The more I play the more I realize that luck is a big part of the game. I've been on an awful run of bad beats both online and in the card room. In every case I was able to get my opponent all-in preflop, while I was in the lead.
A-Q versus A-3
J-J versus 8-8
K-K versus A-Q
Etc.
Lost them all. Sick.
We've all been there for sure.
The only answer to these bad beats is to focus on accumulating enough chips in an event so you can withstand a bad beat.
Sometimes I make the mistake of being passive. And I know that winning poker requires me to take action, to be aggressive and be feared at the table.
My mantra for No-Limit Hold'em Poker Tournaments: Risk is Good.
But sometimes I forget.
In a tournament time works against you, as time eats away at your chips with bigger and bigger blinds and antes. That's one reason why deep stack tournaments have become so popular--so the less aggressive players can survive a bad beat.
Even if you have pocket Aces against pocket Deuces, you are going to lose one out of five times. And what if that one time is when your opponent has you covered with more chips? You are out.
The fact is that you can outplay your opponent on a given hand and still lose.
My conclusion: To win a no-limit hold 'em poker tournament requires that you take action, take risks, and not sit back and wait for premium hands. You need to gamble. You need to accumulate chips.
You need to embrace the risk inherent in the game. You need to get so many chips, that you can handle a bad beat and still win.
Risk is good, because playing safe in tournament poker is a sure way to lose.
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Similar, i playing, playing, loosing, loosing, one hand and my tournament bankroll double up :P
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