hes playing 6max, so maybe thats why his vp is so high. only thing i know about shorthanded play is playing at the final table of a tourney, and trust me, i dont do that enough.

yeah bad beats are life. if players didnt make those horrible plays and catch, then they wouldnt make the horrible plays and not catch....if that makes any sense. they need incentive to play poorly. give them $50 now so that you can win $500 later. thats how i think of it at least. just dont go on tilt and never keep a 'im above this shit' mindset, nothing productive comes of it.

also, dont focus on outcomes that have already happened. i mean you knew what you did was right, dont stress it. most important thing is to never give up in times like this. just the other day i was playing in a casino and bad beat after bad beat came up. lost AA to AK etc. i started with $100 in chips, took it to 350 and was later down to 30. i just persevered and ended at 335. moral of that somewhat off-topic story, dont let bad beats phase you. you should actually want them to happen.