By jackbobby on February 1st, 2009 (more posts by author)

This is not a post about bad beats. It really isn't. I know it happens to everyone, but what I don't understand is how the better players deal with it. My online poker experience pretty much always goes like this. I play for a while really seriously and then go through a few weeks of bad beats. I get so down I stop playing for a while and then forget about it and try again. Then the same thing happens again and again.

This past weekend I have been on the wrong side of 95% of the bad beats. Just last night I was in about 10 games. Twice in sit and goes I was heads up with from 2 to 4 times chip leads. Between the two of them I got my money in 6 times for wins and each time I was a favorite. A few times a big favorite. 100% of the time I lost.

I was then in three big multi's and each time was in the top 20 in chips. One time my AA lost to 99 at a crucial time. The next time my AQ lost to A7. And the last time I was behind all-in with A9s vs. AT. Flopped an A and a flush draw so I look good. He goes runner, runner straight to knock me out a few tables from the money.

I assume all of the online pros go through this. I just don't know how you guys get through it. Any advice?