my worst beat thus far

I went to the dog track today to play some poker ($1/$2 no limit, $100 max buy-in) and suffered what was my worst bad beat in a live cash game. I know, I usually roll my eyes too when I hear people sob about their bad beats, but this one was particularly bad, considering that I trapped the guy and how my opponent makes the huge calls to catch his inside straight is beyond me. Here’s a replay of the hand.

Player in mid-position (who has >$500 in front of him) raises to $12 preflop. I call (with about $170 in front of me, and I have position on the mid-position player) holding 6,7 offsuit, and one player behind me calls. The flop comes out 5s,6c,8c,. The original raisor bets out $20. I raise to $60. The guy behind me folds. Turn card’s a 9 of spades. My opponent checks. I bet out $80. (leaving me with $30 left) My opponent calls. River card is a 7, putting a straight on the board. My opponent moves all-in for the rest of my chips. I have no choice but to call. My opponent shows pocket 10’s.

I looked at my opponent and congratulated him on his ‘nice hand’ (although I wanted to say “nice catch, you moron!”) and called it a day.

How this guy called my big raise and caught his gutshot (actually, a runner, runner, if you consider the 9 that gave me the straight on the turn) at such a prohibitively-high ‘cost’ (with little to no implied odds) is really beyond me. But whatever. I hope I have more bad beat stories to tell, because that means I’m at least making the right play and over time, these donkeys will pay me off.