Theory on Bad Beats

Beat The Fish · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:36 am Post subject: Theory on Bad Beats

I am just thinking of a column from Mike Caro and a thought on bad beats. It goes something like:

If you're running into a lot of bad beats, it means that you're a good player.

That's true in a sense if you think about it logically. By definition, bad beats happen when you get drawn out on with the best hand. If you're always making the right decisions and you always have the best hand when all the money goes in, that means that you play well. And the coin is naturally going to land on tails 9 times out of 10 when you're playing well, too... right? So, bad beats are a good thing! Rolling Eyes

It was worth a try...

Burtsc · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:12 pm Post subject:

I agree with what you are saying. I will try to remember that next time someone hits a gutshot to beat my set of aces. lol
Bad beats do hurt, you just have to remind yourself, you are in it for the long haul. Keep playing good hands and you will come out ahead.

Burt

Beat The Fish · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:13 am Post subject:

Yup, that's it exactly. It is a compliment on one hand to know that you usually put in your money with the best hand so see if you all can remember that and maybe it can take the sting off of your next bad beat. I think that impatience and frustration are two of the most difficult things to overcome in poker.

Burtsc · Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:04 am Post subject:

I agree with that. I think even good players, if not careful, easily go a little on tilt after a couple bad beats. Start playing cards that they usually wouldnt out of position.

Burt

Beat The Fish · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:08 pm Post subject:

That's definitely a major symptom of tilt. Many amateurs don't realize that even the pros often "steam raise" or just play trash after getting sucked out on or losing a big pot. Most tournaments aired on TV have to edit for time so they only really show the key hands.