I just laugh and quickly take notes of the player that sucked out on me.
For example I had KK and someone called my raise with 68s (Full ring cash game). We were heads up & he flopped trips on a 88Q board. I fired couple barrels because I thought maybe Qx hands were in his range. I was a little bit stressed to see small suited gap connectors, but I just made note of his loose calling range and moved forward.
If you tilt every time you take a bad beat, you're going to have a long journey.
It's great to always be observing & taking notes! I don't consider calling with 86s to be a loose call while sitting 100bb's deep.
Badbeats - if its tournament poker. I don't even typically watch the runout (aside from seeing what the player is getting it in with, calling off with, etc. etc.). If its a cash table it is duly noted (although I typically play fastforward/rush style cash tables... but still take notes)
I think you get to a point where you learn about variance in poker & if your hand doesn't hold up it really doesn't have the same affect on you any longer. Also you learn to realize that others getting it in bad is a good thing (why get pissed about a good thing?)
I like you EvertonGirl...you'd be welcome at my home table anytime...even though yer a blue (note I didn't call you bitter blue....lol).It depends on my mood... If I am in a bad mood I am shouting effin and blindin at the laptop screen.
It also depends on how I played the hand and if I played it correctly, then I don't let the result effect me. If I lost cos of one of my many brainfarts then I shout effin and blinding and myself.
Going for a walk can help you to relieve your anger after a bad beat, what I tend to do is listen to music to lift my mood so I don't slip into depression after tilting. As soon as you feel anger after a bad beat, imo its the first sign of you going on tilt.
when i played 2nl/5nl i would tilt bad...would usually go to a 25nl table and shove ATC until my roll was gone...felt good to just be angry and get it in..lost a few micro bankrolls doing that, but would have the cardschat freerolls to fall back on to rebuild the roll..
im much better now, to the point where it doesn't really bother me anymore...if i get it in good or play the hand well and as optimally as possible then i don't care what the dealer throws down...and if i play a hand badly, i will try to learn from it and review the hand after the session etc..
i took up meditating recently, so maybe that has something to with not giving a **** anymore
I like you EvertonGirl...you'd be welcome at my home table anytime...even though yer a blue (note I didn't call you bitter blue....lol).
Yeah whilst I go for a walk I gather my thoughts, replay the hand etc. had to do that last night after a bad beat, or so I thought, then realised I'd actually made a bad call....i flopped k flush, but got rivered by A flush....fter 3 betting which annoyed me, but he raised my river bet so should have known / could have worked it out...and I should have been stronger post flop....which usually I am....gggrrrr.....lol
Thanks for your input...
I don't like to lose, and I dislike getting sucked out on as much as anyone else. If it was truly a bad beat then I know that I'm going to make money in the long run against this player. Maybe not today, but likely tomorrow and most other days.
Keep focused on getting your money in good and you'll be fine. Short term results are just that - short term. Keep your head up, and keep making good decisions.
OK. And sometimes I yell out a swear word or flip off the screen...
Sounds like a positive mood....food for thought perhaps. I'm fairly inexperienced so all input/advice welcomed....