Managing bad beats and tilts

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How do you manage after a bad beat .. do you go tilt or manage to control your emotions ?
 
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It's just part of the game and becomes fun sorta..

Last live 3/6 limit session I flopped 8qq with pocket 88 a boat! I checked the flop cause it's what you do in limit 4 people bet and I called the turn came a 9 of hearts completing the flush dude on my right be I raised to 12 everyone folded he re raised so I called. River came a blank he bet I called he showed me 10 j hearts straight flush so yeah.. Tilt is actually something you can mimic as everyone thinks you should tilt say something bs happened and donk ville called you down to a weak river straight on your top 2 pair with strong bets so.. Next hand your deal AA look impatient and raise people think your on tilt and will call you and you might get it all back and then some. Otherwise it's just stupid to care about what just happened cause it's so short term.
 
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experience

i think it's just a matter of experience. the first time you had a bad beat it was way worse than the second and so on. so, as long as you're playing and want to improve this aspect of your game, experience plays an important role in managing tilt.
 
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For me it comes down to asking the following questions:
- Did I read my opponent correctly?
- Did I get my money in good or did I bet into a better hand?
- Was the money going to go in regardless of the situation?
- Did villian make an incredible move?

It's extremelly important to understand what a bad beat truly is.

First example:
You get dealt KhKs in the BB, the BTN raises, you three bet, BTN calls. Flop comes AsKd5s. You bet, they raise, you push, they call. They show AdAc. Board runs out AhTs.

This is NOT a bad beat IMO. This is just really unlucky as my money went in behind, I probably didn't think the button had AA (although that would have been in their range), and the money's going in regardless.

Example 2: Same hand except villian has AcKc this time. Again, this is variance. Vilian thinks they are probably good on that flop with top two, and the river gets them aces full. Again, the money was probably going in regardless, but this time you got your money in good. Villian's move wasn't out of line - so you have to chalk this up to variance and know that if you do this again, next time (and many others) you'll win.

Example 3: This time let's say you have KhKd again, but the board comes 8d5c3s, and the same action happens. Villian flips over Ad8c, and hits an 8 on the river. Bad beat?

This one could be, but again my point is if you're getting your money in good - i.e. you're ahead, and you read your opponent correctly, you can't let one hand throw you. Poker variance happens and just because you're 85% to win on the turn, 15% of the time you're not. If this one hand happens to be in that 15%, guess what, %^% happens.

Playing poker is a marathon, a very long ironperson-like marathon. It's not a sprint. Don't let one hand kill your session. Learn from it. Pause playing, dissect it, see where you went wrong, and make notes on how not to do it in the future.
 
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If playing online just get up and do somethng else.

If playing live, go to the bathroom. Go outside and get some fresh air.

I still get mad when idiots play garbage cards and luck out but at least I don't keep playing until I lose enough to regret the next day.
 
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For me it comes down to asking the following questions:
- Did I read my opponent correctly?
- Did I get my money in good or did I bet into a better hand?
- Was the money going to go in regardless of the situation?
- Did villian make an incredible move?

It's extremelly important to understand what a bad beat truly is.

First example:
You get dealt KhKs in the BB, the BTN raises, you three bet, BTN calls. Flop comes AsKd5s. You bet, they raise, you push, they call. They show AdAc. Board runs out AhTs.

This is NOT a bad beat IMO. This is just really unlucky as my money went in behind, I probably didn't think the button had AA (although that would have been in their range), and the money's going in regardless.

Example 2: Same hand except villian has AcKc this time. Again, this is variance. Vilian thinks they are probably good on that flop with top two, and the river gets them aces full. Again, the money was probably going in regardless, but this time you got your money in good. Villian's move wasn't out of line - so you have to chalk this up to variance and know that if you do this again, next time (and many others) you'll win.

Example 3: This time let's say you have KhKd again, but the board comes 8d5c3s, and the same action happens. Villian flips over Ad8c, and hits an 8 on the river. Bad beat?

This one could be, but again my point is if you're getting your money in good - i.e. you're ahead, and you read your opponent correctly, you can't let one hand throw you. Poker variance happens and just because you're 85% to win on the turn, 15% of the time you're not. If this one hand happens to be in that 15%, guess what, %^% happens.

Playing poker is a marathon, a very long ironperson-like marathon. It's not a sprint. Don't let one hand kill your session. Learn from it. Pause playing, dissect it, see where you went wrong, and make notes on how not to do it in the future.

Very interesting your post, in this example you mentioned:

You get dealt KhKs in the BB, the BTN raises, you three bet, BTN calls. Flop comes AsKd5s. You bet, they raise, you push, they call. They show AdAc. Board runs out AhTs.

This is NOT a bad beat IMO. This is just really unlucky as my money went in behind, I probably didn't think the button had AA (although that would have been in their range), and the money's going in regardless.

It never crosses our head that the opponent has a pair of A in his hand. And when we go to the showdown it is practically impossible not to be upset, but we should be aware of the variance of the game.
 
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Being upset that we feet beat is fine, this is where we become emotional and must step away temporarily from the game.

But that's not a bad beat.

Bad luck sure

Bad read maybe

But it's not a bad beat.

Understanding the difference will help curb the emotional response into a logical one which should help in future hands.
 
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I noticed that after a bad beat, I play horribly. If it's a cash game situation, I'd walk away from the table even if it's an easy game. If it's a tournament, I'll sit out for a round.

Until I can fix this issue, this is my go-to strategy to save money
 
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