[DougBrennan]

Look, I don't want to get into a pissing match with you, but if you can shake off your emotional reaction to the hand, I think you can learn something from it.

Put yourself in Shakes' position. You've got A2 suited in the BB and get to see the flop for a minimum raise. The flop gives you top pair and the nut-flush draw. From that point on, there was never a bet that wasn't CORRECT for him to call, given the pot odds.

You may not like the result, but, as I believe has been said elsewhere on this Forum, that's poker. Trust me, you'll lose with AA to worse beats than this one.

I don't mean to be harsh, but I do think you need to understand that this hand is not in any way, shape or form unreal, or even that out-of-the-ordinary in nature.

Doug