Is it the software ??

I have noticed that an ace always falls on the river to complete an opponents hand --

eg You have K-K -- opponent shoves with A-Q -- ahead until the river then BOOOM  the ace drops

I have been watching this happen for years ---- nowadays when the ace drops on the river I don't even flinch because
I half expect it  ---- The river ace has helped me out on occasions also so I am not complaining ----

keep an eye out for it yourself -- its a phenomena across all networks.

Played 4 STTS this morning, lost with kk vs kq, ak vs aq, kk vs 77, and aa vs 82 suited. All hands were all in pre flop. Its just variance. As long as I'm getting it in ahead thats as much as I can do.

The software will punish you for not playing optimally and also will only let you win your fair share when you do play right.

so it definitely is the software and it might also be you.

You have control over your own decision making process, but none over the cards the board brings. As long as you make the correct decisions the majority of the time in the part of the game you have control over, you will come out in front in the long term.

Though there are obviously times when you play a hand as well as its possible to play it and then want to put your fist through the monitor :


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TEXAS_HOLDEM, NO_LIMIT, T5-211173326-10
played at "Table #1" for USD TC from 2012-01-25 18:40 until 2012-01-25 18:42



Seat 1: rfmdsa (785 in chips) 
Seat 3: putzi1 (2,150 in chips) 
Seat 4: eusuntbun81 (1,705 in chips) 
Seat 5: Omniz (1,485 in chips) 
Seat 8: chipfire227 (1,375 in chips) 



ANTES/BLINDS
Omniz posts small blind (15), chipfire227 posts big blind (30),

PRE-FLOP
rfmdsa folds, putzi1 raises to 60, eusuntbun81 folds, Omniz folds, PLAYER_USED_TIME_BANK
, chipfire227 calls 60.

FLOP [board cards: 6S,7S,9H ]
PLAYER_USED_TIME_BANK
, chipfire227 checks, putzi1 bets 75, chipfire227 raises to 150, putzi1 calls 150.

TURN [board cards: 6S,7S,9H,2H ]
chipfire227 checks, putzi1 bets 435, chipfire227 raises to 870, putzi1 raises to 1,940 and is all-in, chipfire227 calls 1,165 and is all-in.

RIVER [board cards: 6S,7S,9H,2H,2D ]


SHOWDOWN
putzi1 shows [ 2C,6C ]
chipfire227 shows [ 8D,TS ]
putzi1 wins 2,765.

Play enough and you will see this frequently. Not just the river, but turn, or flop.
Happens here, happens everywhere. Just keep getting em in good and wait for the long run.

Decisions you can control. And also work on that emotional control of wanting to smash the monitor.
I would not recommend that though. That's really EV-.

Hah, hah, I would never smash my monitor. First 2 gamestoday, 2 more bad uns in the $20 games, though I should probably have folded the second hand pre.

TEXAS_HOLDEM, NO_LIMIT, T5-211267163-11
played at "Table #1" for USD TC from 2012-01-26 07:12 until 2012-01-26 07:12



Seat 1: chipfire227 (1,790 in chips) 
Seat 2: BohemianKid (1,365 in chips) 
Seat 4: divo75 (1,005 in chips) 
Seat 5: rio16no (1,800 in chips) 
Seat 9: kewell_82 (1,505 in chips) 
Seat 10: TjepanAK (1,535 in chips) 



ANTES/BLINDS
divo75 posts small blind (25), rio16no posts big blind (50),

PRE-FLOP
kewell_82 folds, TjepanAK folds, chipfire227 calls 50, BohemianKid folds, divo75 calls 50, rio16no checks.

FLOP [board cards: 7D,9H,TS ]
divo75 checks, rio16no bets 150, chipfire227 raises to 300, divo75 folds, rio16no raises to 1,750 and is all-in, chipfire227 calls 1,740 and is all-in.

TURN [board cards: 7D,9H,TS,TC ]


RIVER [board cards: 7D,9H,TS,TC,6D ]


SHOWDOWN
rio16no shows [ 8S,3C ]
chipfire227 shows [ 7S,9S ]
rio16no wins 3,630.

TEXAS_HOLDEM, NO_LIMIT, T5-211268526-23
played at "Table #1" for USD TC from 2012-01-26 07:14 until 2012-01-26 07:15



Seat 1: Hukumoc (1,570 in chips) 
Seat 4: lenak90 (1,260 in chips) 
Seat 8: Tayseerx (1,570 in chips) 
Seat 9: zondas_x (1,725 in chips) 
Seat 10: chipfire227 (1,375 in chips) 



ANTES/BLINDS
BETTING_LEVELS_CHANGED
, zondas_x posts small blind (50), chipfire227 posts big blind (100),

PRE-FLOP
Hukumoc folds, lenak90 raises to 200, Tayseerx folds, zondas_x raises to 350, chipfire227 calls 350, lenak90 calls 350.

FLOP [board cards: QS,JH,4C ]
zondas_x checks, chipfire227 bets 400, lenak90 folds, zondas_x calls 400.

TURN [board cards: QS,JH,4C,8C ]
zondas_x checks, chipfire227 bets 625 and is all-in, zondas_x calls 625.

RIVER [board cards: QS,JH,4C,8C,TD ]


SHOWDOWN
chipfire227 shows [ AH,QD ]
zondas_x shows [ KD,AC ]
zondas_x wins 3,100.

Very next game things even themselves out, its just the way the game goes.

TEXAS_HOLDEM, NO_LIMIT, T5-211271798-32
played at "Table #1" for USD TC from 2012-01-26 07:38 until 2012-01-26 07:38



Seat 3: touvlini (2,925 in chips) 
Seat 7: chipfire227 (4,575 in chips) 



ANTES/BLINDS
chipfire227 posts small blind (100), touvlini posts big blind (200),

PRE-FLOP
chipfire227 calls 200, touvlini checks.

FLOP [board cards: 5H,JC,6H ]
touvlini bets 2,725 and is all-in, chipfire227 calls 2,725.

TURN [board cards: 5H,JC,6H,6D ]


RIVER [board cards: 5H,JC,6H,6D,QC ]


SHOWDOWN
touvlini shows [ 4S,7H ]
chipfire227 shows [ 5D,6S ]
chipfire227 wins 5,850.