Keep in mind this is at a 20+2 SnG, not a 1+.2

This type of situation has happened to me twice in the last few days. I reraise strongly with a big pocket pair and get called by a suited connector who wins the pot to knock me out. Probably the most frustrating way to go out in poker. This one is particularly amazing to me. Me and EP both have about 2500 chips

Blinds 25, 50. I am in SB with AA. EP limps, MP raises to 150. It folds to me, I reraise to 500. EP smooth calls, MP folds. (bizarre outcome #1)

Flop comes 10-6-x. I bet 500 and get called. At this point I am somewhat concerned he has pocket tens.

Turn comes 10-6-x-8. I bet 750 and get called. Now I am very confused as he has played his set very passively and I am telling him I have a hand so he can raise and I still might call. I almost pushed here, and in retropect, that's what I should have done.

River comes 10-6-x-8-9. At this point I have no clue what is going on. The only logical holdings are QQ, KK, 10-10, but I have a strange feeling he doesn't have any logical holdings. I decide to try for a free showdown, so I check...he moves in. I am too tempted by pot odds and can't put him on a 7, so I call and bust out.

What does he show? 10-7 sooooooted. Wow.

Today, in an MTT, I lost JJ to this guy who went all in from the SB with KQo and hit a boat over my JJJ. Then, another orbit, I'm shortstacked with AA and I get him all in with KJ on a J high flop and he gets a K. I guess the fish gotta eat, too.

Believe it or not, this guy thinks he's good.

CJ

20's is like 1 step above playing 5's because usually people who play 5's go on tilt and they jump on 20's ....30's is where its at....

If this is the tournament I remember, this guy called two all ins with very marginal hands, then went on to suck out both times. It wasn't so much that he did it, but that he thought he was playing right and rubbing our faces in it.

I've taken so many bad beats that it's hard to remember all of them, only the most recent. I'm hoping at some point I'll become immune to them, but some of them are so outrageous it gets pretty discouraging.

For the last three weeks, I've been cold decked. For every bad beat I deliver, I'm 3 behind. Just had A5s, four flush on the flop, with a straight flush draw, and didn't hit anything at all.

Lately, my luck hasn't been just bad, it's been cruel to the point of sadistic.

CJ

For the last three weeks, I've been cold decked. For every bad beat I deliver, I'm 3 behind.

Good players suffer more bad beats, as they get their money in with the worst of it less often....that's what I tell myself anyway.