Bad Beat Story -Story

One night, playing $1-$2 NL, I sit across the table from Bill Gates. I didn't really notice him at first, but he was like the third chip leader, with $200 something bucks.
I'm in the 1-seat,
(2)some guy next to me just rebought for $100. He's been drinkin', but playing conservative.. "rebuy denial." On his left, was an
(3)average young player, decent, had $300+. On HIS left, was
(4)someone I apparently played $6-$12 with the night before. Didn't recognize him, but prolly a donkey. He was the big stack, with $400+.
And Bill Gates($200+) in the 5-seat. No one else really mattered in the story, no one else had any chips. I buy in with $150.

As hands resume, I find that Gates is pretty conservative for a friggin' billionaire. This is $1-$2. The guy I played with in the 6-12 the night before, was bullying the game. Making it $10 all the time. Got called, bet the flop, folds- ship it.
Under the Gun, Gates makes it $10. Folds to me on the button, I re-raise another $10, $20 to go. Folds back to Gates and he calls. $40 in the pot. I got Queens.

Flop comes: 4d 2h 8d.
Gates bets out $10. I raise to $30. He re-raises to $50. The pot is $120, $30 to call. Leaving me about $100 left. Fuck it, I'm all in.

Insta-Call. Shit.

Trip 8s, Turn blank, River Queen... OHHHHH Damn! SHIP IT!

"I'm sorry man, that was a pretty bad beat." He replies, "What can you do?" "Re-buy!" said the guy next to me. Hehe. But Gates didn't... What!? he had $50 left, and was pretty much done for.

Ad Kc, MP1: limp. Calls around to Gates in the small blind, fold.... Big blind checks. 5 players.

Flop: Kd 8d 4d.
Checks to the cutoff, the young guy (similar to the high schoolers I played with in a home game) who bet $10. It folds to me, I call. $30 in the pot.

Turn: Qh.
I check, young guy bets $50. The guy next to me (rebuy dude) blurts out, "Not exactly enough to call a draw."
So I raise, and make it $150 to go.
And he responds, "Unless you already have one."
Young guy thinks for a few seconds... and goes all in for $50 more.
The Pot is $400. I insta-call, lets see a diamond.
Young guy turns over 8s 4s for two pair.

River: 9d.
NICE!! SHIP IT!!!
Playing bad and getting paid. I did have outs, Queens, Kings, and Aces too-excuses, 16 of them.

It was a pretty unreal night. I had like $550 now, and was big stack at the table. The $6-$12 guy was a target. He was the only one that made it worth playing in the game. In the BB, after 3 limpers, pick up 3h 5h, the Frankie Nunez, and make it $15 more. Folds around. No show. "Nice bet." Hehe.

In MP-3, I make it $15 to go with |3h|4h|. The small blind, the $6-$12 Guy, re-raises me $25 more. "How much? -Okay, I call." Heads up on the button $80 in the pot.

Flop: 4c 5s 6s.
He fires out $80. I think for a few seconds, raise, $100 more ($180 to go). He thinks, thinks, call. Shit. I got outs. $440 in the pot.

Turn: 3s.
Checks to me.... All-in, $225. "Hmmmmm," as he thinks. Finally, he calls. and turns over pocket Queens, spade re-draw 17 outer..... Still a bad spot.

River: Blank. SHIP IT! Exact same situation with the AK, but I hit my flush. Its nice to run good.
He rebuys for $200, and now I have like $850 at the $1-$2 NL game in like an hour. Lucky fuck. I did have outs, Threes, Fours, Dueces, Sevens -excuses, 13 of them. Apparently I missed them call me for my $6-$12 seat.
I put my name back on, I pretty much busted the game by getting lucky. Maybe I'm a fish. Then again, it was only 3 hands in an hour or two. Excuses. No wonder I hate no limit. It should be Implied. :)

I dumped about $100 back before going over to the Six-Twelve and winning $200+ there. Sure I got trapped by Bill Gates, but hitting that two outer gave me momentum to attack the bigger stacks, dump a few bets here and there, but take them out in one hand. I slowed down my night with some $6-$12, practiced my patience.