The vast majority of us are experiencing psychological difficulties, trying to survive bad beats, at least temporary.
It's just that I'm so tired of them!
How to avoid them?
I tried a lot of things! It's just that there is no longer any power to fight it!

no way to avoid bad beats except to push players off their hand.

Just embrace them. I root for them.

The only way to avoid bad beat is no bet/call.

Accept it and show maximum grace in defeat.

Then go away and check you were definitely +EV.
If you were, just keep getting them in and probability will iron out the differences eventually.

I think one of the characteristics of a bad beat is that you can't avoid them. Learn to deal with them instead. Although, that may sound easier than it is.

There comes a point in your poker career that you start to truly understand the game. As long as you're playing with money you can lose, and you truly understand the math and physiology. You will know when you got it in right, and it will stop bothering you. Yea you will go back and run the hand through your head 50x questioning yourself. At the end of the day, if you agree that you played it right. That there was no other way to logically play it. You will start to accept it, and move on.

If anyone knew the answer to that question they would be rich! And they would not share it!! It is impossible. You can reduce the bad beats by learning to play better, but they will always happen. They happen to the best players.

unfortunately the BADBETS can not be avoided, they are obligatory falls, the BADBETS is a class of the science of poker

Bad beats exist in poker, the only way to avoid is not play.

For me the only way to stop a bad beat is: Not to play. If you play, you are subject to the probability of a bad beat, so don´t risk that much money on the event it happens.

remember bad beats happen TO you....but they also happen FOR you. Just keep a balanced mental outlook and don't let it get you down

If you play well you WILL get bad beats. Only lousy players consistently get lucky. If you need to be lucky to win, you suck as a poker player.

It really feels terrible to play perfectly but watch Lady Luck give your money to somebody else. We have all been there. And it's possible you could play perfectly but still lose over a long time. Online you will be screwed more because online algorithms are flawed. Rigged, flaw, whatever. AND you have to overcome rake. But it's doable.

Just play within your means, and value bet the fishes when you have the goods.

Bad beats are part of the game. Learn to appreciate bad beats. They are what keep the bad players thinking they have a shot.

Originally Posted by CallmeFloppy

Bad beats are part of the game. Learn to appreciate bad beats. They are what keep the bad players thinking they have a shot.

I think that I really should try to throw it out of my head ...

Originally Posted by blueskies

If you play well you WILL get bad beats. Only lousy players consistently get lucky. If you need to be lucky to win, you suck as a poker player.

It really feels terrible to play perfectly but watch Lady Luck give your money to somebody else. We have all been there. And it's possible you could play perfectly but still lose over a long time. Online you will be screwed more because online algorithms are flawed. Rigged, flaw, whatever. AND you have to overcome rake. But it's doable.

Just play within your means, and value bet the fishes when you have the goods.

Thank you for your advice!
I liked your instruction! You're right! I will try!

Originally Posted by gon4iypes

remember bad beats happen TO you....but they also happen FOR you. Just keep a balanced mental outlook and don't let it get you down

Yes, I want to learn that, in this situation, do not go down heavily down

Originally Posted by mackmasterss

unfortunately the BADBETS can not be avoided, they are obligatory falls, the BADBETS is a class of the science of poker

Yes, I'm just a tight player. I do not bet on everything, so for me the bad beat is always hard)

Originally Posted by Streethawk71

Accept it and show maximum grace in defeat.

Then go away and check you were definitely +EV.
If you were, just keep getting them in and probability will iron out the differences eventually.

I need to calculate the probability of this ...

Originally Posted by NevermoreSF1

Yes, I'm just a tight player. I do not bet on everything, so for me the bad beat is always hard)

you can not avoid them, but if you can learn from the BADBETS

Originally Posted by mackmasterss

you can not avoid them, but if you can learn from the BADBETS

I'll just try to understand the bad bits and reduce the number of them for myself ..

my worst BADBET was poker KKKK against ROYALFLUSH, at a live table, I lost my hand to do SLOWPLAY on the flop

Originally Posted by mackmasterss

my worst BADBET was poker KKKK against ROYALFLUSH, at a live table, I lost my hand to do SLOWPLAY on the flop

Wow, what a bad bit!

"Run it twice".

Bad beats are part of poker, without bad beats poker would be a boring game!
You have to accept that playing poker entails facing many things some of them good others bad. Over time and after studying a lot you will realize that poker is not a simple card game but rather it is a game that you will need patience, strategy and another important skills but we don't have to forget that we will need a little bit of luck too. However, in the long term the best prepared players will have their reward.

Originally Posted by manolo salazar

Bad beats are part of poker, without bad beats poker would be a boring game!
You have to accept that playing poker entails facing many things some of them good others bad. Over time and after studying a lot you will realize that poker is not a simple card game but rather it is a game that you will need patience, strategy and another important skills but we don't have to forget that we will need a little bit of luck too. However, in the long term the best prepared players will have their reward.

yes, I think without them it would be boring!

Watch the dealer button and see how the cards go and if someone is hitting things on the river card then you are in at that spot be care full when you play that player at that time

Bad beat is a matter of point of view. If you put your bad beats here, the most of them aren't that bad beats. Maybe its even bad play. Example, limping with aces, so you get action but giving the opportunity to opponents see cheaply the flop and make something better than just a pair. I used to go on tilt for days and lose month earnings because my aces cracked by 5 6. But now I know it was my fault and not a bad beat. No tilt, no losing bankrolls, no "poker sites is rigged". Just a beat.

And now Im going into even deep depths of a bad beat. Someone said here he lost quads K vs Royal Flush. You are on the river and you know that the only thing that beat your quads is royal flush. The odds to lose are like one in a million. So you push all your chips in the middle and wait to get paid. Now consider this. What exactly tell you that this is not this one in a million time? Nothing.

Ps Thats my way of dealing with bad beats, going full zen so I dont lose my mind and my bankroll in the process..

A bad beat by definition is difficult to avoid since it means that a player with a weaker hand continues calling your raises and ends up sucking out on you. If you know you have the best hand the whole way and you play it aggressively, and you still end up losing, most of the time there's not much you can do. Try not to over value one pair hands if you think your opponent might have a chance of hitting his draw by the river. Pay close attention to the board. Are there possible draws? If he keeps calling, play more pot control, or maybe just fold and wait for a better spot. Sometimes you just need to fold those aces. Sad but true.

Just know if your taking bad beats it part of the variance and it really says that your playing good poker. In reality if your using proper bankroll management you shouldn't have much of a problem with bad beats considering the rarity of them occurring. If your talking about just getting outdrawn by lesser hands that have say 4 outs or fewer there's pot control if your getting to many calls and jamming if your finding that your allowing player to see turns and rivers to cheap. Or just keep playing the same and fight through it. There's podcast that help you deal with tilt and variance

You can't really avoid them. So just deal with it

Only if you do not play poker,they Will always exist,you wanting or not.

No way to avoid them totally, but being aggressive can help in avoiding some. Also not putting ourself in tough spots can help.

I think it's not possible to deal with them.
The reason why they make you get angry is clear. The hand which has better chances to win loses instead. It's always not the best feeling.

Take a break, take a break, take a break, take a break! The only real way I see of avoiding bad beats. If you feel one coming on, take a break. You won't be losing anything, you'll be winning.

Originally Posted by vapandrei

Take a break, take a break, take a break, take a break! The only real way I see of avoiding bad beats. If you feel one coming on, take a break. You won't be losing anything, you'll be winning.

Thank you friend! I'll listen to your advice!

You cannot avoid a bad beat, else it wouldn't be a bad beat

Just like Joe said , it's hard to avoid since you're not very aggressive , you need to push the pressure on them to avoid such a situation .

The only way to avoid them is to play
Chess instead if Poker...

Bad beats just happen... and we never
complain about them when we are the
ones on the winning end...

Actually getting bad beats is good
It means you made a correct play!