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EV Calculations Tutorial 1: Introduction

EV Calculations Tutorial 1: Introduction

Sep 21, 2023 |

When dealing with complicated poker decisions, it's often helpful to make expected value (EV) calculations. If the decision is a close one, you might not be able to tell at a glace what the correct play is, so these calculations can help you determine what you should do.
2 Tabling $10 NL 6 Max & Full Ring Analysis by Bigspenda

2 Tabling $10 NL 6 Max & Full Ring Analysis by Bigspenda

Sep 20, 2023 |

Bigspenda73 demonstrates playing on two tables simultaneously, one with 9-handed No Limit and the other with 6-handed, highlighting the differences in playing styles, analyzing specific hands with equity calculations, and showcasing a tight-aggressive gameplay approach
9 Hands From an Aggressive PLO Session

9 Hands From an Aggressive PLO Session

Sep 19, 2023 |

a session of 400PLO, highlighting the author's aggressive playstyle and strategy across various hands, emphasizing the importance of table image and the dynamics it creates with other players
Cbets, HUD Reads and Problem Solving

Cbets, HUD Reads and Problem Solving

Sep 18, 2023 | ,

It's possible to apply classic decision-making processes to poker games. For example, by understanding your c-betting leaks, coming up with a plan to fix them, implementing that plan and observing the results, you can make drastic improvements in your c-betting game.
Omaha Hi/Lo Rules

Omaha Hi/Lo Rules

Sep 18, 2023 |

Omaha Hi/Lo is a form of Omaha poker that, unlike regular Omaha, is usually played in limit rather than pot limit format. You'll be trying to make hands for both high and low in this format. With any luck, you'll scoop both parts of the pot!
Sit-n-Go Strategy Guide Part 1

Sit-n-Go Strategy Guide Part 1

Sep 17, 2023 |

comprehensive strategy guide for Sit-N-Go poker tournaments, emphasizing the importance of understanding the game's structure, adjusting to different stages, and making informed decisions based on stack sizes and opponent tendencies
Does Your Poker Game Suit You?

Does Your Poker Game Suit You?

Sep 17, 2023 |

the importance of selecting a poker game type that aligns with one's personality and preferences, highlighting that success in poker is not just about mastering the game's mechanics but also about finding a format that resonates with the player's mindset, ensuring both enjoyment and profitability
Texas Holdem Expected Value Hand Charts – 8 Players

Texas Holdem Expected Value Hand Charts – 8 Players

Sep 16, 2023 |

While you should choose your ranges based upon game dynamics and your personal playing style, it's sometimes helpful to see the average value of different starting hands. In this chart, we've compiled the EV of different cards across millions of hands in 8-player games.
[FTR Quick Tip 002] Preflop Raise Sizing

[FTR Quick Tip 002] Preflop Raise Sizing

Sep 15, 2023 |

the importance of appropriately sizing your preflop raises in poker, emphasizing situations when one might want to raise larger due to dead money in the pot or exploitable tendencies in opponents, and when to raise smaller, especially when facing short stacks or frequent three-bettors behind
Calling with a Small Pair

Calling with a Small Pair

Sep 15, 2023 |

mathematical analysis of the profitability of calling a pre-flop raise with a small pair, emphasizing the importance of understanding the odds of flopping a set and the potential risks of facing a better set
Low Buy-in SNG Do’s & Dont’s

Low Buy-in SNG Do’s & Dont’s

Sep 15, 2023 | ,

Many people are contemplating getting started in low-stakes SNGs. By following a few tips for what to do at the tables and what to avoid, you'll be well on your way to success. While you'll want to consider each decision separately, these guidelines will serve you well as you get started.
ISF – Revision Of ISF Theorem

ISF – Revision Of ISF Theorem

Sep 15, 2023 |

revisits the original ISF Theorem, emphasizing the importance of understanding the strength of poker hand ranges in relation to opponents' ranges, and highlights the need for players to adapt their strategies based on the dynamic interplay of these ranges
Delayed Continuation Betting

Delayed Continuation Betting

Sep 14, 2023 |

the strategy of deferring the continuation bet by checking the flop and opting to bet on the turn or river, highlighting its effectiveness in situations where the opponent's range is stronger on the flop, and providing examples in both 2-bet and 3-bet pots to illustrate the concept
FTR SNG Strategy: Navigating the bubble Part 1

FTR SNG Strategy: Navigating the bubble Part 1

Sep 13, 2023 |

Bubble play in 18-player and 27-player Sit and Gos is often difficult. Against different opponents, you'll want to play wide or narrow ranges depending on their tendencies. Playing the bubble correctly can have a big impact on your overall results.
Win MTT Poker 13 – Improving Your Game

Win MTT Poker 13 – Improving Your Game

Sep 13, 2023 |

the concept of implied odds in poker, emphasizing the importance of understanding when and how to bluff, the significance of position, and the differences between aggressive players and maniacs
Tilt and Why

Tilt and Why

Sep 13, 2023 |

the psychological aspects of tilt in poker, highlighting how humans inherently link failure with self-worth, and emphasizes the importance of recognizing and managing these emotions in real-time during poker games to prevent irrational decisions and maintain optimal gameplay
Radashack’s MTT Tournament Advice Part 2

Radashack’s MTT Tournament Advice Part 2

Sep 13, 2023 |

the psychological and strategic aspects of multi-table poker tournaments, emphasizing the significance of understanding one's motivation, mastering the art of misdirection, recognizing signs of strength and weakness, overcoming various forms of fear, and the importance of consistent aggression
Double or Nothing SNGs – Part II – Post Flop Play

Double or Nothing SNGs – Part II – Post Flop Play

Sep 12, 2023 |

strategies for post-flop play in Double or Nothing Sit & Go tournaments, emphasizing the importance of having a strong hand to continue after the flop, the reduced value of continuation betting, the need to play aggressively with made hands, and the significance of adjusting one's play based on the tournament's progression
[FTR Quick Tip 010] Flop Range Adjustments

[FTR Quick Tip 010] Flop Range Adjustments

Sep 12, 2023 |

the importance of adjusting and readjusting one's poker strategy based on opponents' gameplay, advocating for tailored approaches against different players to maximize earnings in No Limit Hold’em cash games
vqc’s Sit-n-Go Poker Moves & Plays

vqc’s Sit-n-Go Poker Moves & Plays

Sep 12, 2023 |

collection of strategic poker moves and plays, not originally created by the author, but compiled from various sources, offering tactics like the "Pushing all in" move, "Stop and Go," "Continuation Bet," and "Squeeze Play"

Tactical Thinking – Is It Enough?

Sep 12, 2023 | ,

the distinction between tactical and strategic thinking in poker, highlighting that while tactical knowledge about playing individual hands is essential, it's the broader strategic approach, including game selection, seat selection, and time selection, that will determine long-term success in the evolving online poker landscape
Limit Omaha High-Low Guide

Limit Omaha High-Low Guide

Sep 12, 2023 |

Omaha High-Low is one of those rare poker games that appeals to people that like to gamble it up as well as to nits who don't like to play many hands. Good players have a substantial advantage over either category of opponents as long they remember to draw to the nuts.
Win MTT Poker 05 – Rebuys, Strong Leads

Win MTT Poker 05 – Rebuys, Strong Leads

Sep 12, 2023 |

strategies for playing in rebuy/addon poker tournaments, emphasizing the importance of adjusting play based on table dynamics, being prepared to invest at least 5X the initial buy-in, and effectively handling strong hands like KK to maximize value and tournament success

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Hi, I’m Tyler and welcome to FTR! If you’re new to FTR, this is what we’re all about in a nutshell – to help the average Joe become a winning, profitable Texas Holdem poker player and to provide an active, friendly, and intelligent online poker community.

Flop Turn River.com has been around since 2003, when I started to seriously learn and play online Texas Holdem. My real education began in 2003 (even though I had played poker and holdem casually for many years), studying poker books, reading whatever online materials I could find, and eventually, joining and playing at an online poker room. My online poker adventure would begin on an impulse late one Saturday evening, after seeing a random Paradise Poker commercial on TV. I opened an account, deposited some money, and began to play Texas Holdem online for the first time. It was absolute thrilling! At Paradise Poker, I started playing the $.50-$1.00 Limit Texas Holdem poker game.

As a brand new player to the online poker world, I was a pretty easy target. A “fish” you could say. A student of Sklansky’s books, my poker education started and developed in the low stakes Limit Texas Holdem ring game where I eventually developed into a break-even player …after dropping a bankroll of $700.

But then I began experimenting with other variations of Texas Hold’em. I moved from the low stakes Limit Texas Holdem ring game to Limit Texas Holdem tournaments at Paradise Poker. I played $10 Limit Sit-n-Go Tournaments (10 player tournaments), and started having a lot more fun playing Texas Holdem, but was still just a break-even poker player, even in this form of Texas Hold’em.

I then switched from Limit Sit-n-Go’s to the No Limit Sit-n-Go Tournaments, where I enjoyed greater success, graduating to a slightly winning poker player. I started to develop a No Limit Texas Holdem strategy that was working for me. I moved my game to UltimateBet (remember these assholes?!), to take advantage of the new user bonus, and here I finally migrated my poker game to the No-Limit Texas Holdem ring game variation. I practiced my no limit texas holdem strategies at UltimateBet’s low stakes $.10-$.25 tables, while earning some free bonus dollars.

While figuring out No Limit Texas Holdem was the game for me and developing that strategy, I also learned that earning free money through initial deposit bonuses offered by the poker rooms was an easy way to pad my beginner’s bankroll. I would take my game to Party Poker, followed by Empire Poker, then ACR Poker, and would eventually join every other major online poker room in existence, taking advantage of new player bonus dollars wherever possible.

I also put in a lot of hours earning the big bonus at Bovada, where I worked off the $600 welcome bonus grinding out low stakes no limit Texas Holdem. The poker bonuses helped me stay afloat during this early period of playing.

Anyway, I would find my greatest success, and profits, playing this form of Texas Hold’em – No Limit ring games. Needless to say, by the latter end of 2003, I was a consistently profitable online Texas Holdem poker player, more than recouping my initial losses, and I’ve been tacking on poker profits ever since. I’ve been a profitable online poker player since September of 2003, and had a stretch of 18 profitable months in a row. These days I’ll play any No Limit Holdem table with buy-in’s up to about $1,000, and when playing online I prefer to multi-table four tables at a time.

Becoming a winning poker player, in my opinion, was not that difficult. It took some time, it took the right variation of Holdem poker that I was most competent, and over a $700 bankroll in my case, but at the end of the learning experience, I developed a No Limit Texas Holdem strategy that would prove to give back so much more. Eric helped me publish the little poker knowledge I had to share with other players, and so begain our little online Texas Holdem strategy website. Solid and useful no limit holdem strategies and discussions were hard to come by back then, so we delivered our own, and if you’re a losing poker player, the strategies on this website will undoubtedly help you.

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FTR has become so much more than my personal no limit Texas Holdem strategy site since then – FTR is now a strategy and discussion site for all forms of Texas Holdem. In fact, FTR is anything and everything about poker. Strategies, tips, advice, and tactics were the foundations of FTR, but you can find good reads on a wide range of other poker subjects – especially in the depths of our very active and exciting Poker Forum.

First off, if you are new to FlopTurnRiver.com, be sure to visit our Beginner Poker section to help get you acquainted with FTR, Texas Hold’em, and poker in general. Then browse around our articles, study are Poker Strategy essays, become a part of our friendly Poker Community. And then play some poker. Nothing beats experience when it comes to developing your poker game. Visit our Poker Room Reviews, utilize our great poker bonus codes. Drop by our Poker Forums and let us know your progress – we are always willing to talk shop and help players out. The members here range from beginner players brand new to poker all the way up to seasoned professionals, so no matter what level you’re at, you can feel right at home.

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Our goal is to help expedite your holdem strategy development by offering our strategies and advice…for free. All it takes is the right learning materials, the right feedback, and accumulating experience by playing hands and hands of poker. Now go study, play some poker, and make some money. Thanks for visiting FTR, and we’ll see you at the tables!

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