The Other Side of the Coin - Good Beats?

Eyeman

OK, we all get bad beats. I suffered with losing in the Open 2 nights running with a made Ace flush which lost to a rivered straight flush, so this is the other side of the coin.
Last night I came second in the Primo. I feel I played fairly well, but did ride my luck on the way. So point me to this thread next time someone rivers a full house to beat my ace flush.
1. This hand was fairly early on. I had lost quite a few chips and was getting desperate. The all-in pre-flop is quite loose, but at this pouint it's double-up or watch TV. In fairness, the other guy is shorter stacked than I am, and I'm hoping that widens his range. He though long and hard about the call (don't know why).

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Dymond	Small blind		20.00	20.00	1076.25
UP	Big blind		40.00	60.00	1515.00
	Your hole cards	9 A
CRICKY1	Fold
CALSO	Fold
beefy777	Fold
Eyeman	Raise		160.00	220.00	1082.50
Dymond	Raise		500.00	720.00	576.25
UP	Fold
Eyeman	All-in		1082.50	1802.50	0.00
Dymond	All-in		576.25	2378.75	0.00
Eyeman	Unmatched bet		146.25	2232.50	146.25
Dymond	Show	A K
Eyeman	Show	9 A
Flop
		3 9 4
Turn
		6
River
		2
Eyeman	Win	Pair of 9s	2232.50		2378.75

2. This one came when I needed a few chips and I felt that top pair, despite the obvious flush / straight board might well be good. When he turned over the flush, I thought I was down to a chip and a chair.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
JONTUCK	Small blind		50.00	50.00	1815.00
Eyeman	Big blind		100.00	150.00	3178.75
	Your hole cards	6 Q
NAILS01197	Fold
DOMJAM	Fold
K9HANDLER	Fold
PEEL79	Fold
JONTUCK	Call		50.00	200.00	1765.00
Eyeman	Check
Flop
		6 4 4
JONTUCK	Bet		200.00	400.00	1565.00
Eyeman	Call		200.00	600.00	2978.75
Turn
		3
JONTUCK	Check
Eyeman	Bet		300.00	900.00	2678.75
JONTUCK	All-in		1565.00	2465.00	0.00
Eyeman	Call		1265.00	3730.00	1413.75
JONTUCK	Show	5 8
Eyeman	Show	6 Q
River
		4
Eyeman	Win	Full House, 4s and 6s	3730.00		5143.75

3. This came near to the cash bubble. I knew it would be touch and go as to whether I got there, so figured a double-up would see me safe.
 When I flopped top pair with a decent kicker, it seemed a no-brainer. I magine my feelings when the cards were turned over.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Eyeman	Small blind		400.00	400.00	6382.50
marios1964	Big blind		800.00	1200.00	10765.00
	Your hole cards	J Q
lunar17	Fold
Y4JAK	Fold
Daddy4an2	Raise		1600.00	2800.00	7716.25
Poker_Bot	Fold
Eyeman	Call		1200.00	4000.00	5182.50
marios1964	Call		800.00	4800.00	9965.00
Flop
		J 8 2
Eyeman	All-in		5182.50	9982.50	0.00
marios1964	Fold
Daddy4an2	Call		5182.50	15165.00	2533.75
Eyeman	Show	J Q
Daddy4an2	Show	A A
Turn
		6
River
		Q
Eyeman	Win	Two Pairs, Queens and Jacks	15165.00		15165.00

I felt quite bad about this one, and my only consolation is that daddy got a couple of double-ups afterwards and made the cash.
So, some loose play, but (I hope) understandable play. My soul is now cleansed.

Eyeman

3. Near the bubble, I was getting quite low and knew with a doubleup I'd be safe. When I flopped top pair decent kicker, it was a no-brainer. I did feel ill when the cards were turned over. I felt bad about this 1, but my consolation is that Daddy got a couple of double-ups afterwards and made the cash.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
Eyeman	Small blind		400.00	400.00	6382.50
marios1964	Big blind		800.00	1200.00	10765.00
	Your hole cards	J Q
lunar17	Fold
Y4JAK	Fold
Daddy4an2	Raise		1600.00	2800.00	7716.25
Poker_Bot	Fold
Eyeman	Call		1200.00	4000.00	5182.50
marios1964	Call		800.00	4800.00	9965.00
Flop
		J 8 2
Eyeman	All-in		5182.50	9982.50	0.00
marios1964	Fold
Daddy4an2	Call		5182.50	15165.00	2533.75
Eyeman	Show	J Q
Daddy4an2	Show	A A
Turn
		6
River
		Q
Eyeman	Win	Two Pairs, Queens and Jacks	15165.00		15165.00

FlashFlush

no wonder u came 2nd ;-)

WD though nice cash

bigflop1

wd on the cash and nice work with the good beats.. nice to see someone remembering the good ones instead of just the bad ones..

you need to win at least 3 coinflips and give someone a bad beat to win a big mtt imo anyway