What does it mean?
A bad beat is a loss suffered when your hand was a heavy statistical favourite and the opponent hit an unlikely card. Bad beats are what keep weaker players in the game — mathematically, they are proof your strategy was correct.
Bad Beat — Poker Term Explained
A bad beat is a loss suffered when your hand was a heavy statistical favourite and the opponent hit an unlikely card. Bad beats are what keep weaker players in the game — mathematically, they are proof your strategy was correct.
- English term: Bad Beat
- Losing with a big favourite to a lucky river card.
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