If you are getting a ton of good beats it probably means you are not a very good player because the only way you can get a good beat is if you have your money in the pot bad.
If you consistently get your money in bad you are not a good player.
If you are getting a ton of good beats it probably means you are not a very good player because the only way you can get a good beat is if you have your money in the pot bad.
If you consistently get your money in bad you are not a good player.
This is not true. Good players get their money in good more often than bad, but it's still in bad quite a bit.
This. It is more tied to aggression than anything. Sometimes you get picked off making a bold move at a pot, and some of those times you get lucky.
I'll just put it this way. If you always have the best hand when you're putting chips into the pot, you're playing too tight and missing out on lots of opportunities for value.
Example, I might have QJs and due to the way the hand was played I am almost certain the guy holds a medium pocket pair on the turn of a 3 3 4 A board. So if I jam the turn, repping an ace and trying to get him to fold out 55-99, I'd say that is a good strong play. Now if the guy picks you off and calls, your money is now in bad, but it's not cause you're a bad player. If you spike a Q on the river...it's goes on the list. :toast:
I never said otherwise but good players have less good beats then bad players.
So my point was if you are writing in a notebook every time you get a good beat and every time you get a bad beat.
Over a million hands you will have more bad beats then good beats if you are a good player.
That is not debatable.
And let me define a bad beat.
A bad beat is not having 1010 allin pre flop and getting beat by AK even though you are a slight favorite.
Coin flips don't count even for the person who has the slight edge.
Yes I know you have to take your chances sometimes especially if you are player thats in it to win it.
Last night was a great example.
I had 14K chips in the Bovada 35K
It was about 5 mins before the 2nd break.
The chip leader of the tourney had 34K chips.
I was in 57th place out of 277 with 654 entrants.
I had J10H and called a raise of 900 which was 3x from the CL at the table who had 17k in chips.
Flop was 8H 9D 5H.
I had inside outside straight and FD.
I knew this guy either had a set or an over PP.
I was 100% positive of this.
He lead after the flop and shoved his entire stack at me.
This was a guy who knew he had a better hand then me but also knew his hand could detererate very quickly.
So I was 100% sure that if I called he would be ahead.
But at the same time I had a great draw.
Sometimes you have to go against the odds if the payoff is worth it.
If I call and win I'm 4th in chips with a dominate stack right before the bubble.
If I call and lose I'm out of the money and out of the tourney.
I made the call. I lost to his set of 99's and moved on.
I have won and lost this hand many times.
It has cost me some cashes but I have made many final tables playing hands like that.
The pot odds was very close.
I was 47% when I made the call but that was a chance I was willing to take for the reward if I would have won.
It cost me at least $117 for cashing but if I would have won the hand I would have been a contender for over 7K.
I refuse to play anything over $5 until this ridiculous run of bad variance runs its course.
Built up a chip stack then lost AK to AQ all in preflop, bought back in, first hand I get JJ and shove pre (turbo and I only had 8bb to start) and get called by QT and he turns a queen.
Been like that for several days.
Will let it run its course at these limits...sigh
Built up a chip stack then lost AK to AQ all in preflop, bought back in, first hand I get JJ and shove pre (turbo and I only had 8bb to start) and get called by QT and he turns a queen.
Been like that for several days.
Will let it run its course at these limits...sigh
