Party vs Stars

[gcDanno]

I hear all the time that Stars has this reputation of the losing hand winning (riverStars?), and it sure seems that way to me. (Lost last night with KK vs QQ and then AA vs 77 in $10 rebuy, but this is not a bad beat email).

I've had this situation present itself over and over on Stars. I had 3 all-ins preflop last night and lost all 3. I folded 77 to a decent raise preflop, and would have rivered a 7 if I had stayed. Is this a Stars pheonemenon? Or is it just poker? For those of you who play on Party, do you have the same complaints?

The night before, I was playing a $50 buyin game, and was rivered in my last 3 all-ins. It just seems you have to have the weaker hand to win on Stars.

I'm considering cashing out of Stars and playing tourneys on Party. I'm soooo frustrated.

[MLG]

so it is a bad beat post.

[Jason Strasser]

I hope this is a frustrated joke.

[gcDanno]

Not a joke. Party players please respond. Is there the same idea on Party that the worst hand wins more often?

I don't think my cat can take another kick across the room. (j/k, don't even have a cat, and it's a good thing I don't).

gc

[Chief911]

gc,

I'm still surprised that this is a serious questions, but I guess I'll give a serious answer.

No.

Like any other poker, there are bad beats. Hell, I took two bad beats this weekend that booted me outta 50+5's both times. It happens.

But I would not say that there is the perception that the worst hand wins often.

That said, I think the tourney competition at Party is softer than stars. How about that?

Nick

[doubledown998]

I think the blind structure + starting chips is a little better for tourneys at Stars, compared to Party.

[schwza]

the biggest thing is that when your KK holds up and beats QQ (or whatever) you instantly forget about it. also, QQ beats KK about 19%, so it shouldn't be amazing shock when it happens.

as for the two sites, party certainly has a reputation for being soft in general, but i agree with the earlier poster that the blind structure is better on stars. in stars the stacks are big enough relative to the blinds that you're not forced to get all-in before the flop early in the tournament. also, i think the stars $10 rebuy has one of the best structures in terms of fee: it's 10+1, but if you insta-rebuy and add-on, it's 30+1, and with a few rebuys you can be playing 60+1. if you're playing the lower buy-in, stars runs 5+0.50 while party has 5+1.

[gcDanno]

Nick,

Thanks for your reply. OK, I'll stop with this rave, and try to suck it up.

gc

[Jason Strasser]

$200 SNG.

Dealt to strassa2: K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Blinds 50/100 I have 1500. I raise to 300 button calls.

Flop KJ5 all diamonds. I push, he calls.

Turn: J, river 2.

JJ for quads takes it down.

Wawawawawa. Open up the next table lets play some poker. They are so normal now that I don't even blink. You can't bad beat be to any degree now that I'll spend more than 2 seconds thinking "wow", unless we are talking about something towards the end of a multi.

The easy answer to your question is no. Bad beats are everywhere. The cards are random. This stuff happens, sometimes in bunches. You've put horrible beats on other people as well. I put them on ZeeJustin all the time!

[schwza]

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$200 SNG.

Dealt to strassa2: K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Blinds 50/100 I have 1500. I raise to 300 button calls.

Flop KJ5 all diamonds. I push, he calls.

Turn: J, river 2.

JJ for quads takes it down.



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flopped the ol' set + 4-flush? sweet!