How to get over a bad beat

Anyone out there that is a poker player knows how rough it can be sometimes getting a bad beat, especially when you know the odds. I have learned to deal pretty well with bad beats, but sometimes I just cannot help getting a bit upset. It is really important that you realize how fast things can turn around and that the quicker you get over a bad beat the better.

Be mentally strong, don't lose discipline...Think you just took this horrible beat, but your wife (girlfriend) and/or kids are far more important than this money will ever be (specially if your are using a proper Bankroll management).

The next time you are the victim of a bad beat, try and look at it in the way that you got your opponent to do exactly what you wanted them to do. They made a big mistake, you were way ahead, and they won the pot. That is very likely a positive EV play that you’ve executed perfectly, and even though you did not win it this time, you have actually won.

If you are going to be a successful poker player, things like this cannot affect you. The mentality that “sh** happens” and that you just don’t care about money have to come into play.