[doh742]

another thought about something in the replies:

a common response to anyone who talks about bad beats is to move up a level or two, because, in a mythical level or two higher, there are less donkeys and fish. nothing could be more wrong. there are donkeys and fish at all levels, that i have seen. granted, i haven't played at 50 100 blind tables yet, but at 1 2, 2 4 3 6 5 10, 10 20 and 20 40, i have seen the same amount of donkeys and fish, they just have more or less money to donk away. this is terrible advice. people complaining about bad beats are obviously losing money that is significant to them, too significant, the last thing they need to do to improve there game, is play for more money. that advice has to be coming from people who are just hoping to get bad, scared poker players to play for more money, and if enough do, they will reap the profits in the long run. and if that is what is happening, that person has to seriously evaluate there morals, because this is supposed to be a board of poker players, to help each other out. at the table, all enemies, here, you shouldn't be giving someone knowingly false advice.

and trust me, i was in this guys spot, i won a lot of money, cashed out, had to play on a short bankroll, took a lot of bad beats, and even posted here when pissed looking for help...it took a couple days of thinking to realize why i was losing, and now i know that my days of playing any meaningful poker are over for at least a couple months.