Well, got what I wanted, but then got rivered.

[Zybomb]

This is the first Ive heard of this defination

[BrianSwa]

Its been discussed here before awhile back, Take your hand for example when the guy called your pot sized raise with the gutshot draw. In my opinion thats a bad beat because that guy had no reason to call that bet.

BUT

say you have AA and I have KK, Flop comes out KKA and we both push all in on flop, would you call that a bad beat? I dont think it is we both had reason to be in that hand, both calls were right and it was just unfortanate that I got lucky like that. This is what I think, my opinion. I know this example is pretty far fetched but think you got the point Im trying to make. I mean after the hand would you be mad at me because I made any of those calls?

of how about if the flop was KA2 rainbow and I hit a K on the turn would you have been as pissed as you were with that guy that hit his gutshot? I mean I had less outs in that hand then your guy that hit his gutshot had.

[Zybomb]

Bold

[Robbr25]

I consider a bad beat losing when you have the best hand by a good margin.
In this case, he only had 4 outs or running KK.
On the river he just had the 4 outs.
I consider it slow playing because I called his preflop raise and checked to him on the flop with the intention of trying to get him all in.
Which is exactly what happened, but he just hit his river card.

[Talking Poker]

A bad beat is when a substantial underdog - WHEN THE MONEY GOES IN - ends up winning the hand.

It has nothing to do with how one plays the hand, who should and shouldn't be in there, etc.

[BrianSwa]

you all make valid points, I stand corrected.

[SirFWALGMan]

So how bad of a % favorite do you need to be to call it a bad beat?