So I got worked on this hand and sent the history to a couple guys that play here at work, bitching about the bad beat. Now we're split almost 50/50 on whether this is qualifies as a "bad beat" or just "a crappy way to lose".

What are your votes?

I get dealt 88 and limp in for the blind (0.50) in 5th position. 7th position raises to 4x ($2) and the button and I both call.
3 of us to the flop and it comes 358 rainbow. I flop top set and bet about 50% of the pot ($3). 7th position calls and the button raises my bet over 3x to ($10). I push all in for 4x his raise ($40) and the middle guy folds. Button calls.

I flip over my 88 and he shows Aces. Fourth and Fifth street come 2, 4 giving him the running wheel draw.

So here is the disagreement. I say its a bad beat because my calling 4x with a wired pair is reasonable. Some other guys are claiming the best cards won so it can't be a bad beat. I'm not saying that I wouldn't call that ragged board with AA...just that he got a lucky draw.

Any thoughts?