Bad Beats Can Snowball Into Something Bigger

Poker Bad Beats

Because of the nature of this defeat, you can be affected by any subsequent actions. For example, you are still thinking about what happened as you proceed in a game. You are not paying attention to the things you should be paying attention to. In the game of poker, it can carry an extra measure of aggravation as your opponent is celebrating.

Such things affect a swing in your financial fortunes. Obviously, as there is a big stretch between what you would have won and what you wound up losing. Nowhere is this swing as pronounced as it is in poker.

Stories of bad beats are often heard in the realm of sports betting. An event where one is betting on something that is completely out of his or her control.

But bad beats can happen in other gambling experiences as well.

Bad Beats at Blackjack Table

At the blackjack table, how many times have you had a two-card twenty with a big bet out, only to be defeated by a dealer who makes a 21 out of five or six cards? That can be excruciating.  And it is not uncommon for a player to try and over-compensate for that loss with a big bet on the next hand, which can serve to exacerbate the situation.

These things can be difficult to overcome, for sure. But this is where your mental toughness comes into play, and there is little doubt that your mental makeup, when all is said and done, is going to be a major determinant between winning and losing in the world of gambling.

If you have to stop yourself and take a break, do it. But do not let a bad beat ruin what happens afterward. That’s a quick path to ruin.