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Bad beat

A bad beat occurs when a player has a solid hand, but still loses against another player.

e.g "Charlie had pocket 10s, which he went all-in with pre-flop. Tanya, had pocket Aces and called him. The river was a 10, giving Charlie the best hand. That's a bad beat for Tanya."
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