Re: The Way it Really Is
The psychology of the beats, etc gets kind of wacky sometimes.
Perhaps try thinking of yourself as a casino.
In the short-run some customer is going to run hot on blackjack even though they are playing at a 1% disadvantage.
Maybe they are even playing at a much higher disadvantage with really awful strategy like always doubling on hard-12 or something yet they are still making a killing.
No biggie.
"Pay him. Pay that man his money."
Over time you know you have the advantage and will be a winner even if some of the customers get some wins along the way.
The key though is to not assume that what you THINK is winning poker really is or that you are pretty much playing 'correct' poker just because you have a hard time seeing any other way to have played a given hand.
I would bet that almost every single player on this forum makes far more mistakes than they realize.
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