Normally I don't gripe too much about bad beats, they are part of the game, but this one got to me. I am just trying to figure out how he rationalizes this call. It is the final table of a 4.40 180, I've been rather tight, only big pots I've been in have been with big hands. Hoges has been playing pretty laggy:
PokerStars Game #25869547198: Tournament #147260176, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/03/12 1:49:32 ET
Table '147260176 8' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: ccowboy123 (79772 in chips)
Seat 4: chubstradmus (61722 in chips)
Seat 5: cotino88 (12470 in chips)
Seat 6: joebtennis (58654 in chips)
Seat 7: hoges71 (57382 in chips)
ccowboy123: posts the ante 150
chubstradmus: posts the ante 150
cotino88: posts the ante 150
joebtennis: posts the ante 150
hoges71: posts the ante 150
ccowboy123: posts small blind 800
chubstradmus: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to chubstradmus [Qh Qs]
ccowboy123 is disconnected
cotino88: raises 10720 to 12320 and is all-in
ccowboy123 is connected
joebtennis: calls 12320
hoges71: calls 12320
ccowboy123: folds
chubstradmus: raises 49252 to 61572 and is all-in
joebtennis: folds
hoges71: calls 44912 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (4340) returned to chubstradmus
*** FLOP *** [As 8d Kc]
*** TURN *** [As 8d Kc] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [As 8d Kc 2h] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
chubstradmus: shows [Qh Qs] (two pair, Queens and Eights)
hoges71: shows [6d Kh] (two pair, Kings and Eights)
hoges71 collected 89824 from side pot
cotino88: shows [Ac Td] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
chubstradmus said, "wtf"
cotino88 collected 50830 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 140654 Main pot 50830. Side pot 89824. | Rake 0
Board [As 8d Kc 2h 8h]
Seat 2: ccowboy123 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: chubstradmus (big blind) showed [Qh Qs] and lost with two pair, Queens and Eights
Seat 5: cotino88 showed [Ac Td] and won (50830) with two pair, Aces and Eights
Seat 6: joebtennis folded before Flop
Seat 7: hoges71 (button) showed [6d Kh] and won (89824) with two pair, Kings and Eights