by FTR Poker Admin | May 31, 2023 | Slots
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 30, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I think that the concept of bankrolls in poker is something that is misunderstood by the vast majority of poker players. In fact I have read more opinions and articles on the subject of bankroll management and earn rates than I can remember. I find most of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 30, 2023 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em
This is the third installment in the No-Limit Hold’em Foundations Course. Before you read this lesson, you should have completed lesson 1 and lesson 2, and this includes doing the exercises and posting them in the forum threads for each lesson. Also make sure to...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 29, 2023 | Slots
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 29, 2023 | Cash Games, Featured Cash Games, Featured No Limit Hold'em, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
A few people have been posting stats threads lately and I’ve seen a trend that really needs to be addressed. Most of the people I’ve seen stats on are not stealing blinds nearly enough, and aren’t defending their blinds nearly enough. I’ve...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
If you haven’t read part 1 and part 2, then you’ll need to go ahead and do that before you jump into this week’s article because I’m going to assume that you know and completely understand the contents of those two parts. This week, we’re...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Having spent around twenty years in the gambling industry in one capacity or another and numerous years in online poker, you cannot help but become aware of the seedier side of the industry. But this applies to all fields, it doesn’t matter what it is or how high...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2023 | Poker Strategy, SNG
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
#4 Adjusting to Certain Player Types Poker is not an easy game. There are so many variables that a lot of the time it could be classified as a glorified guessing game. We are presented with many different opponents, all who have different ideas on optimal plays. To...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a table of Texas Holdem starting hands, ordered by their Expected Value (EV) in a 8 player holdem game. These statistics were produced by using millions of hand histories to compute the following results....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2023 | Poker Reviews
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2023 | Featured Online Poker, Poker Bonus Codes
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a table of Texas Holdem starting hands, ordered by their Expected Value (EV) in a 7 player holdem game. These statistics were produced by using millions of hand histories to compute the following results....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
There are many things you can do to increase your poker skill and you should do them. However, it is unlikely that you will do anything between now and your next poker session that will dramatically increase your skill. Reading the right books, studying some articles,...
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Out of all the strategic aspects at play in any given poker game, there is none more important than table position. Players who can manipulate the hand-to-hand shift in the betting patterns will have a greater chance to be successful, regardless of the cards in their...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2023 | Featured No Limit Hold'em, Featured Strategy, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Amazingly, when I was high yesterday from some horrible weed, I came to a breakthrough thought in my poker game. I called sauce up and explained to him what I just realized and he had no idea why it was so amazing. It took me awhile, but then I realized that the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2023 | Video Poker
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2023 | Poker Strategy, SNG
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2023 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Here’s a fun topic I spent some time working on. It’s incomplete but this is an endless topic. Does it make sense to anyone else, or just me? (To give credit where it’s due, this is my take on Anthony Robbins – you can do a search for his...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2023 | VIP Programs
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2023 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
It’s one of the scariest feelings in poker – You’ve just lost a huge pot to a three-to-one underdog and given up most of your stack. As you watch the opponent sort your chips and integrate them into his pile, a sickening realization creeps up on you…...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2023 | Casino Bonus Codes
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2023 | Casino Articles & Guides
If you have ever gambled online or have an interest in doing so for the first time, you’ve probably wondered how you can find the best online casino for you to visit. You’ve also probably wondered how you can know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you’ve chosen a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Reversing the initiative in a hand (when is this appropriate and why is it valuable) First I think it’s important to define what initiative is, and how it varies. Player A open raises preflop, and Player B calls in position. Player A has the initiative. In order...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2023 | Poker Reviews
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Leveling is an in-game battle of psychology. It stems from this: Level 0: What do I have? Level 1: What does my opponent have? Level 2: What does my opponent think I have? Level 3: What does my opponent think that I think they have? Level 4: What does my opponent...
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2023 | Featured Online Casino, Video Poker
Searching for a quick strategy guide to get some video poker tips? Read and study this page in full and I guarantee it will increase your video poker knowledge! If you can’t remember everything, that’s fine, use it for reference while you’re playing....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2023 | Live Dealer Casinos
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Omaha, Poker Strategy
There might be a time in your poker career when you grow tired of playing a certain game. Most learned No-Limit Texas Hold’em first and while it is often referred to as the "Cadillac of Poker" it is actually not the best preparation for other games...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2023 | Poker Psychology
This week’s topic is that of motivation, something that a lot of players have trouble with when it comes to studying to get better. Extrinsic motivation in the form of more money and a better win-rate will only carry you so far, but here we’re going to...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2023 | Slots
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2023 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 18: Ace on the Turn and Chips to Burn. This situation comes up about a couple of times per tourney. You have a hand where you have a late position bettor or raiser on the flop. You call the see the turn and here comes the big over card to the board. You check to...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2023 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em
Introduction Back in my very first edition of this strategy column, I outlined what I believe to be a very efficient method for approaching the process of learning in poker. Later on, I expanded on these ideas in late 2014 in my original article An Introduction to...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Poker Strategy
When is a good time to start Multi-Tabling? Playing multiple tables has pretty much become the norm for online poker players. Actually, it’s a necessity for serious players looking to build up a bankroll or wanting to earn some regular extra spending cash. This...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Poker Strategy
It’s common knowledge that the games of 2010 are much different than the pre-legislation games back in 2006. When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed nearly four years ago the games online were booming. Full of fish and with plenty of money...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2023 | Live Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
We, as a civilization, have been raised to lie with our faces. Think about it. When, as a child, you were forced to take family pictures or eat an unpleasant food, your parents would often say something like, “At least pretend you’re happy. Smile!” Faking a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
A lot of people get caught up thinking about what cards are going to come after the flop when they are considering a continuation bet. However, it’s usually more important to think about betting and position. When you’re considering making a continuation...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2023 | Featured Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold’em, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Ok, to start this off, I figured it would be a good idea to give a little background about myself. I was a 2nd year law student at the University of Wisconsin when the poker boom began in 2003. Like many young(ish) males at the time, I got caught up in the wave of...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2023 | Featured No Limit Hold'em, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Something I like to do, and what I always advocate people who seek poker help from me, is to break down the elements of poker so we can understand concepts behind them and further apply them. I feel like most of the problems with people stuck at low and midstakes is...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
4) The Small Broadways (KT; QJ-QT; JT) The first thing to note with all of these hands is that suitedness really increases their playability. All of these hands are good hands to play in multi-way pots because they can win occasionally just by hitting top pair; they...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2023 | Casino Articles & Guides
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2023 | Casino Bonus Codes
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2023 | Casino Bonus Codes
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2023 | Casino Reviews, New Jersey Casinos
Overview & General Details The Tropicana online casino opened in New Jersey in November of 2013. Since opening it has done well such that now it is one of the leading casinos in the NJ market. Using the mobile app, I played there for real money on November 23,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2023 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
In poker, you need to know when it is safe to bet and when it is dangerous. Caro even says that you cannot study this enough because he feels this is where half the profit is going to come from by concentrating on tells. Before you make a bet it would be a smart idea...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2023 | Poker Tools
In last week’s column, we looked at how to structure our spreadsheets to stay organized and how to look at multiple EV calculations at the same time with the same data. This week, we’re going to follow these same lines of thought by answering the homework...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Lets face it, if making money playing poker was that easy then there wouldn’t be so many people who are still scratching their heads trying to figure it all out. There are many facets to playing successful poker but one of the least understood is in selecting suitable...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Specific hand strategy First of all, these aren’t all the situations that occur. I only chose to outline the situations that occur very frequently. The situations that don’t come so frequently are the ones you’ll have to confront head on and use your best judgment....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2023 | Poker Strategy, SNG
Disclaimer: This guide is based on my experiences of $10 & $20 DON SNGs. Introduction This post follows on from my ‘DONs Mid-Tournament & Post Flop Play’ and looks at end game strategy based around bubble play and collusion. Bubble...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 42: Heads Up The most frequent question I get asked is how do I play heads up. This is truly a difficult part of the game for most people because they have so little experience. All most all their poker play is based on tables with large fields. I haven’t...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | Cash Games
In last week’s analysis, we found that the series of numbers 1-4-10-20-35-76 were extremely important when it comes to figuring out the number of starting hand combinations for pat hands. As we’re going to see this week, it’s also useful for finding...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
One of the most difficult and yet crucial decisions you will make when playing no limit Texas holdem will be whether to even play your hand. This decision should not be made haphazardly. Hitting your card on the flop only to end up with the second best hand can be...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Bluffing: it’s perhaps the most exciting part of poker. When executed perfectly, the bluff can convince your opponent of anything, and win you their chip stack without a decent hand to in sight. Like the players say, cards only matter when you turn them over....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
As you can see from my blog roll, not all of my titles are original or catchy, but I do strive for them to be accurate, and this one is most certainly accurate. We all know about this term “bankroll management”, and if you don’t, allow me to give you a brief idea of...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Recently the world’s largest poker site, PokerStars, announced the way they were handling the minimum/maximum buy-in amounts at their cash game tables. This mainly affects NL/PL Hold’em as well as Pot-Limit Omaha games as shallow/deep stacks in limit games...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 39: Implied Odds A good portion of any reason to call a bet or raise is the estimated odds of being able to achieve a pile of chips should you be lucky enough to hit a monster of hand. The obvious question becomes, how does one estimate these odds accurately...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | Poker Tools
In last week’s column, we started looking at how to make a basic spreadsheet to do repetitive EV calculations for us so that we don’t have to do them by hand over and over again. This week, we’re going to look at the homework for last week and some...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
The semi-bluff: know it, use it, love it. To be a poker rock star (i.e. you turn a profit!), it is necessary to have in your arsenal of moves. David Slansky defines the semi-bluff as “a bet with a hand which, if called, does not figure to be the best hand at the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2023 | Blackjack
Below you will see a Blackjack chart we had made. The strategy is from Lance Humble’s book, The World’s Greatest Blackjack Book. You can right click and save the chart on your computer, if you wish. The above chart does not show surrender plays. 16 should...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Featured Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
Here is a topic that we have been debating about in another thread: Pot Equity Edge….and what the hell do you do with it? When we get to debating topics, it does a couple of things for me, personally. First, it makes me choose a side and "fight."...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Beginner Poker
Practical Play After part 1, part 2 and part 3 of this series, you’ve probably seen that we’re working a lot more within the realm of what’s practical than trying to get into heavy, mathematical explanations and range analysis. This is mostly out of...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
My previous 11 posts have gone through some strategic and theoretical guidelines. However, for me at least, it is much easier to grasp concepts with examples. So in however many post it will take me to finish this guide, I am going to use examples to try and bring...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Goal: to know the cards of your opponent. If you can obtain that information (through legal and accepted means!), you are on your way to making a lot of money. The study of reading your opponent is a never ending endeavor, because making your reads is going to be...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Featured Poker Tools, Poker Tools
A few weeks ago, I promised a series showing how to study poker using spreadsheets. This week, we start that series. There are some prerequisites that you’ll need to have under your belt before you can get started with this series. First, you need to work...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Leading the flop when you were not the pre-flop aggressor is very similar to continuation betting. You have a range, your opponent has a range, and you have now made a bet that your opponent will have to react to. However, there is another relationship that leading on...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Poker Strategy, SNG
*These are not moves that I made up. I do not claim to be the creator of these moves. These plays are ones that I have collected, saved, and typed up from multiple sources. *if anyone who DID create these moves objects to me posting the move here, please tell me * I...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Beginner Poker
In last week’s edition, we looked at some very simple basics for 3-bet bluffing before the flop. We focused primarily on how new players could start to open up their 3-betting without feeling like they were getting in over their heads. We’re going to...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Video Poker
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2023 | Slots
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 19, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 19, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 19, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a table of Texas Holdem starting hands, ordered by their Expected Value (EV) in a 3 player holdem game. These statistics were produced by using millions of hand histories to compute the following results....
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