Bad Beat

Absolute Poker has bad beat jackpot tables...I try not play at them because of the "extra rake" but anyway, here is the $323,000 jackpot hand....almost...

Stage #831973132: Holdem Normal $15/$30 - 2007-11-29 11:10:12 (ET)
Table: CONLEY AVE (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer
Seat 3 - JOWI ($711.75 in chips)
Seat 4 - BRUCEEATFISH ($452 in chips)
Seat 5 - SINDARELA ($750.50 in chips)
Seat 6 - KOHOB ($844.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - BIPSTER123 ($413 in chips)
Seat 2 - PRINCESAIF ($1034 in chips)
BRUCEEATFISH - Posts small blind $10
SINDARELA - Posts big blind $15
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to SINDARELA [ ]
KOHOB - Raises $30 to $30
BIPSTER123 - Folds
PRINCESAIF - Folds
JOWI - Folds
BRUCEEATFISH - Calls $20
SINDARELA - Calls $15

Flop:
[ ]
BRUCEEATFISH - Bets $15
SINDARELA - Calls $15
KOHOB - Calls $15

Turn:
[ ] [ ]
BRUCEEATFISH - Bets $30
SINDARELA - Calls $30
KOHOB - Calls $30

River:
[ ] [ ]
BRUCEEATFISH - Bets $30
SINDARELA - Raises $60 to $60
KOHOB - Raises $90 to $90
BRUCEEATFISH - Raises $90 to $120
SINDARELA - Calls $60
KOHOB - Calls $30

Showdown:
BRUCEEATFISH - Shows [ ] (Straight flush, nine)
SINDARELA - Mucks
KOHOB - Mucks
BRUCEEATFISH Collects $581.50 from main pot

SUMMARY:
Total Pot($585) | Rake ($3) | Jackpot Rake ($0.50)

Board:
[ ]
Seat 1: BIPSTER123 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 2: PRINCESAIF Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 3: JOWI (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: BRUCEEATFISH (small blind) won Total ($581.50) HI:($581.50) with Straight flush nine [ - B:9s B:8s P:7s B:6s P:5s ]
Seat 5: SINDARELA (big blind) HI: [ Mucked ] [ ]
Seat 6: KOHOB HI: [ Mucked ] [ ]

« Hand #1753073

I thought we had won, but I guess its quad eights beat...this is about as close as you can get without winning...sigh

Must Be Nice !

PokerStars Game #13443113194: Omaha Pot Limit ($5/$10) - 2007/11/24 - 16:08:25 (ET)
Table 'Srbija' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: DAVID971 ($333.50 in chips)
Seat 2: WES1032 ($764 in chips)
Seat 4: jamie2000 ($971.50 in chips)
Seat 5: NWA1103 ($562.90 in chips)
Seat 6: SuitedAces ($2355.90 in chips)
NWA1103: posts small blind $5
SuitedAces : posts big blind $10

Holecards:
Dealt to SuitedAces [ ]
CALL DAVID971, $10
CALL WES1032, $10
FOLD jamie2000
CALL NWA1103, $5
CHECK SuitedAces :

Flop: (Pot: $40)
[ ]
CHECK NWA1103:
BET SuitedAces , $30
FOLD DAVID971
FOLD WES1032
NWA1103 is disconnected
NWA1103 is connected
CALL NWA1103, $30

Turn: (Pot: $100)
[ ] [ ]
CHECK NWA1103:
BET SuitedAces , $80
RAISE NWA1103, $258 to $338
RAISE SuitedAces , $258 to $596
CALL NWA1103, $184.90 and is all-in

( in my head..."no diamond, no diamond, no diamond)

River: (Pot: $1218.9)
[ ] [ ]


(yes no diamond !!..wait a minute !!!!)

Showdown:
NWA1103: shows [ ] (a straight Ace to Five)
SuitedAces : shows [ ] (a straight Ten to Ace)
SuitedAces collected $1143 .80 from pot

SUMMARY:
Total pot $1145.80 | Rake $2

Board:
[ ]
Seat 1: DAVID971 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: WES1032 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: jamie2000 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: NWA1103 (small blind) showed [ ] and lost with a straight Ace to Five
Seat 6: SuitedAces (big blind) showed [ ] and won ($1143 .80) with a straight Ten to Ace