Perspective
Beats, suckouts, and lucky draws are all a part of the game of poker online -there’s a reason that some think that poker online is all about luck. With all of the things that you can’t control in the game, it can be hard to disagree, but in the long run, the players who do the best with the parts of the game that can be controlled are the ones who win the most. I used to freak out when I made a decent play and was burned by the turn or the river-I’m sure that I’ve folded winning hands for fear of being outdrawn, but I’ve learned that eventually the money will find its way to the good casino online players, while occasional bad beats keep the game interesting for beginners. If newbies and just plain bad players didn’t win once in a while, good poker players would have a much harder time making any money. So now, I just make it a point to get as much money in the pot when I have the best hand, and if I get outdrawn, I know that the player who beats me will be paying me back some good money eventually.