As you say, making the correct decision is key, win or lose. It is sometimes cold comfort though when you lose a good hand, to someone who shouldn't have been in it :)
I know! "Cold comfort," indeed. Learning to ignore results is one of the hardest things to master in poker. I've been playing for many decades, and still get pissed off at times over the apparent injustices of bad beats. Especially at the time it occurs. But usually the next day I can accept and analyze the bad beat for what it was: I played correctly and my opponent just got lucky with a hand they shouldn't have played. Repeat this situation a thousand times and I'm a rich man...
As you say, making the correct decision is key, win or lose. It is sometimes cold comfort though when you lose a good hand, to someone who shouldn't have been in it :)
I know! "Cold comfort," indeed. Learning to ignore results is one of the hardest things to master in poker. I've been playing for many decades, and still get pissed off at times over the apparent injustices of bad beats. Especially at the time it occurs. But usually the next day I can accept and analyze the bad beat for what it was: I played correctly and my opponent just got lucky with a hand they shouldn't have played. Repeat this situation a thousand times and I'm a rich man...