Full Tilt and PokerStars Bad Beats
Posted by Curtom | June 26, 2009 | Posted in: Articles, News, Strategy | Comments (8)Lately, there has been a bit of a battle cry regarding bad beats on PokerStars and Full Tilt. Player after player seems to want to complain about getting bad beat as if it never happens. That still amazes me to this day that online players have not grasped the concept of what a Bad Beat really is. A good player gets his chips in with the best hand. Bad players do not get their chips in with the best hand.
It seems clear that you cannot be Bad Beat unless you are a reasonably good poker player. In other words, bad players do not get Bad Beat because they never get their chips in with the best hand.This brings me to my next point. How is online poker site somehow responsible for the Bad Beats? How come players never blame PokerStars or Full Tilt when they hit their card on the river? How come they never call the site “rigged” then? The bottom line is that the sites are only bad when your hand doesn’t hold up. Right?
Wrong!
Understanding the concept of variance can go a long way in understanding Bad Beats and also “running good”. The fact of the matter is that variance can and will swing both ways and in some cases for extended periods of time for anyone that plays poker. So when things are not going your way and it seems like you are losing to one outers at every turn remember that the pendulum swings both ways. It’s only a matter of time before things turn around again. The real question is are you disciplined enough to recognize when to slow down until it does? If you are then your bankroll with thank you for it. If not, the deposit button is to your right.
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I am always amused when someone is outraged that their pocket aces are cracked by someone’s pocket twos or 87 suited when they go all in pre-flop. Just because a hand has a high percentage of success does not mean it is going to win all of the time. And you are right, players need to look at themselves. We all think that we are better players than our opponents or that the rules of variance does not apply to ourselves. Great post.
I agree Steve. Thanks for the comment.
Nice blog. Will continue reading.
Agree with you Steve.
Thanks for reading Do or Die Poker Petter. Welcome!
dont put all your chips in the middle until the river
Thanks for commenting CB. Sage advise indeed if you can wait that long. Online it’s a little more difficult because of the aggressiveness but live you are right on the money.
Word of advice for pokerstars players, if you start loosing impossible hands in pokerstars in the same day repeatedly (after winning a considerable amount), just stop playing right there, cashout, and don’t play for a month or so, because it WILL get worse till you loose everything.
Word of confirmed experience number 5
Thanks for commenting Bruno. I’m not sure what you mean by losing “impossible” hands but bad beats certainly do happen from time to time. Sometimes a little too often but it is always the math catching up to itself. Stay thirsty my friend!