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MasterLJ
Not really a bad beat, just a bad hand.

2/5 NL

UTG calls,
UTG+1 makes it $15
I'm in the BB, been playing very tight the entire game. I decided to have some "fun". I have 9 10 spades. I ask him, "do you want a call?" He replies, "sure."

I call, UTG calls

Flop is Q99. I'm happy

check, check, check

Turn is a 5

I bet out $25: call, call... w.t.f.

River brings another 5:

Board is now Q9955

I bet out $50.

UTG raises all-in
UTG+1 raises all-in (has UTG covered)

I react... I don't think... I say "I have to call"

UTG has J9 for 9's full of 5's
UTG+1 shows QQ for Q's full of 9's
and I of course, have 9's full of 5's as well.

Sick.

It's mostly sick because I didn't think, I just reacted.

Had I sat down and thought rationally I could have figured it out.

One had to have a 9. It's safe to say no one had a 5. This means that I am chopping with one person, and that I'm risking all my chips to AT BEST split the chips of the other guy, and in the worst case I am risking ALL of my chips to win another $100 or so. I really am better than that, I should have figured it out. I was in perfect position to make a huge laydown, but instead, I was an idiot.
Frinkenstein
I guess it's not technically a bad beat... But, I'm glad you put it in this forum.
MasterLJ
Yeah, I even admitted it.

It's not a bad beat at all. I was drawing absolutely dead. I just figured this was the best place to put it. Had to share it.

I'm more upset that I didn't attempt to re-evaluate on the river and just reacted by calling..
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