Do BAD beats make u think why u bother playin sometimes?

Bad beats are the only reason you get worse players to sit down at the table with you. If you have the mental toughness, bad beats are your friend.

I know how you feel man, just today Ive been called all-in 3 times in which my opponent had Q10 and I had AA, AQ, and KK and lost all three times. Theres nothing you can do about it, just gotta play on and hope your luck changes.

Poker is about the long run. It is all one session. If you get your money is as the favorite, you've done your job. You can't control how the cards come out after that. In the long run, you will profit.

I've dropped half my stack today playing the $3.30 knockout MTTs on Full Tilt. The flop has been really good to me, BUT the River has knocked me out of at least 6 games.

So, yes, I often wonder why do I bother playing. But I know I'm a good player so I just try to forget it and move on.

NYislanders said:

Do you not ever wonder why bother playin this game when some people can get so lucky. Get's so frustrating when sometimes all it is is a lottery. I mean playin with your buddies around your house and gettin bad beats is just a laugh losing a few dollars. But playing online where there are big prizes can be a complete joke. :banghead:

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It doesnt make me wonder why I bother playing. It makes me wonder why THEY bother playing...

good luck

I hear ya if i lose a big pot playing with my friends its ok because its only 20$ but online i have got to be most unlucky player in the world it seems i never win and i do get a good stack in a tourny there always somebody at my table with a bigger stack and they are the ones who knock me out of the tourny well good luck

Marty S said:

I have a full proof strategy for dealing with bad beats....

YouTube - Spank the Monkey at Full Tilt Poker.

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ROFLMAO

Bad beats Blow, but when it comes right down to it they really mean that you are playing correctly and if you keep it up in the long run you will be a winner. I try to stay positive and just say nice hand and hopefully they will keep making those moves.

Marty S said:

I have a full proof strategy for dealing with bad beats....

YouTube - Spank the Monkey at Full Tilt Poker.

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quality

almost as good as this one

MySpaceTV Videos: Holdem Prison Blues by Jeanne and the Pianoman

Im with you there joey. I never let it bother me. If i get my money/chips in good and then lose just reaffirms that i made the right play. Only time i get upset is when i make a bad play where im drawing dead or almost dead. Alot of people complain about getting sucked out on, but you need to read your opponents and know the ones who just wont fold. Very hard to bluff a bad player who never folds. No need to complain about bad players, you want them in the game. As said above poker should be judged in the long run, not 1 hand, 1 tourney etc.

Eh, whats a bad beat?

if u dont get beat u aint playin

LOL at the spank the monkey video. I think I spotted a CCer in that video, anyone else notice that?

NYislanders said:

Do you not ever wonder why bother playin this game when some people can get so lucky. Get's so frustrating when sometimes all it is is a lottery. I mean playin with your buddies around your house and gettin bad beats is just a laugh losing a few dollars. But playing online where there are big prizes can be a complete joke. :banghead:

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This is why POKER isn't for everyone! Study, and learn what variance means, and why it's part of the game.

Mental and emotional concepts separate... not the cards.

The best signature / saying I have ever seen was from a Cardschat member. It read:

I couldn't understand why my opponents always sucked out on me and I never did to them. Then I realized that I always went in with the best hand.

i have come to understand bad beats are a part of the game and to be profitable you have to keep moving on. i know for sure i have given my share of beats but i have also taken them. as long as i am not drawing on pure luck and i know i played my hand to the best of my ability let the cards fall as they may.

I have taken many bad beats but now I have become mentally stronger (at least I think lol) and I take pride in that I get my money in ahead. Also, I love to say "nice catch" when someone sucks out, not yell at them, just "nice catch". It is hillarious some of the responses I get, such as, "it truly was, wasn't it?" and this jem,"Well there's no way I'm folding AK in that spot" to which I responded with,"uhhh, but you had AT....." Lol, classic one that one.

I found that bad beats use to get me frustrated, but they helped me become a better player by being more patient. Now I get them less but they still hurt.

actually it is sometimes a lottery or maybe most of the times ,but like gunslingerZ said poker is a long game and you have to wait for your turn to get good cards and get your win.