Bad Beat

general

Losing a hand where you were a heavy statistical favorite.

Classic bad beat: AA all-in vs 22 on a dry flop, opponent rivers a set. It happens roughly 11% of the time — bad beats aren’t bad luck, they’re standard variance. The variance simulator visualises just how often.

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See also

Action
Your turn to act, or the overall betting activity in a hand.
Board
The community cards dealt face-up in the middle of the table.
Cooler
A hand where two players have very strong holdings — unavoidable losses happen.
Fish
A weak, losing player.