How AA's Dream Flop turned into a $1,910,000 Nightmare by Crazy Beadbeat

 

Pre-Flop

• Sidhu: King♦️ King♠️ (KK)

• Roed: Ace♥️ Ace♦️ (AA)

Analysis:

• AA vs KK is a classic cooler — almost always ends in an all-in situation.

• Pre-flop, Roed is a heavy favorite with about 81% equity, Sidhu has around 18%.

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Flop: 7♠️ 6♥️ A♠️

• Roed hits a set of Aces (three of a kind).

• Sidhu has just an overpair (KK).

• Importantly, Sidhu now has two spades, so he has a backdoor flush draw.

Win probabilities:

• Roed: 96%

• Sidhu: 4%

Analysis:

• Roed is almost guaranteed to win here.

• Sidhu has only a few outs: he needs to hit two more spades for a flush, as his Kings can't win against a set of Aces.

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Turn: 8♠️

• Now three spades are on the board: 7♠️ A♠️ 8♠️

• Sidhu has three spades, holding the King♠️

• He’s now drawing to a flush — any spade on the river (except Ace♠️ which Roed doesn't hold) would give him the win.

Roed still ahead, but Sidhu now has real outs (9 spades left in the deck).

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River: Q♠️

• Fourth spade hits the board.

• Sidhu makes a King-high flush: K♠️ Q♠️ 8♠️ A♠️ 7♠️

Final hands:

• Sidhu: King-high flush

• Roed: Set of Aces

✅ Sidhu wins the hand despite being a massive underdog after the flop.

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Summary

• Sidhu cracked Aces by making a runner-runner flush.

• From a 4% chance on the flop, he pulled off a rare but thrilling comeback.

This hand is a textbook example of a dramatic bad beat, the kind that defines poker's emotional highs and lows. Preflop, it’s already explosive with AA vs KK—an unavoidable cooler where Roed is a clear favorite. The flop comes 7♠️ 6♥️ A♠️, giving Roed top set and reducing Sidhu to a mere 4% chance, holding just an overpair with a backdoor flush draw. Most would mentally check out here, but Sidhu casually sips his drink, perhaps unaware of the storm about to hit. The turn brings the 8♠️, giving Sidhu a real shot with a flush draw, and then the river Q♠️ completes it—King-high flush beats the mighty set of Aces. Roed goes from near-certain winner to stunned loser in two cards, a gut-wrenching reversal that every poker player fears. Sidhu, on the other hand, rockets from the brink of elimination to a massive double-up, sealing it with a subtle but powerful fist pump. It’s a reminder that in poker, no hand is over until the last card falls, and even a 4% chance can turn into a hand you’ll never forget.

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