Friday, July 14, 2006

Playing poker can be very brutal

I read a lot of posts where people are constantly trying to figure out how to avoid bad beats, which is kind of funny. In order to suffer a bad beat you have to have the best hand and have somebody make a bad play, which is the essence of poker. You want people making dumb plays.

I try and not get upset at the bad beats, but it is hard because we are human and it is tough to control our disappointment. I have wanted to punch holes in walls or kick my footstool across the room many, many times, but I don't because it is poker.
I just try and count to whatever and take a breath. I also try and avoid letting the person that just sucked out on me know what I think of him, but it is hard for sure. lol


Good hand gone bad

this is an example of what I am talking about. I hope that this link works. You might have to sign up for a free membership, but it is pretty harmless.

This hand would have put me in great position as chip leader in a WSOP qualifier. It was devastatingly disappointing losing this hand. I made a perfect read on this guy and I am a huge favorite and bam, thanks for playing. lol.

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