by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Featured Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
When you play a game like limit hold’em, or any other form of poker for that matter, it is important to try and assess what you are trying to do before the flop and also what you will need to do post flop. So when you make a play pre-flop in limit hold’em then one of...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Brodie discusses games, seats and opposition in the brick and mortar poker setting. DaNutsInYoEye suggested that someone write up a brief guide to playing poker in B&M venues. I do a fair amount of B&M playing, so I thought I’d start it out as sort of a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Casino Articles & Guides, No Deposit Casino Bonus
Online casinos are growing rapidly in popularity with millions of players each year scoring mega jackpots. But maybe you’re someone who still isn’t sure if you want to make an actual deposit? And playing with “fun money” just doesn’t give...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Last week, I looked over some basic principles of performance for poker. The first principle I mentioned was, “It is within our power to improve.” This item is incredibly important to understand on a deep level, but the reality of the situation is that...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Video Poker
While video poker started with only one type of poker, today there are several different ways to play video poker. One type is Jacks or Better, a good game for beginners or anyone else to play at any time. There are also Joker’s Wild machines with standard 52-card...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Poker Rules, Poker Strategy
Omaha Hi/Lo is typically played as a limit game but can be played as pot-limit as well. Omaha Hi/Lo is also known as Omaha8b, or Omaha 8-or-better. Omaha H/L is a split-got game in which half the pot is awarded to the player holding the best five-card hand while the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Poker Strategy, SNG
I want to initiate some discussion on c-betting, so I decided to post some of my thoughts on c-bet, hopefully this will inspire some discussion on the topic. Definition of c-bet The following definition is taken from the FTR lingo: C-Bet/cBet/Continuation bet –...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Casino Bonus Codes
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Beginner Poker
One of the problems that some players, especially newer ones, run into is that they don’t quite understand the power of semi-bluffing. A lot of these players use the bet/(bet+pot) guideline to figure out about how often an opponent has to fold for a bluff to be...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2023 | Casino Bonus Codes
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
This article is a part of a series on performance psychology regarding poker. In this week’s edition, we are going to look at some basic science behind classic conditioning and how it can be applied to your bottom line in the poker world. We’re also going...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Videos
Grinding sit & go’s, most of the profit comes from heads-up situations. In part 2 you will see a review of 3 more hands played heads-up and the thinking behind maximizing your profits on each street. Discuss this in our forum:...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Casino Articles & Guides
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
The most repeated advice in poker. We’ve all heard it before. Position, Position, Position. The proof is in the pudding. Our statistics show that we win much more money on the button than we do UTG. But the advice to play in position is not very powerful when we have...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Basically, a poker ploy is a maneuver or strategy that a player utilizes to gain the advantage, and/or to win the pot. These poker ploys are techniques that you yourself can use to obtain information, and others may use against you to try and trick you. For example,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
In an article from a few months ago, I explained the real differences between draws and made hands. In summary, draws and made hands weren’t simply names for hands, but actually each of them have certain equity qualities versus different ranges. Made hands were then...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 36: A Really Big Secret, ssshhhhhhhhhh There is a whole load of people who play like me on the internet. Tight/aggressive/with a little BS mixed in. And here one thing we almost never do, reraise without the nuts or near nuts. If you are playing with me and see...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
The play here isn’t too much different. After playing 10,000-15,000 hands of .5/1, you should be more than bankrolled to play at the $1/2 limit. document.write(BwinPokerA);document.write(BwinPokerB); players are a mixture of loose/tight players but they all play...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Omaha, Poker Strategy
Hopefully this will be a semi-regular feature where I’m going to make strategy posts or hand analyses of varying lengths on varying Omaha topics depending on my mood. Here’s today’s installment – a hand that I discussed with a friend: Pot Limit...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
I often get asked this question by players who hate the thought of getting too technical with their poker playing. Many players want to play poker, but they don’t want to be at a great disadvantage to the “Borg” out there. They are the multi-tabling...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I think I just had a really cool epiphany. Danny and I just watched the new movie 21 tonight (meh). Obviously, when two poker players see that movie there is going to be some gambling discussion afterwards. One thing lead to another and I brought up the subject of why...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
In my last post I gave an introduction of who I am and how I got to playing live small stakes limit poker. In this post I want to just jump into my actual guide of how to play. The best place to start is just in the basics. THE RAKE My local casino does not offer a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Casino Articles & Guides
Skrill, formerly known as Moneybookers, is the biggest name in online gambling payment processors. They are the best deposit and withdrawal option for players living in countries where they do business. Skrill offers incredibly low fees, the convenience of using local...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
I have always felt that the playing of overcards presents some of the most difficult situations in limit hold’em at times. When I first started out as an online player, limit hold’em was my main game and these overcard situations were some of the most difficult for me...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2023 | Slots
Video Slots have long been one of the more popular forms of online gambling. Virtually every live and online casino will have a wide range of video slots games for all of their members. For those new to online casinos, the sheer variety of games can be quite...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
Poker tell: “A tell in poker is a subtle but detectable change in a player’s behavior or demeanor that gives clues to that player’s assessment of his hand. A player gains an advantage if he observes and understands the meaning of another player’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | Casino Bonus Codes
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
There are many things that are important in Poker; your position during a hand, your starting hand (cards), your opponent tendencies, the odds for a certain draw to hit, how that draw fares versus your holding, bluffing opportunities, recognition and exploitation of...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Let’s suppose, just for purposes of illustration, that you and I are both playing in our local casino’s 10/20 Limit Hold ‘Em game. We both play about the same number of hours per year, and we are similar-style players. Let’s just be...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I’ve received an offer I cannot refuse – the nice young woman I’ve been seeing has offered to teach me how to bake her delicious homemade bread. And what does she ask in return? “Well,” she said, “I’ve always wanted to get good at poker. Could you...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | Video Poker
Double Jackpot Poker is very closely based on the classic Jacks or Better but there are enough changes to make it worth reading up on. This video poker variant breaks down the Four-of-a-Kind holding into five different holdings, depending on the value of the cards...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
I’m going to try to tie this in as much as possible the points I made in my post on blind stealing, Blind Stealing 101. I think that for the people who don’t already raise behind limpers often, it will be best if they think of it as an extension of blind...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
While all great poker players are certainly not created equal. Most do share similar qualities in their styles of play. By looking at a handful of the best players in the world, we can draw from what they have in common and apply it to our games. Here are five of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | Casino Bonus Codes
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2023 | MTT, Poker Strategy
We can all agree that there are many skills you need to win consistently at MTTs. Many of us have enough experience to form an opinion on which skill is the most valuable and important. Here are a few skills that I think are extremely important in becoming a top MTT...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
As a follow on to the article that I wrote a few weeks ago regarding the likelihood of cheating in online poker increasing through necessity, here I want to talk about the effects of coaching sites, training tools and other types of software that all enable people to...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
A pair of Aces is the most powerful hand in Hold’em. Ace King or Big Slick is also a great hand. Aces become very important in head-up situations and some players will raise with any Ace in head-up action. The list below documents some of the math involved in hands...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 33: The Biggest Lie in Poker What is one of the first things everyone learns playing poker? Starting hand requirements. What hand beats what and what the best hole cards are. Then armed with that certainty, neophytes all over the world are firing up their...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Featured Poker Rules, Poker Rules, Poker Strategy
5 Card Draw is one of the most popular draw variants of poker. This means that players, after being dealt a complete hand, may discard some of the cards in exchange for new ones. Usually the game is played with six or less players per table and either as fixed limit...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
pokerfanatic has been a member of FTR since August of 2004, and has over 1,400 posts in the FTR Poker Forum. Below pokerfanatic discuss thetopic of tilt, which as you know, is one of the worst enemies of the poker player. pokerfanatic’s Psychology of a Tilting...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Poker is easy to play, difficult to win at, and downright tricky to turn a profit at. For those players looking to go from amateur to profitable, it is hard to know where to start. Well, that’s just what this list is for! Below are the top six best poker training...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Featured No Limit Hold'em, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I feel like tons of the noobies in the BC have serious misconceptions about microstakes poker. Here are a few I’ve seen lately. 1. The micros are just too fishy to be beat for any decent win rate. 2. The micros are too hard to be beat since UIGEA. 3. The FTR...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Featured Live Poker, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
When did the check raise become a personal attack? I’ve noticed that many players have forgotten that this is a strategic move in poker. Instead they have become so wrapped up in the fact that a "friend" at the table has check raised them that it...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Poker Strategy
I’ve often said it myself – When given the choice, I’d rather play at the tables with seasoned veterans, or at least with players who have a good grasp of the basic game. Low-limit, people say, is too difficult, because novice players will move all-in at...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em
Introduction I’ve been doing the free NLHE Foundations Course here on FlopTurnRiver to give players a straight-forward path to go from the beginner levels to the intermediate levels with a mind towards being able to systematically improve over time. If you want...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Surprisingly I couldn’t find any posts detailing this, so I’m going to do my thing. A Common Scenario With 100bb effective stacks, EP opens for 4x preflop, there are 2 callers, and we call on the button with 9 8 . Both of the blinds call. The flop pot is...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Featured Poker Psychology, Featured Poker Tools, Featured Strategy, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Bankroll Management Calculator The above tool will help determine which buy-in level you should be playing at, based on the size of your current bankroll. It will give you 3 estimates, conservative, recommended, and risky, for cash games, MTTs, and SNGs. Simply enter...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | Cash Games
In our first article of this series that will deal with post-draw play, we’re going to look at how the outs work for different types of draws. This isn’t an exceptionally difficult topic overall, but certain parts of it are anti-intuitive, so it will take...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
General Approach: Buy-in for 50bb. Re-load when you drop below 40bb. At 75bb re-evaluate table conditions. If you don’t like your seat or table, nit it up until your blinds hit, then leave. Tend to leave if you drop 100bb at a table. Advantages to a less than...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2023 | MTT, Poker Strategy
With no current full-time job and after making such a huge score last month I have had a lot of time to sit and think about poker and I have been mulling over lots of ideas about articles that I would like to write about. I am constantly thinking about my game and I...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2023 | Beginner Poker, No Limit Hold'em
Introduction I’ve seen so many players make this same mistake over the years that it’s almost comical at this point. Hero has some medium-strength hand, some loose/passive player raises against Hero, and Hero calls down anyway to be faced with the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2023 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
In any poker game, we have a strategy, and our opponents have their own strategies. How these strategies match up determines who makes money and how much money is made. So far, this series has been looking at concepts and ideas that have the point of developing one...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Videos
Playing the bubble requires understanding of who to exploit and when as well as knowing how to not get exploited. In this series you will see a review of hands played on the bubble of 18 and 27 man Sit & Go’s with the thinking behind standard and tough...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
If you’re interested in some online poker odds calculators, check out our Poker Tools section where we have our own FTR Poker Odds Calculator and some recommendations of great online poker tools that can help you on the fly while playing online! Pyroxene’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Videos
Playing the bubble requires understanding of who to exploit and when as well as knowing how to not get exploited. In this series you will see a review of hands played on the bubble of 18 and 27 man Sit & Go’s with the thinking behind standard and tough...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2023 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
I have to say that I absolutely love poker but I guess that I have written enough articles now for FlopTurnRiver for you to already now that. In this article I want to look at the concept of pot control. This is something that has been expanded over the past few years...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2023 | Casino Articles & Guides
EChecks – When to Use Them, Why to Use Them, and How to Use Them For most online game players, one of the most difficult parts of establishing an account involves finding a deposit/funding option that works and is easy to use. Echeck Casinos have solved this...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
This section will go over some very popular, yet still very profitable ‘plays’ that you should do (and will see) against opponents. I recommend you study these plays – how to use them to your advantage, how to recognize them when they happen, and how...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
This advice was written for 200NL or lower 6Max games. It applies when effective stacks are 80-125BB preflop. Please deviate from this strategy as necessary when you have either developed good reads or know your opponent has certain assumptions about the way you play....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Omaha, Poker Strategy
Pot-Limit Omaha is quickly becoming one of the most popular forms of poker in the world. The game offers recreational players a lot of opportunity to gamble and gives the most experienced professional quite a big advantage in the long run. Understanding Omaha poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Live Poker, Poker Strategy
Continuing with examples… Example 2 – Betting Draws for Value We are on the button in a standard loose-passive game. 4 players limp to us and we have KhQh. What should we do? Answer – raise. Again, even though we are behind Ax and small pairs, a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Videos
Grinding 18 or 27 man sit & go’s, most of the profit comes from heads-up situations. This time you will see a review of 3 hands played heads-up and the thinking behind maximizing your profits on each street.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
This is the fourth part in a series dealing with the key ideas that can be used to accelerate the process of gaining a feel for equities in different spots. In this week’s edition, we’re going to discuss some major cases for when the turn comes and how you...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | SNG
Moving right along with our study of game theory in the SNG environment, we’re going to be looking at some bluffing and semi-bluffing scenarios this week. The point here is to introduce players to incorporating ICM into their EV calculations and to give you some...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
Last week, we looked at one of the scenarios that helps to form a foundation of poker understanding. This scenario was when we are on the river, heads-up, in position with a single bet left behind. More specifically, we looked at the bluffing frequency of the player...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | Omaha, Poker Strategy
Omaha Hi-Lo, also known as Omaha 8, is one of the most technical poker games to play, and requires quite a lot of skill in order to play correctly. It is easy to make non-obvious mistakes that will cost you a lot of money in the long run, particularly when you do not...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | MTT, Poker Strategy
Point 12: Consider the Blinds. A recurring theme of several posts is something like ” I am a great player until about 3/4 of the way through then I never seem to make the money” or “I just cant get to the final table.” Below is posted a blind...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | Featured SNG, SNG
In a bit of a departure from the cash game focus that I normally have, I’m going to cover some basic to intermediate ideas involving SNG endgames. We’re going to start with some basic game theory concepts as regards heads-up spots, and we’re going to...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | Limit Hold’em, Poker Strategy
Don’t get so discouraged from playing the $3/6 tables at document.write(PartyPokerA);document.write(PartyPokerB);. True, the Party tables are full of rocks and TAGs, but as long as you are able to avoid them, then you should be okay....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy
I have been thinking a lot lately on self-analysis and focusing on what I need to do to become a better, more profitable player. Tournament play is a very results oriented business and the internet ranking systems and idolization that follows from it make this...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | Beginner Poker, Cash Games, No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
This is the first of a series of poker articles that I’ll be writing each week here at FlopTurnRiver. The objective of this article is to present what I think is an excellent approach to studying poker that will be central to my future articles. The Problems...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2023 | Live Poker, Poker Strategy
There are many tells you can gain on your opponents even before you see them play a pot. How they stack their chips can give you some clues on how they are going to play. If you notice their chips are neatly stacked, and organized, you can probably assume they will be...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2023 | Poker Strategy, SNG
Disclaimer: This series is going be quite long, there is a lot to digest and I don’t intend that you read it all in one go. It’s probably best to read it in several short sections. To help you, I am splitting the guide into several smaller threads, which...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2023 | Video Poker
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2023 | Poker Strategy, Poker Tools
Below is a nice write-up provided by Texas Calculatem that explains the benefits of using a poker odds calculator while playing online Texas Holdem poker. How To Use An Odds Calculator To Win More Money At Online Poker Do you use a poker odds calculator? I sure hope...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2023 | No Limit Hold'em, Poker Strategy
The key to table selection is having a good seat at a great table. Beware, there is such a thing as a bad seat at a great table. I primarily look at games with 6-8 players and a large pot size. I do this so I’m less likely to join a game that’s already...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2023 | Beginner Poker
This is the first in a series of articles about building a practical understanding of game theory regarding poker. Game theory is a branch of mathematics that can be used to model and evaluate certain types of games. Poker is a natural target for this kind of thing,...
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by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2023 | Poker Strategy, SNG
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