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[closetwin]

I've studied greatness, and greatness doesn't put up a fuss.Basically, I sit, and I watch the cards, and if I lose, that's that. I've put beats on others. Everytime I've been all-in and behind, I've begged the gods for a bad beat. Sometimes it came. I don't fuss about it either way, that's childish.I remember an old RGP sig went something like:"I stood on the Dublin docks, and my future was uncertain in a place where fortunes were won and lost on the dealing of a hand."That's the essence of poker. Uncertain.CT

[vgsgeek]

I have a buddy who is a decent poker player and we were having a conversation of getting drawn out on with amazingly lucky river cards. He was saying that he gets drawn out on WAY more than he ever draws out on other players. I tried to explain that as a good poker player, you should be getting your money in with the best of it more often than not, so, the amount of times you need to draw out is far less than the other player.

[PT0077]

I was a spaz like this at times as well. (Really only when I get knocked out of the tournament) I get my money in as a 70-80% favorite in my home game and I would throw chips when I lost. Well, it has gotten better with the more hands I play. Especially after two weeks ago when I had the variance bug hit big time and my Aces get cracked by AJ on a K83 flop. When that beat happened, I went through about 7 sngs where I got it in more than 70% favorite and lost them all in the same night. After that week, I took a couple of days off and realized that it happens. I looked at all the hands I was playing and realized, "I'm playing well, but luck is part of the game." On Saturday, I had another home game and the girl in first position limps with AK, I push with Aces and she called. When the Q hit the river to complete the straight, I just said good hand. (A couple of friends looked at me like they didn't know who I was). You learn to take them in stride. It just takes a while.

[Steppin Razor]

fatmanonguitar said:

Is that a Peter Tosh reference? If so, I love that tune.

Yes. It's my favorite Tosh song. Although it was actually written by a guy named Joe Higgs, who was an established reggae artist when the Wailers were getting started.

[Socrates]

What's a bad beat?After some years of playing and actually becoming a good player, you'll learn that you're really only losing the hand just like you do others. I'm indifferent to what kind of beat it is now, especially since there is no such thing as a "good beat" is there?

[kapsig08]

I usually just remind myself that I am better than the SOB that screwed me on the pot, then think about giving my girlfriend a rusty trombone

[akoff]

I don't think you can get real upset about that. Phil didn't play them soft and PT 10 is huge hand with small table. I don't think you can fault either player for the way the hand was played.A beat beat is runner, runner to an under two pr after a pot sized bet....not that i'm angery about it anything.....I don't remember what i said, something about killing his dog......

[offix]

I've seen guys so upset at what they considered a bad beat that they literally tore up their hole cards - and promptly got banned from the casino!It's counter productive to get upset. Getting upset doesn't make the outcome any different, and it makes only YOU upset. The other players love it, because you're on tilt and they will profit. Just give it up! Walk away for 5 minutes if it's in a live game.Come back when you're cooled off.

[r18]

The better you are, the less you complain.Cracks me up how you'll get guys cursing you out for 5 minutes if you put a bad beat on them in a 10 dollar tournament. But when you step up in levels, no one ever complains. Either they know it's part of poker. Or if you're truly a fish, they don't want you thinking about improving your game. Either way, they keep their mouths shut. I think this quote from Howard Lederer sums it up well:"One of the things I focus on when someone shows me a ridiculous hand is, 'Okay, that's why I'm here.'"

[JoeWalsh]

I never complain but if the person who sucked out on me (sounds rude!) acts like they knew what was going on, I will point out how I had them dominated and that 4 card runner runner flush with a pair of 2s was really a spot of luck.If I get a lucky card, either from a bad call (not ashamed to admit I make them) or by getting caught bluffing I always apologise and appear sympathetic to the opponents situation then move on to the next hand. I get annoyed when I see these punks on tv jumping and screaming around when they escape a bad situation and knock someone out, its so unsporting and without class.

[DB10-2]

last night i had two pocket pairs cracked: aces (somewhat surprising) and jacks (not nearly as surprising). however in both circumstances i'd raised enough preflop that the hands that wound up beating me should never have stuck around.what can you do? the odds favor good hands over bad hands at some set percentage that is never 100. sometimes you're gonna lose on draws to players who were in way over their heads. over time, if you play correctly, you should still be profitable with these hands. but never 100% of the time.just play the next hand and think about all the times you've made a killing with that high pocket pair. it's only memorable and annoying when you get outdrawn.

[Ron_Mexico]

When I get a bad beat, I use a better quality lotion. Lubriderm, maybe something from Bath & Body Works.Take the beat like an adult, realize it is gambling, shut up and keep making good decisions. Do berate a player, that makes you the a-hole, not them for being a "bad player" EVERYONE SUCKS OUT once in a while.