First bad beat jackpot in 2.5 years

[namja]

I got $1,733 in table share ...

Location: Ocean's Eleven Casino (www.oceans11.com), Oceanside, CA
Date: December 13, 2007
Table: $2/$3 NL

Button is on seat 8. Seat 9 is SB. Seat 1 is empty. Seat 2 is BB. I am sitting at seat 6.

PRE-FLOP:
Seats 3~5: Call the $3 BB.
Seat 6 (me): Fold.
Seats 7~8: Call the $3 BB.
Seat 9: Goes all-in for $80.
Seat 2: Fold.
Seat 3: Calls $80.
Seat 4: Calls $80.
Seats 5~8: Fold.
Three players to the flop. Seat 9 all-in. Seat 3 ($600 behind) and seat 4 ($200 behind) play for a side pot.

FLOP: A A 9
Check, check.

TURN: J
Seat 3: Checks.
Seat 4: Bets $80.
Seat 3: Raises to ~$200.
Seat 4: Calls and is all-in.

RIVER: 9
Seat 3: AA (quad A; bad beat winner)
Seat 4: 99 (quad 9; bad beat loser)
Seat 9: TT

JACKPOT AMOUNT: $26,000
Bad beat loser gets 40% = $10,400
Bad beat winner gets 20% = $5,200
The rest of the table shares 40% = $10,400 / 6 = $1,733 per person
Seat 1 was empty so a 6-way split for table share; yes, they rounded $1,733.33 down to $1,733.

[Jeremy517]

You got lucky... Seat 4 should have folded preflop after seat three called the allin.

[JustinCleveland]

You are assuming a lot, Jeremy. Playing purely statistically, maybe. But in reality you need to figure out player trends, etc. But depending on table stakes, since 3 flat called the all-in, it invited (pot odds) the other player. Cash games are different than tournament play. Automatic fold would have been right in a tourney, but the play was right here.

[JasonF]

Wait ... there's an "Oceans 11 Casino?" Aren't they just asking to get robbed?

[Jeremy517]

You are assuming a lot, Jeremy. Playing purely statistically, maybe. But in reality you need to figure out player trends, etc. But depending on table stakes, since 3 flat called the all-in, it invited (pot odds) the other player. Cash games are different than tournament play. Automatic fold would have been right in a tourney, but the play was right here.

Pot odds? No way. What range that gives you pot odds to call are you giving the guy who called a raise of 7x the pot? Keep in mind that it isn't just the $77, you're playing for your other $200 as well.

Also, seat three flat calling makes a call even worse, not better. Seat three knows that seat four has $200 behind and he is inviting the call. He WANTS seat four to come in for a side pot. He doesn't want to drive him off.

Cash game or tourney, it is an easy fold.

[namja]

Also, seat three flat calling makes a call even worse, not better. Seat three knows that seat four has $200 behind and he is inviting the call. He WANTS seat four to come in for a side pot. He doesn't want to drive him off.
That's correct. We got somewhat lucky that seat 4 stayed in with seat 3 flat calling the $80 all-in raise pre-flop. After the excitement settled down, that was one of the first things that we talked about. However, considering how loose the table was playing and how totally baked seat 4 was (he even admitted that he was smoking weed all afternoon), it wasn't a big surprise.

[Deftones]

Isn't this like the second BBJ you've been apart of? You bastard. :)

[namja]

My third. But I hadn't had one in 2.5 years. And they were all just table shares, not that I'm complaining. :D

[Deftones]

Oh, just table shares! What a waste! ;)

[atari2600]

nice! when i hit mine at the bike, our table share was about 1200.