Quote Originally Posted by chardrian
The other problem with posting bad beats, is that it really is focusing your attention on the aggravation, frustration, and flat out suckiness that you feel. That mindset is a losing mindset.
Yeah I gotta agree here.. if I've learnt anything about poker, apart from the strategies, it's that there simply are a LOT of frustrations. Being able to ignore these frustrations and stay calm is just as important as having skill at poker. I'd really like to say most of my losses come from bad beats.. but that's not true at all, if I'm honest I got a lucky steal or two myself too.. most noteably this 3-way all-in with my KQ vs AQ and JJ and I got my K and won $20. Honest considerations would say that my bad beats only slightly outweigh the lucky steals.. far more of my losses come from frustration and consequently horrible play/tilting play! (and ofcourse inexperience)
Just understand, that every time you win a 90/10, you dealt the opponent 10% of a bad beat. His pot equity in that $100 pot was $10, and he didn't get it. You only deserved 90 of those dollars, but got all 100.

These little 10%'s add up over time and you have to give it back to them eventually.
Now that's something to remember. Renton you have your game down haha

All in all, I think it also takes enough experience to be able to see things in perspective better. That's why I forsee it'll be easier for me in a month or so, because now at a week and a half of playing online (and two weeks and a half on the game of poker) the ups AND the downs simply hit harder because it's all relatively new..