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Sticky Thread Sticky: [Freerolls] Want to Maximize Your Chances of Winning That Freeroll?

Hey guys, We know a lot of you are here because you love the freerolls and money-added tournaments that FlopTurnRiver has to offer. Not only do we...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 03:12 PM
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08-09-2023 08:21 AM

Sticky Thread Sticky: The Beginners Circle Digest

Welcome to the Beginners Circle! This forum is designed to help you to learn the basics of becoming a winning poker player. This thread is the...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-28-2014 12:38 PM
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09-28-2014 12:38 PM

Sticky Thread Sticky: Don't Forget About the SSNL Forum!

Hey guys, Previously on FTR, the Beginners Circle was the place for all micro-stakes discussion. However, because of the nature of today's games...

Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 03:04 PM
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09-11-2014 03:04 PM

Floating against a well defined hand.

Not enough good games, so dropped down a level to find prey. Opponent in this hand seems fairly straight forward. Not much history with anyone ldo....

Started by Fnord, 05-07-2009 06:35 AM
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05-07-2009 09:33 PM

AJ in Against Limper

Villian is 38/4 over 39 hands I figured only way he wins this hand is if he got trips or some wack two pair. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em,...

Started by T-Rex, 05-06-2009 09:48 PM
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05-07-2009 06:21 PM

beyond the valley of the beginner circle

if you play full ring - go read here etc. Go and read the digest, the posts, think about answers, read and understand the responses, think about...

Started by daven, 05-07-2009 05:49 AM
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05-07-2009 05:08 PM

How to manipulate SPR? Fish out of water here...

So I finally got around to reading PNL, mainly due to all the talk about SPR that I’ve seen in the BC. On the whole this book makes a lot of sense...

Started by Luco, 05-05-2009 08:12 AM
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05-07-2009 11:15 AM

Journey from 2nl to 10nl - a retrospective study for noobs.

Greetings nano grinders. I have been meaning to write this for some time now: a retrospective look at how i survived and came through the two most...

Started by wonderland, 05-05-2009 03:45 PM
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05-07-2009 10:04 AM

Spot with JJ in 3 bet pot

No reads no HUD on at this time I had 3 Bet him once before and he folded. within the last 4 hands. I Really felt he had QQ+ here or maybe calling...

Started by T-Rex, 05-06-2009 02:02 AM
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05-07-2009 03:48 AM

Official Noob HU Tournament Videos Thread!

I don't have videos vs. Jack Sawyer on my computer, but Carroters played a lot like him. I was surprised at how solid his play was. iopq vs....

Started by , 04-21-2009 03:49 AM
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05-06-2009 11:04 PM

Is There Really a Huge Difference Between 6max and FR?

I'm under the impression that 6max merely necessitates a looser, more aggressive style of play due to the more blinds you pay and the fact that you...

Started by siltstrider, 05-05-2009 03:52 AM
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05-06-2009 08:29 PM

TPGK || Flopped Trips w/

I put one guy on a straight draw and another guy on a TPWK. Let me know if I had justification to do so. I didn't have any tracker software and that...

Started by xpaand, 05-06-2009 04:19 PM
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05-06-2009 05:17 PM

Letting go of Aces

Sorry, No HH. This hand has been bugging me. Villain is like a mirror image of myself. Plays about 17/12/1.8 Capable of floating, understands...

Started by Ragnar4, 05-04-2009 04:35 AM
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05-06-2009 04:38 PM

2NL

Villain is playing 45/9. No reads on him, what now... what do we figure he is holding? No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (5 handed) - iPoker Converter...

Started by Freeroller, 05-04-2009 10:13 PM
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05-06-2009 04:21 PM

AQ vs. button raiser ($10NL).

I'm dipping my toes into cash games again and need some advice on this hand please. Villain had joined the table about five orbits ago and hadn't...

Started by Rage2100, 05-01-2009 02:37 PM
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05-06-2009 10:08 AM

Xpaand is back!

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Started by xpaand, 05-05-2009 01:34 PM
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05-05-2009 07:39 PM

If I posted a video of my play...

Maybe a 30-40 minute session of me playing a single table or so, explaining what is running through my head at the time, would any of you critique my...

Started by JustinSKS, 05-01-2009 01:30 AM
Replies: 50 Views: 2,162
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05-05-2009 04:28 PM

Checking back in...

How long has it been? Two months or so? It feels like I have been gone forever. Does anyone remember good old "mitch"? Anyways, hello again...

Started by mieczkowusc, 05-03-2009 03:26 PM
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05-05-2009 03:04 PM

river flush vs 'tard - 25nl sh

button is nit. sb is a 'tard running like god 56-21 with 21% 3-bet. Pre-flop is standard cos i want to iso the sb and get rid of button. Flop,...

Started by daven, 05-03-2009 04:23 AM
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05-05-2009 02:32 PM

'Standard' 4xBB pre-flop raise is wrong?

Having looked through NLHE:TaP I was rather surprised to read Sklansky bashing the “4xBB + 1 per limper” pre-flop raise. He said that using this to...

Started by Luco, 05-05-2009 07:25 AM
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05-05-2009 10:34 AM

hi - new guy playing at 2nl..

this is kinda long but i'd appreciate ur input on it. thx. i'm fairly new at poker. i started playing a bit more serious about 6 months ago. a...

Started by mega0319, 05-02-2009 01:02 AM
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05-04-2009 10:21 PM

TPGK Line Check $10nl

Unknown. I think my bet sizing is fucked? I keep trying to milk value from weaker hands yet I just end up getting to the river too often...should...

Started by Micro2Macro, 04-28-2009 11:55 PM
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05-04-2009 10:13 PM

you shouldn't hate it when this happens..

ok, we've all seen this before. some donk calls your shove with Q4o and HITS a big hand. he seems to be luckboxing his way to a big stack, or the...

Started by Chopper, 05-04-2009 12:50 AM
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05-04-2009 08:42 PM

Raising for value in position w TPTK then folding to raise?

Watching an episode of the WSOP from last year and saw a hand i thought was a bit wonky from John Bellande. Unfortunately ESPN leaves out very...

Started by surviva316, 05-03-2009 07:34 PM
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05-04-2009 04:39 PM

What range can we put Villain on?

villain is 27/4.5/2, though at the time it was only over 45 hands or so. folding seems silly to his cutesy bet but, how do we proceed here? a...

Started by surviva316, 05-04-2009 12:59 AM
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05-04-2009 03:50 PM

AA+flush draw+Action

CO seems like a decent player for these stakes, BB just sat down last orbit and has played alot of hands. Not sure what I should have done in this...

Started by Kbryce23, 05-03-2009 05:19 PM
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05-04-2009 01:33 PM

AJ su

hey Im trying to move from SnGs to cash game. Im not sure where i made a mistake. Did I play too agresiv or should i fold...?? Here is the game...

Started by ko88, 04-29-2009 01:48 PM
Replies: 8 Views: 1,026
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05-04-2009 09:19 AM

Did I play this badly?

This guy is 83/2/2 over a small sample (43 hands). His MO is to call everything and then fold to aggression on the flop if he didn't hit. Pre-flop...

Started by tuuk2, 05-03-2009 10:43 PM
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05-04-2009 03:08 AM

88 ep open flops gold - 25nl sh

Ok, I'm learning 6-max. villain in the blinds is a nit 13-8 multi-tabler, a little aggro, but not too much. Villain sb has ATC range, villain...

Started by daven, 05-03-2009 04:17 AM
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05-04-2009 02:59 AM

Going into passive mode in WA/WB situations w KK?

The entire table is like 40-60 VPIP. they were willing to bet but i certainly wouldn't call them aggro (folding to raises and unlikely to raise as a...

Started by surviva316, 05-03-2009 09:28 PM
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05-04-2009 12:48 AM

AA vs station...help me on river

Villain was very active and fairly passive. I believe his stats were somewhere around 75/0/.5 over about 50 hands. I had his range on basically...

Started by Vinland, 05-01-2009 05:00 PM
Replies: 16 Views: 1,197
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05-04-2009 12:30 AM

66 mp open set vs aggression

villain is 20-10 wannabe good but not quite getting it. 66 open seems standard, and i have to c-bet my set weak to induce against this type of fish...

Started by daven, 05-03-2009 04:26 AM
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05-04-2009 12:03 AM

A (very obvious) revelation that may be helpful

Hey all, Just got done a session at TenNL against complete donk stats (40-60 VPIP and 30-80 call cbet percent), for like 3 of my 5 opponents, and...

Started by surviva316, 05-03-2009 01:00 AM
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05-03-2009 05:58 PM

Any other degens that need an incentive to grind?

Ok, so I seriously need to start putting in more hands. Last month I put in less than 20k which is just flat out pathetic. So this month I am...

Started by dranger7070, 04-02-2009 03:45 PM
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05-03-2009 05:53 PM

AK 3bet size.

3 bet size gut? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com MP1 ($4.55) MP2 ($1.92)...

Started by Ragnar4, 05-01-2009 11:15 PM
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05-03-2009 03:41 PM

KJ vs 47/17

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com BB ($2.35) UTG ($1.95) UTG+1 ($6.42) MP1...

Started by Ragnar4, 05-01-2009 11:10 PM
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05-03-2009 04:33 AM

gut shot straight draw...

how do you play them?? example: aks..u raise 3 callers flop is Q T 3 rainbow..you would CB if in early maybe reraise a CB from a later position...

Started by acgibson, 05-01-2009 12:21 PM
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05-02-2009 07:46 PM

raising with a draw

why does so many people raise off a flush or straight draw, is that a known stragedy in the professional poker world?? :cool:

Started by tariq06, 05-02-2009 05:30 AM
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05-02-2009 05:00 PM

pott odds

I was wondering is there a simple way to quickly figure out pot odds. quick enough to still have a time bank left if i do it?

Started by gonefishin420, 05-02-2009 01:57 PM
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05-02-2009 02:43 PM

25nl AA OOP New table

Just sat down recently, was within the first two orbits I believe, so no stats. Obviously, with his 3bet/call PF, I was thinking JJ+, AK. If this...

Started by dranger7070, 05-01-2009 06:15 AM
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05-02-2009 08:52 AM

EZ money (lc) ((for euros)

k i post this whilst drunk but give me a break.... for euros only.... Fot poker tracker to work you need to buy an addon, costs $50. Poker...

Started by SaulPaul, 05-01-2009 11:10 PM
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05-02-2009 03:58 AM

NL 10 99 vs 22

Hello, i am new here and this is my first post. I tried hand converter but it says that i have to have 10 posts to use hypelinks so i will write it...

Started by T-100, 05-01-2009 10:14 PM
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05-01-2009 10:38 PM

How much is too much for set?

How much can one pay for to hit a set preflop? It seems if you limp behind with 66 and someone raises it too much that you have to fold it,...

Started by ArcadianRock, 05-01-2009 06:29 PM
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05-01-2009 08:34 PM

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