Dealing with bad beats is a big part of poker, and especially tournament poker, when one bad run-out can skittle your chance of running deep or winning big money. So how do you combat that feeling and retain focus when your emotions are knocked out of kilter? We look at the ways you can make the best of a bad beat situation!<\/p>\n
The first thing you should do if you\u2019re getting bad beat a lot is give yourself some credit. It means that you\u2019re playing it right and getting your chips into the middle when you\u2019re ahead more often than not. Bad beats are the spiky side of variance, which hits us all from time to time, but if your range-finding is on point, it simply can\u2019t last forever. Make sure that you don\u2019t get frustrated and allow your ability to get your money in when ahead slip.<\/p>\n
Bad beats are always going to sting. They probably have since the first game of poker made a Mississippi riverboat feel like a rollercoaster. But where our poker ancestors have risked it all and gone broke on a bad beat, you no longer have the excuse of mistakes not being made in the game. Practicing good bankroll management<\/a> (BRM) will guarantee to lessen the sting from your \u2018Big Slick\u2019 (A-K) being cracked by the \u2018Johnny Moss\u2019 (A-T).<\/p>\n You\u2019ve flopped top set in the second level of a tournament and called off your chip with the nuts, all-in against a flush draw. You\u2019d be incredibly unlucky to lose from here, right? Wrong. All-in with a set against a flush draw in this situation, you\u2019re less than a 75% chance to win the hand. That means that more than one time in four, you should be losing! Comprehending the true odds of any bad beat help you to amend your play and making notes on those players who are always willing to take a 1-in-4 shot is the smartest play. After all, over time, you\u2019re going to beat that player!Bad Beats: Amend Your Expectations<\/h2>\n
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