Understanding that in the game of life, you’ve basically been dealt a premium pair can go some way to reducing the magnitude of your feelings about any given bad beat.īefore you play poker, think of the worst situation that could happen. Given that 50% of the world’s population lives on less than $7 a day, you’re already in an immensely privileged position. The chances are pretty high that you’re reading this on a $400 smartphone, laptop, or tablet. If you’ve lost a hand of cards, you’re already lucky. While all the following tips and hints apply and can help, it’s important to remember your place in the world. Dealing with a ‘bad beat’ can be difficult, but with our helpful hints below, you’ll be in the best possible place to get over that slice of bad luck and play your A-Game in the next hand: Luck is an unfeeling acquaintance we cannot escape and must be treated as such. Luck doesn’t care about how hard you’ve been working on your game, whether you’re having a good day or a bad one, or whether you’ve lost your last ten coin flips. Improving our luck, however, is impossible. If there’s a poker play we haven’t learned, then up-skilling to a better strategy can feel great.