However, suffering a bad beat means that the losing player was "getting the money in good" and in most instances would win by playing the same hand the same way.
Thus, the more stoic poker players accept bad beats as an unpleasant but necessary drawback to a tactic that works the vast majority of the time.
Also, online players may play multiple cash game tables and/or tournaments at the same time, also increasing the frequency of hands dealt.
Also, tells are rendered moot, so players are incapable of reading clues such as body language in aid of deriving the strength of an opponent's hand.
Specific rules, collections, payout percentages, and amounts vary greatly from one casino or cardroom to the next, and are sometimes changed.