Oct 28 2008
Bad Beat Poker
Is there a game called “Bad Beat Poker”? NO, but it sure seems like it some nights. A bad beat is when a player draws out on a percentage hand. Some players think that if they have pocket Aces, anything that beats them is a bad beat. Many things have changed in Hold-em with tournaments and universal structure and many rulings that are a little different from the original game. One thing is the same BAD BEATS! You are going to get them if you play cards. Certain players that seem to beat you all the time, give you reason to sit back and analyze this situation. Is he playing better kickers than you or does he just seem to be hold over you? Simple, stay out of his way unless you are not gambling on the hand at all. Bad beats will surface during the course of your play, you just have to know this. When it does happen just suck it up and go on with the next hand. If you cannot then take a walk and if that doesn’t cool you off, then take a hike. Come back another day, there really is a such thing as running bad. Recognizing this is one thing acting on it is another. Be mature and show a little class, this is how you will be remembered!
