WTF?? this was the hand that decided who was going to the wsop. What a horrible ending...?

Question

PokerStars Game #17173989929: Tournament #84389968, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIV (8000/16000) - 2008/05/03 - 13:59:35 (ET)

Table '84389968 36' 9-max Seat #4 is the button

Seat 3: plnhno01 (1734170 in chips)

Seat 4: BcSlim (502824 in chips)

Seat 6: roseicollis (1838006 in chips)

plnhno01: posts the ante 1600

BcSlim: posts the ante 1600

roseicollis: posts the ante 1600

plnhno01: posts small blind 8000

roseicollis: posts big blind 16000

*** HOLE CARDS ***

BcSlim: folds

plnhno01: raises 16000 to 32000

BcSlim said, "nh"

roseicollis: raises 64000 to 96000

plnhno01: raises 1740406 to 1836406 and is all-in

roseicollis: calls 1636570 and is all-in

*** FLOP *** [4c 6d 7s]

*** TURN *** [4c 6d 7s] [Qs]

*** RIVER *** [4c 6d 7s Qs] [Qd]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

plnhno01: shows [Ad As] (two pair, Aces and Queens)

roseicollis: shows [Ac Qh] (three of a kind, Queens)

roseicollis collected 3469940 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 3469940 | Rake 0

Board [4c 6d 7s Qs Qd]

Answer 1

I have seen worse.  If you cannot take a bad beat or two, then you should not play poker.

Answer 2

That's the problem with online poker, d**n near impossible to get anyone to fold.  I'd still take my chances though preflop with rockets against anything.  Yes its a bad beat, but i've had quad 8's only to be beaten by quad 10. That sucked royally.

Answer 3

Stuff like that happens, especially in tournament no-limit on-line.

Hold'em would be a boring game if you just got your two cards, bet, then showdown a winner.

But that's what you really want if you want AA to NEVER get cracked.