Very often when you’re playing poker, especially in lower tables & tournaments, you get a truly bad beat thanks to people I like to call “poker morons”. The guy calls two bets with A,6 and ends up with 6666, full house or anything similar. I won’t even talk about people who go all-in with 7,2 without being a short-stack. In these situations we would all really like to send them to places which I cannot say out loud. But the question is, should you really do it and be upset?
And the simple answer is – NO! Firstly, it will just make you more tense and won’t help you. Yet, people curse these guys in poker rooms all the time. I know, I’ve been upset myself more than once or twice or even twenty times.
But that’s not good behaviour. You should ALWAYS remain calm as these are the guys that will actually earn you money long term. Guys who like the saying that “Every hand can win”. Instead of cursing them, be pleasant, courteous and compliment there good play! They will be happy and they will continue to play the same bad game they are used to. If YOU play only right cards then in no time you will be ahead of them, there’s no doubt about it.
Just keep up the good play! |