Is that always true, though?
In our video of the week business mogul Jason Calacanis hits one of those rare sets on the flop but then somehow finds a way to fold it.
This hand comes from The Big Game, the PokerStars show that ran pretty successfully on TV a couple of years ago.
The idea was to pair up top pros with complete amateurs to generate some David vs Goliath situations.
That concept worked very well. The episodes are still being watched on a regular basis and several of the biggest players in the world showed up.