interesting streak

[bdawg31]

i wasnt sure where to post this - and i have never posted an original thread under 'bad beats' before - but i currently have a 12 hand losing streak going with coinflip hands ( coinflip hands being pocket pair vs overcards). This is counting me being on both sides of them. The streak could actually be longer - but that is when i started keeping track.

Needless to say this is all part of the worst run of my life.

On a side note - AK is 0-3 in that mess all-in preflop.

[bdawg31]

this 13th on was special because i managed to get all-in preflop in a LIMIT tourney with a pocket pair and lost to overcards. I am quite proud of that because i was afraid that in a limit tourney it might have been hard to add to my preflop streak - but dont ever count me short in terms of finding a way to lose.

Two more to reach my goal of 0-15. After that - its all gravy.

This is all tourney play, btw - no cash games counted.

[bdawg31]

and counting - this was JQs vs 10s. I have decided that i have set my sights way too low at 0-15 - i am going to go for 0-20.

[eejit101]

personally bdawg, id be going for 0-25. Thats the one u wanna hit.

Is this the BDawg that placed third is it after a deal in the WCOOP last year??

If so, you da man

[Talking Poker]

That is an impressive streak. I'll give you that.

To anyone who thinks it isn't, literally go start flipping a coin. Decide FIRST if you are going for heads or tails, and then see if you can be wrong 14 times in a row.

I just ran the approximate (using 50%) odds of pulling this off, and its: .006103515625%. That's better than 16,000:1!!!

Are you 100% certain you've been counting right, bdawg? Like every single one? Because if so, that is very, very, very impressive. If you could manage to lose 6 more in a row, the odds for the entire streak (not just the 6, but all 20) would be more than a million to 1 against it.

[bdawg31]

I count anytime either i or opponent is all-in preflop and one of us has a pair and the other has over-cards. The first six of this streak are the ones i might be having selective memory on - but i am 95% sure on those. 7 and on i know 100%. Its almost like a game for me now - it is almost keeping me from going totally poker-insane - i am only half-way there at the moment.

Keep in mind - i dont count the hands that are like A2 vs KQ; AA vs JJ (which i also have lost quite a few - but i dont have those numbers). I am tracking the pure coin flip hands.

And, yeah - i am the WCOOP guy - unfortunately, the last 2-3 months have been a nightmare - i am by no means the man at the moment.

[bdawg31]

here it is - 0-15 on coin flips:

PokerStars Game #4579458655: Tournament #22380290, Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/04/10 - 00:44:35 (ET)
Table '22380290 197' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: 9ballwiz (17125 in chips)
Seat 2: BENCHPRESS (20670 in chips)
Seat 3: kflip19 (24192 in chips)
Seat 4: bdawg31 (5249 in chips)
Seat 6: breadman63 (6065 in chips)
Seat 7: joeyjojo73 (29574 in chips)
Seat 8: kushystuff (26703 in chips)
Seat 9: wattabackyrd (32763 in chips)
9ballwiz: posts the ante 50
BENCHPRESS: posts the ante 50
kflip19: posts the ante 50
bdawg31: posts the ante 50
breadman63: posts the ante 50
joeyjojo73: posts the ante 50
kushystuff: posts the ante 50
wattabackyrd: posts the ante 50
9ballwiz: posts small blind 400
BENCHPRESS: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg31 [Js Jc]
kflip19: folds
bdawg31: raises 4399 to 5199 and is all-in
breadman63: calls 5199
joeyjojo73: folds
kushystuff: folds
wattabackyrd: folds
9ballwiz: folds
BENCHPRESS: folds
*** FLOP *** [3d Qd 2d]
*** TURN *** [3d Qd 2d] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [3d Qd 2d Ad] [9h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bdawg31: shows [Js Jc] (a pair of Jacks)
breadman63: shows [As Qh] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
bdawg31 said, "nice hand"
breadman63 collected 11998 from pot
TheNew is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11998 | Rake 0
Board [3d Qd 2d Ad 9h]
Seat 1: 9ballwiz (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: BENCHPRESS (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: kflip19 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bdawg31 showed [Js Jc] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 6: breadman63 showed [As Qh] and won (11998) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 7: joeyjojo73 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: kushystuff folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: wattabackyrd (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[eejit101]

keep it up Bdawg, i wanna see 0-50 now

[Talking Poker]

Dude, that's brutal. I hope bdawg -Reps you for that!

I mean, 20 should be plenty impressive enough, right?

[eejit101]

Ive actually only just thought its actually his money that hes losing, this isnt just for fun. Thanx for the wake up call.

0-15 is enough. Im currently on 0-4, but that aint as bad as his. Sorry bdawg, please dont -rep me.

Didnt occur to me im talking about somone gtting busted out of tourneys for fun.

Im a dumbass

[bdawg31]

I post it to help me laugh at it - if i can hit 50 - that would be like hitting the lottery. Keep track of your streak - its FUN! Remember - the rule is that either you or your one opponent have to be all-in preflop - and it has to be a pocket pair vs overcards. It has to be one - for example, i recently lost all-in with two where i had JJ vs AQ and 44 - the 4s naturally won the hand, but i didnt count that to my streak.

Once i actually win one of these coinflip hands - i am going to track my 'win' streak too. I predict it will reach two. That is a bit optimistic, but i am a dreamer, and the world needs dreamers.

[bdawg31]

and i broke it sucking out after the flop. This wil sound insane - but i am sort of sad its over:

PokerStars Game #4588750412: Tournament #22872467, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/04/10 - 23:28:06 (ET)
Table '22872467 3' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: bdawg31 (5320 in chips)
Seat 2: Kagezuchi (350 in chips)
Seat 3: dfresh8217 (8775 in chips)
Seat 4: hey_mikie (2745 in chips)
Seat 5: nick1183 (5000 in chips)
Seat 6: chiefs2458 (3330 in chips)
Seat 7: bignomadic (3270 in chips)
Seat 8: tut3000 (1690 in chips)
Seat 9: laister (3915 in chips)
nick1183: posts small blind 25
chiefs2458: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bdawg31 [Jh Jc]
bignomadic: folds
tut3000: folds
laister: folds
bdawg31: raises 150 to 200
Kagezuchi: raises 150 to 350 and is all-in
dfresh8217: folds
hey_mikie: folds
nick1183: folds
chiefs2458: folds
bdawg31: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Ah Qc Kh]
bdawg31 said, "nh"
*** TURN *** [Ah Qc Kh] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [Ah Qc Kh Ts] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bdawg31: shows [Jh Jc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Kagezuchi: shows [Ac Qs] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
bdawg31 collected 775 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 775 | Rake 0
Board [Ah Qc Kh Ts 8h]
Seat 1: bdawg31 showed [Jh Jc] and won (775) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 2: Kagezuchi showed [Ac Qs] and lost with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 3: dfresh8217 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: hey_mikie (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: nick1183 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: chiefs2458 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: bignomadic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: tut3000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: laister folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Talking Poker]

That hardly counts. The guy was down to 350 chips! But, a coin flip is a coin flip.

Technically though, YOUR all in coinflip streak (when your tourney life is on the line) is still alive and well.

[bdawg31]

I counted each 'coinflip' hand when either me or my opponent was all-in - didnt matter the chip count or if it would elminate me.

If i counted just when i was all-in with my tourney life on the line - that streak would still be alive - but i have no idea what that is at.