Would you guys have played this hand any differently? Couldn't believe it when he turned over. Don't know if there was much I could have done.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (10 handed)

SB ($26.75)
BB ($9.65)
UTG ($34.94)
UTG+1 ($14.25)
UTG+2 ($40.44)
MP1 ($26.5)
Hero ($24.75)
MP3 ($28.52)
CO ($20)
Button ($5.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, UTG+2 calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.25, 4 folds, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.10) , , (4 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets $1, BB folds, UTG+1 calls $1, UTG+2 calls $1.

Turn: ($4.10) (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets $4, UTG+1 raises to $8, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises to $23.5 (All-In), UTG+1 calls $5 (All-In).

River: ($40.60) (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $40.60

Results in white below:
UTG+1 has 8d 8h (full house, eights full of jacks).
Hero has 4d 4h (full house, fours full of jacks).
Outcome: UTG+1 wins $30.10. Hero wins $10.50.

Neither a bad beat nor a bad play. You got beat by the better hand. There is no way you aren't losing your stack on that hand.

On the turn, I might think for a second about the possibility of an opponent having T9 for the straight, so I would probably not push all-in there. But when the board pairs on the river I'm all-in and losing my stack so it doesn't matter much.