...Just finished Poker - the Real Deal by Phil Gordon
One of the key things to come out of the book was how to deal with bad beats. The advice was that if you were suffering with bad beats it is because you are making the correct decisions and playing the correct way - your opponent was a lucky bastard, but over time if he keeps making the wrong decisions, he will lose, and if you keep making the right decisions you will win.
So I sat down this morning and in the first 4 SNGs - in fact in the first 4 all-in situations I had my opponents dominated and they hit:
a 2 outer i.e QQ v JJ, J on river
a 2 outer
a 2 outer
a 3 outer 1.e. AK v AQ, Q on river
Well not to worry - right decision, wrong outcome.
Of the next 10 all in situations.....
I was dominated in 4 and dominated in 5
Me
a 3 outer - miss
a 3 outer - miss
a 3 outer - miss
a 3 outer - miss
and missed a 13 outer
Them
a 3 outer - hit
a 3 outer - hit
a 4 outer - hit - AJ v QT fl QT, turn K, Villain goes all-in, Q on the river
a 2 outer - hit
a 4 outer - hit - KK fl AK v JT, Q on river
I understand the logic but it still does get incredibly frustrating
Cheers,
Jass
One of the key things to come out of the book was how to deal with bad beats. The advice was that if you were suffering with bad beats it is because you are making the correct decisions and playing the correct way - your opponent was a lucky bastard, but over time if he keeps making the wrong decisions, he will lose, and if you keep making the right decisions you will win.
So I sat down this morning and in the first 4 SNGs - in fact in the first 4 all-in situations I had my opponents dominated and they hit:
a 2 outer i.e QQ v JJ, J on river
a 2 outer
a 2 outer
a 3 outer 1.e. AK v AQ, Q on river
Well not to worry - right decision, wrong outcome.
Of the next 10 all in situations.....
I was dominated in 4 and dominated in 5
Me
a 3 outer - miss
a 3 outer - miss
a 3 outer - miss
a 3 outer - miss
and missed a 13 outer
Them
a 3 outer - hit
a 3 outer - hit
a 4 outer - hit - AJ v QT fl QT, turn K, Villain goes all-in, Q on the river
a 2 outer - hit
a 4 outer - hit - KK fl AK v JT, Q on river
I understand the logic but it still does get incredibly frustrating
Cheers,
Jass
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