I folded WHAT? And I hit WHAT? SHIT!!!!

Played last night and got to a pretty loose table(they all are) on the left of the big stack with a big mouth. Had patience and was in the BB with 99. First to act bets $12 and gets 7 callers of course. The flop is a gem as it is 9-2-5(like the song). I check and one guy makes it $40. Next guy goes all in for just over $100(whooppee!!).The next players fold to the dealer who decides to "double the bet" of the "all in" better. Well,I only have $163 so I go all in of course. The dealer,for whatever reason flashes his 9 of diamonds(ouch) to the player on his right and the initial $40 better is pissed off because two people have seen that 9. An argument insues and,after it is settled,the initial raiser(German guy),also goes all in for about $400 more. This puts the pressure on the mouthy dealer guy who knows now that his 9's are no good so he folds.
After all of the chips are sorted I turn over my hand and am faced with set over set OVER SET!!!! OH MY. I have no outs and they each have one. My hand holds and I rake in a great pot!

About a half hour later I make what I think is a good fold but it turns into a nightmare which haunts me the rest of the night. Here is how it goes:
In the past 3 hands there have been 3 different players felted with set over set flops. Pure craziness.
I am on the button with 2-2. The first to act player bets $12 and of course everyone calls. I think about calling because it is only going to cost me $12 right? And then I overthink. I know I am probably behind everyone. I know that it is only $12 to call(can't raise on this table). I think about what happens if I hit the set and remember that set over set has happened frequently recently....but my heart is saying call....I think and think, AND I FOLD!! The flop is 2-2-A!!!! OH NO!!!! What have I done? One player goes all in for about $60 and gets two callers. Next card is a 5. Another player goes all in AND GETS CALLED BY MOUTHY DEALER GUY! Oh man...the money that I could have made there!
When all is said and done. We have a straight.We have trip 5's. We have a flush on the river by MOUTHY DEALER GUY!. he takes down a huge pot and I am simmering!

In retrospect,if I do not hit 2-2 on the flop(odds over 4,000 to 1 that I will flop quads)and hit only the one 2,I am dead meat. BUT...it was only $12.00! Retrospect is such a bitch. Grrrr....

Even though I made some money last night,I literally hit nothing for the next 3 hours. The table was fun and SO VERY LOOSE,and I did not mind staying just for the entertainment value, but it was sickening not being able to play. Found out today that one girl(excellent player but would call with almost anything, and she hit some sick cards) walked out over $2,300 up. Another player from New York, who I saw this morning, cashed out for almost $1,000. This is a $1-$3 for cryin' out loud!!!

There was so much loose and bad play I could not believe it and it was so sad to sit there and fold and never be able to get into the action because of the inferiority of my hands. Bluffing was out of the question as there was never a bet big enough to get people to fold.
After so many hands and so many horrible cards you would think that the Gods would occasionally offer a carrot...but nope....the curse of the folded quads wreaked it's damage on my soul!!