Pitonealal
Rock Star
Platinum Level
Hey guys,
I wanted to share something that’s been bugging me for a while. Have you ever sat at the table and felt like that one guy just always runs good? He hits his sets, his flushes come in, his bluffs get through… Meanwhile, you sit there folding trash and when you finally get a big hand, it gets cracked. It honestly makes me think: why does he get all the luck while I don’t?
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The Feeling of “Unfair Luck” 😤
When you’re on the wrong side of variance, it’s super easy to believe the deck has something against you. Every time you shove with the better hand and lose, it feels personal. Meanwhile, the aggressive maniac at the table keeps winning coin flips and stacking chips. It’s frustrating, and I’ve caught myself thinking: “Maybe poker just isn’t for me. Maybe I’ll never run good.”
But the truth is… variance doesn’t care who you are. We only notice the bad luck more because it hurts. When we lose with AA, we remember it for days. When we win a small pot, it barely registers. Our brains are just wired that way.
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The Reality 🎯
Poker is a game of probabilities, not guarantees. If someone wins a few flips in a row, it looks like they’re “always lucky.” But zoom out to 1,000 or 10,000 hands, and the numbers even out. That’s why pros keep saying: focus on decisions, not results.
👉 If you keep making +EV plays, the math is on your side.
👉 If your opponent plays poorly, variance might carry them for a while, but long term they’ll pay for it.
👉 If you let “bad luck” tilt you, that’s when you really lose.
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My Own Lesson 📖
I used to tilt hard whenever I thought someone was “running better than me.” But then I realized—it’s not about them. Their luck doesn’t change my game. My job is to play my strategy, stick to the math, and accept that short-term results can be brutal.
Now, when I feel like I’m the “unlucky one,” I remind myself: luck isn’t personal. Today might be tough, but tomorrow the deck can flip in my favor.
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Question for You ❓
Do you guys ever feel this way—that others are always luckier? How do you deal with that frustration? Do you just accept variance, or do you have tricks to keep calm when it feels unfair?
Would love to hear your thoughts 🙌
I wanted to share something that’s been bugging me for a while. Have you ever sat at the table and felt like that one guy just always runs good? He hits his sets, his flushes come in, his bluffs get through… Meanwhile, you sit there folding trash and when you finally get a big hand, it gets cracked. It honestly makes me think: why does he get all the luck while I don’t?
---
The Feeling of “Unfair Luck” 😤
When you’re on the wrong side of variance, it’s super easy to believe the deck has something against you. Every time you shove with the better hand and lose, it feels personal. Meanwhile, the aggressive maniac at the table keeps winning coin flips and stacking chips. It’s frustrating, and I’ve caught myself thinking: “Maybe poker just isn’t for me. Maybe I’ll never run good.”
But the truth is… variance doesn’t care who you are. We only notice the bad luck more because it hurts. When we lose with AA, we remember it for days. When we win a small pot, it barely registers. Our brains are just wired that way.
---
The Reality 🎯
Poker is a game of probabilities, not guarantees. If someone wins a few flips in a row, it looks like they’re “always lucky.” But zoom out to 1,000 or 10,000 hands, and the numbers even out. That’s why pros keep saying: focus on decisions, not results.
👉 If you keep making +EV plays, the math is on your side.
👉 If your opponent plays poorly, variance might carry them for a while, but long term they’ll pay for it.
👉 If you let “bad luck” tilt you, that’s when you really lose.
---
My Own Lesson 📖
I used to tilt hard whenever I thought someone was “running better than me.” But then I realized—it’s not about them. Their luck doesn’t change my game. My job is to play my strategy, stick to the math, and accept that short-term results can be brutal.
Now, when I feel like I’m the “unlucky one,” I remind myself: luck isn’t personal. Today might be tough, but tomorrow the deck can flip in my favor.
---
Question for You ❓
Do you guys ever feel this way—that others are always luckier? How do you deal with that frustration? Do you just accept variance, or do you have tricks to keep calm when it feels unfair?
Would love to hear your thoughts 🙌
