Handling Bad Beats

Shakeylake

So last night I found myself showing my true beginner tendancies again...

I've got As3s, 3bet PF and get myself 1 caller.

Flop comes Ts7s8s, I check, villain bets around 3/4 pot and I call.
Turn is Jd, I'm putting him on a straight now, so bet around 1/2 pot and he raises to a pot sized bet, which I call.
River comes 6s. I'm wary of the straight flush, but obviously it's a pretty slim chance. I check, he bets 1/2 pot and I shove behind.

He calls and shows... obviously, 9s8d.

Needless to say I'm pretty annoyed, as I feel like I've played the hand pretty well.

The next few hands I get reckless and lose a large amount of my stack on the other tables I'm playing too.

So my question is, how is the best way to handle bad beats. Do you just step away from the table?

Thanks!

VespaPX

Have a read of this:

https://www.skypoker.com/secure/poker/sky_lobby?action=show_static&page=poker_community_blog&plckBlogId=Blog:984622ff-5ae6-4357-a087-da942593ca53&plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&userId=984622ff-5ae6-4357-a087-da942593ca53&plckPostId=Blog%3a984622ff-5ae6-4357-a087-da942593ca53Post%3afd9bb095-4f6c-4616-a8e2-3c8c71fb5d00&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

Chris_Mc

If he has a chance of the 9s and your weary of it, just call the bet, dont shove over the top. There's 4 spades on the board, unlikley hed be doing this just with a straight.  U werent putting him on a flush draw so i wouldnt be shoving over the top here. 

Ul though u walked right into the nuts, dont risk your whole stack when u where puting him on a straight draw, then when it connects like it did  u shove over the top. 

U should post it up though. Stack sizes and position come into play, what where the blinds etc... was your opo a loose player or tight.  

Chris_Mc

On the beats, it can be hard, go back could u have played it better, the clinic is great for helping and i post my problems....lots of problems regulary. I walk away for 5 mins... Have a healthy cigarette then come back. Chin up as long as u find u start doing things correctly then the long term you should win. We will always always always have bad beats.

Deep breath.

Shakeylake

Thanks Vespa, that article was great. Do you know if Part 2/3 have been posted?

Yeah, as I was typing my original post, I kinda realised that if I was putting him on a straight, there's a 1/4 chance he has a spade there too.

Thanks for the help Chris. I'm not a smoker, but I am sure I can find something which I can go to occupy me whilst I calm down!

Tikay10

In Response to Re: Handling Bad Beats:

Thanks Vespa, that article was great. Do you know if Part 2/3 have been posted? Yeah, as I was typing my original post, I kinda realised that if I was putting him on a straight, there's a 1/4 chance he has a spade there too. Thanks for the help Chris. I'm not a smoker, but I am sure I can find something which I can go to occupy me whilst I calm down!
Posted by Shakeylake

Ooh, glad you reminded me.

No, it was not (my fault, sorry), I'll Post it later today, or first thing tomorrow.

Lambert180

Chris we can't flat rivers on non-paired boards with the nut flush for fear they have the perfect card for a straight flush, not without some sick reads anyway.

Hard to say without stacks but sounds like hand was wp and just ul. A lot of dealing with beats just comes with experience imo and actively trying to focus on not tilting when things are going bad, it's just another skill you need to practice.

Chris_Mc

I understand what your saying, 

But he put his opo on the straight so he has him holding a 9. I know theres 4 but is he betting the river on a 4 spade board, with just the straight. 

I know we have the nut flush but on a board like this would it be wrong too play it safe and save some of our stack? 

Lambert180

What if he has K9 with Ks, Q9 with Qs  ?

Chris_Mc

Good point well presented.  

Tikay10

In Response to Re: Handling Bad Beats:

Thanks Vespa, that article was great. Do you know if Part 2/3 have been posted? Yeah, as I was typing my original post, I kinda realised that if I was putting him on a straight, there's a 1/4 chance he has a spade there too. Thanks for the help Chris. I'm not a smoker, but I am sure I can find something which I can go to occupy me whilst I calm down!
Posted by Shakeylake

I have now Posted the 2nd Barry Carter piece on "Tilt", here.....



http://bit.ly/1w8w0E2

jillyd

very convient that after being knocked out by a bad beat sky normally close the table very rapidly obviously don't want see adverse comments the censorship on here is unbelieveable they need to grow a pair of balls

Chris_Mc

In Response to Re: Handling Bad Beats:

very convient that after being knocked out by a bad beat sky normally close the table very rapidly obviously don't want see adverse comments the censorship on here is unbelieveable they need to grow a pair of balls
Posted by jillyd

what u on about? 

LARSON7

Handling bad beats = no dramas.

Sure it's frustrating but once it's happened, that it done. Finished.

I was playing a tournie yesterday 200 plus runners, 11 left, I lost QQ />JJ (Jack on the turn) for the tournament chip lead.

All you can ever do in poker, or as far as possible, is make the right decisions to the best of your ability.

Sometime's we'll be sucked out on, all we can worry about is the things we can control.