How do you stay positive when?

I don't get to play live much anymore after adjusting to life with twins. I wish I did and I know some day, some time, I will be able to make a weekly game. My wife is/was excellent about it, but with twins as infants? When you're actually witness to it, you realize that it's not fair to leave the other person alone for any extended period of time. What does this have to do with poker? Well unfortunately heading out to north Tampa for a poker game has been replaced with online poker.

I play on Full Tilt and I have to say that I really do see more frequent bad beats than I ever did live. I have no real measurements. I know that I see a TON more hands online than live. However, the sheer amount isn't even enough to qualify it. It's the severity level that makes them unique. I'm talking from runner runner two outers to the infamous 3 outer on the turn and sometimes the 6 outer on the river. They beat your set, knock your pocket pair down to nothing and leave you broke and penniless along the way.

Of course, we all know that we WANT these morons calling us, but at the same time, miracle cards come so frequently that it's staggering and surprising.

Sure, it's not rigged against ME, per se - but I am a believer in the theory that there are simply more action hands dealt from the deck. They are still random hands being shuffled randomly - you just need to watch your step even more than you ever might have to in a live poker room.

Good luck at the tables ... join us on Wednesdays for our AJOPC (Angry Jacks Online Poker Challenge) on Full Tilt.