Expected Number of Bad Beats?

[willy84]

Your question requires much more information than you can possibly provide. How much action is there before the flop? This can turn an inside straight draw into a clear call, and instead of a bad beat it's just tough luck for you. What do you consider to be a bad beat? Were your losses pocket pairs that hit sets, or were they pairs with overcards that hit again? How good of a player are you and how often do you get your money in with the best hand? The only clear answer to your question is that you are going to get bad beats ALL THE TIME no matter who you are. Take solice in the fact that the more it happens the more you're on the right side of the odds.

[slohar]

I have played about 22,000 hands per month for the past 2 years. I am well aware that bad beats are part of the game. Sometimes it feels like you suffer more than your fair share (sometimes not). I'm just curious as to what others think is the "normal" rate of bad beats. Chose your own way to measure it.

I thought that suffering a bad beat 25% of the times that I lead out or raised the flop was on the high side. What do your think? Even if a guy is justified in going for his gut shot straight, I still think it is a bad beat. At least it feels like one.