My first post, and the worst beat I've ever seen.

[Kurn]

Wow, I just reread the original post. I missed the fact that it was the guy with 55 that raised preflop.

After that, it's hard to find much fault with his play. he calls the weak flop action getting 11:1 (implied odds plus the times he's ahead make this OK), then on the turn, nobody has given him cause to think he doesn't have the best hand.

Besides, the guy who flopped the boat could have lost to 3 Q's on the river, too, but I agree it's a tough beat to take, and also tough to not slowplay the flopped boat.