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FTR Adminsoupie’s Win MTT Poker 13 – Improving Your Game
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 maniacsStarting Hands Chart and Groupings
Hand groupings for no limit texas holdem. Play the different hand groups differently depending on position.Pay Attention and Stop Spewing Chips
Stop spewing chips by learning the 20 percent of the time that you should avoid your "automatic" play with these easy-to-implement changes in your thinking.Playing Big 8 or 9 Out Drawing Hands
strategies and considerations for playing drawing hands in poker, particularly focusing on the nuances of playing 8 or 9-out drawing hands, the implications of implied odds, the subtleties of straight draws versus flush draws, the tactic of the free card play, and the potential pitfalls of tainted outsHow to Review Your Sessions
By using PokerTracker or Hold'em manager to review your play, you can make valuable improvements to your poker game. Interpreting statistics, reviewing hand histories and analyzing your opponents' leaks are just three of the ways to use these tools to your advantage.Poker Books That Will Never Sell
This article focuses on books that, unless you were looking for a late-night chuckle, you would never want to read.Essential Examples of Blockers in Poker
A good place to start working with ranges is looking at blockers, why they matter, how they work and what you can do with them.The Problem with Physical Tells
While many novice poker players place significant emphasis on physical tells and bluffing, the article highlights the challenges and inaccuracies of relying solely on these cues, emphasizing that tells can be misleading, often overlap with standard play, and can detract from more critical aspects of the game like spotting betting patterns and board readingThe Mathless Approach to Poker
a strategy that emphasizes understanding and adjusting to poker situations based on intuition and observation rather than relying heavily on mathematical calculationsWhy You Suck At Limit Holdem
It's common for beginning players to perform poorly at the poker tables. Some of the errors frequently displayed by novice Limit Hold'em players include playing too many hands, cold-calling with inferior holdings, folding good hands to a single bet on the river and more.The Process of Learning in Poker
Because there is no set way to study poker and the game’s variance makes it difficult to measure your progress, learning more about poker can be frustrating. But if you examine a single element of the game in multiple hands, you will accelerate your learning process and avoid becoming overwhelmed.Moving from $1/2 to $2/4
Although you have the bankroll, you may not decide to move up just quite yet, which is more than understandable. However, there are two reasons in doing so: First: The players play just as bad at $2/4 as they do in $1/2. In essence, the same quality play will net you...Sick Hands: A History of Famous Poker Player Illnesses Pt.1 The Real
Part 1 focuses on 7 poker players who suffered from real-life issues that affected more than just their play on the table.DSOP – The newest stop on the poker tour list!
The most ruthless dictators have gathered in a casino owned by the biggest scumbag to play for a prize any dictator dreams ofTop 10 Famous Poker Scams
While most scams pulled off within the poker world go unnoticed, some are just too huge to ignore.Top 10 Live Tournament One-hit Wonders
There have been a lot of one - hit wonders, but these ten stand out among all of themPre-flop Strategy – Starting Hand Rankings: Group 5
he intricacies of playing Group 5 hands, which include low pocket pairs and certain combinations like KJ and QJ, emphasizing the importance of seeing the flop for a low cost, understanding the potential risks of being dominated, and making informed decisions based on the table dynamics, opponents' actions, and one's own chip stackAn Introduction to Abstract Thought in Poker (Part 2)
Being able to think a little abstractly about the learning process in poker will help you to see the big picture instead of being stuck in the short term.Is Gus Hansen a Degen?
Gus Hansen has lost over $13 Million playing in online cash games, and continues to play at the highest levels possible. Does this make him a degenerate gambler?Top 10 Most Impressive Back-to-Back Final Table Appearances
Some of the most impressive back-to-back final table runs in recent tournament poker historyComparing and Evaluating Different Bluffing Lines
complexities of different bluffing lines in poker, examining factors like opponent's fold frequency, bet sizes, and pot sizes to evaluate which bluffing strategies offer the most value in various scenarios, such as leading versus check-raising9 Signs That You Are A Bad Poker Player
Improve your poker game by avoiding these 9 pitfalls.Sick Hands: A History of Famous Poker Player Illnesses Pt.2 The Funny
Part two of this series focuses on some silly, slightly tongue-in-cheek maladies.Longest Documented Poker Sessions
Chronology of longest poker session records over the past decade. Find out what the current record is and who is the title holder.Top 10 Biggest Tournament Scores By Celebrities
Celebrities love poker, and sometimes they manage decent scores in tournaments. Let's take a look at the best celebrity tournament scoresTop 9 Most Unforgettable Hands of WSOP ME
Get ready for the November Nine with the nine most unforgettable hands in the history of the WSOP Main Event.Top 10 Poker Gifts for Hardcore Online Grinders
If you are looking for a gift for a hardcore online grinder, look no further, this top 10 will help you choose the best optionsTop 8 Poker Players You Don’t Want Running For Public Office
Poker players are friendly enough people, but would you want one of them to run your country?Top 10 Most Hated Poker Pros
Taking a look at the top cheaters/scammers/Howard Lederers of the poker community, who will be the worst of the worst?Top 9 Poker Players Never to Win a WSOP Bracelet
Despite millions of dollars in tournament winnings and numerous final table finishes, these 9 players have never won a WSOP bracelet.Top 10 Greatest Completed Poker Challenges
Poker can be challenging, especially if you are challenging yourself to go beyond your limits. These are the people who tried and succeededTop 10 Poker Couples
Luck is hard enough to find on the poker table, but how about love? Check out our list of 10 famous poker couples.The Dark Side of Poker
Poker is all fun and games… until it isn’t. Check out some of the more lurid tales of the table inside.Top 10 Superstitious Poker Players
Poker players are not immune to superstitions and some of them have adopted some very unique lucky charms.Search FTR
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the risks of bluffing in poker by showcasing instances where professional players' bluffs spectacularly failed, leading to significant lossesbet365 Presents Hourly Cash Missions
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Things To Look Forward To At The 2015 WSOP
The 46th annual edition will feature 68 events and close to $200 million in prize money.Chris Moneymaker Discussed Politics, Poker, Super Heroes and More During his Recent Ask Me Anything Event (AMA Summary)
Chris Moneymaker stopped by Flop Turn River’s forums for an Ask Me Anything Event at the beginning of May, 2015, and shared his views on politics, poker and super heroes, among other things. Read this summary to see what he had to say regarding a wide variety of interesting topics!The Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Returns To PokerStars
The Spring Championship of Online Poker will feature $40 million in guaranteed prize money.Get in on the action at PokerStars
Chris Moneymaker to do an Ask Me Anything Event with FlopTurnRiver.com
Many people consider Chris Moneymaker to be solely responsible for the poker boom after he won the WSOP Main Event in 2003. At 12pm ET on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, Moneymaker will visit FlopTurnRiver.com for an Ask Me Anything event. Get ready to ask him anything during his AMA!Jaime Staple’s AMA Reveals Interesting Views on the Future of Poker and Monogamous Relationships
Jaime Staples answers questions about his personal life and professional pursuits in this fascinating AMA summary. With an audience of more than 1,000 regular viewers, Staples continues to live stream his online poker play on Twitch.tv while interacting with his viewers throughout each broadcast!Why You Should Be Excited for the $500k Super High Roller Bowl at ARIA
Move over, Big One For Big Drop; there’s a new super high roller about to grab the world’s attention: the $500k Super High Roller Bowl at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.bet365 Presents ‘Golden Scratchcards’ Promotion
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Exclusive PokerStars FTR Sunday Storm 4th Anniversary Special
This Saturday, win one of 50 entries into the special fourth anniversary edition of the Sunday Storm, which features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.Check out the "Storm" at PokerStars.com
Top 10 Biggest Poker Donations
Ten of the biggest donations ever made by poker players or organizationsPokerStars Wants To Know: Are You a Natural Born Poker Player?
PokerStars' newest promotion features six different interactive games that will put the player in a non-poker scenario to test how high their "Poker IQ" is. Compete against your friends and PokerStars Pros today!See your results at PokerStars now!
Borgata Presents The New Jersey Championship of Online Poker II
April showers may bring May flowers, but the month also happens to bring a pile of cash prizes thanks to the second annual New Jersey Championship of Poker online tournament series. Taking place from April 16-26, the series will feature over 30 events and $1 Million...‘PokerStars Makes Millionaires’ Could Turn You Into A Millionaire
Over an eight-week period from March 27 until May 24, PokerStars' newest promotional campaign will make at least five players millionaires. PokerStars has already created more than 150 poker millionaires worldwide and you could be next! PokerStars has already created more than 150 poker millionairesFind out more at PokerStars.com
Where Are They Now? Pt. 2: The Nosebleed Era
From 2005 until 2011, online poker was unstoppable. Here are some of the top players of the “Nosebleed Era.”Top 10 Biggest Tournament Overlays
Any player wants to see an overlay in a tournament. These ten tournaments really made players dreams come trueWhere Are They Now? Pt. 1: The Moneymaker Era
In 2003, a Tennessee accountant by the name of Chris Moneymaker turned a $39 satellite entry on PokerStars into $2.5 million and the WSOP Main Event championship, and in the process ignited a worldwide fervor for poker. In the same year, the inaugural season of the...Party Poker & FTR Team Up To Offer £10 No Deposit Bonus To UK Players
As poker players, we live for the chances to grab free money, and with this new promotion on Party Poker, that’s exactly what you’re going to get. Party Poker is giving away £10 to any and all residents of the United Kingdom who sign up through...PokerStars Announces MicroMillions 10 Championship
MicroMillions, the world’s most popular tournament series, is coming back to PokerStars. Taking place from March 19-29, the MicroMillions 10 championship will feature 100 events and $5 million guaranteed. Buy-ins start from as little as $0.11 and go all the way up to...Build Your Own ‘Team Of Champions’ On bet365
Do you have what it takes to build a Team Of Champions and go for glory? As a result of overwhelming popularity, and with the knockout stages of the Champions League upon us, bet365 has brought back their popular rewards promotion, Team Of Champions. From March 9-23,...Exclusive FTR Sunday Million 9th Anniversary Special Satellite
The Sunday Million Anniversary tournament, celebrating the 9th anniversary of the Sunday Million, is only a few short days away, and FlopTurnRiver is teaming up with PokerStars to make sure that you don’t miss out on your chance to win a piece of the guaranteed...PokerStars Celebrates 9 Years Of Sunday Millions With $9MM Prize Pool
The Sunday Million Anniversary tournament is always a cause for celebration, but this year, PokerStars has decided to up the ante–the 9th anniversary of the Sunday Million is set to feature a guaranteed $9 million prize pool. The Sunday Million 9th Anniversary...Biggest WSOP Main Event Winners (After Taxes)
Main Event champions come from all parts of the world, which means that their true winnings can vary greatly after taxesFull Tilt Classic Tournament Series + Exclusive FTR $1,000 Added Event
Full Tilt is bringing things back to the old school–to the “good old days”–with the launch of a new online championship of poker: Full Tilt Classic. The event series, taking place from Feb. 15 – 22, is eight days of action encompassing 16...The Biggest Winners & Losers of 2014: Pt.2 – The Losers
Some of the names below will surprise you; some of them won’t. Here is Part Two.Everyone’s A Winner With bet365’s New Promotion
In the game of poker, it’s hard to be a winner… or at least it was. Now, thanks to bet365’s new “Everyone’s A Winner” promotion, you can claim your share of up to €3,000 every day! From Jan. 12 until Feb. 15, bet365 is running a...The Biggest Winners & Losers of 2014: Pt.1 – The Winners
This new, two-part editorial focuses on the biggest winners and losers of 2014. Here is Part One.bet365 Offers New First-Time Deposit Bonus For Poker Players
bet365 is ringing in the new year with a special opening bonus for new players. Available now, all new players making their first deposit on bet365 will receive a 100% Bonus up to €100. Changes have also been made for the bonus requirements, making it easier for new...PokerStars Teams Up With FTR For Exclusive $1MM Spin & Go Special
On January 14, we are offering an exclusive, members-only Spin & Go Special Freeroll tournament on PokerStars. This is a freeroll event with no buy-in, but the prizes are very real. A total of $1,000 will be added to the prize pool with the top 200 players winning a $5 Spin & Go ticket!Find out how to qualify!
New Year’s Resolutions For Poker Players
the importance of setting realistic goals, managing bankrolls, learning new poker games, dedicating time to practice and improvement, and remembering to enjoy the gamePokerStars $15MM GTD Turbo Championship of Online Poker
The fourth edition of the Turbo Championship of Online Poker, PokerStars’ first major online championship series of 2015, is nearly upon us. Running from Jan. 22 to Feb. 1, the TCOOP will feature $15 million in guaranteed prize money across 50 events and a...PokerStars Reload Bonus for Russian Players
Russian poker players on PokerStars can receive a 50% up to $100 reload bonus! Use the bonus code RUS100 when making a deposit to qualify. Offer is valid from December 29 - January 11 and limited to players located within Russia only.Visit PokerStars.com to claim your bonus.