Beginners Circle

eek 500 posts. Well some people make a big deal of this, and some don't. I won't bother much but I'll at least contribute something. Since I'm not...

So I sat down at a table and quickly realized I was going to make a nice profit there. First, there was the guy to my right who appeared to be...

I just got Harrington on Cash Games on my lunch break and while reading the first chapter I came across this concept I never thought of before and I...

Can someone give me a rundown on what "vpip/pfr/af" means? I'm know voluntarily put into pot, pre flop raise. Is af aggression factor? What are...

Villian is running 38/14/.8 over 21 hands.. i discounted the backdoor flush, instead i had him on a stronger top pair or hearts draw by the call...

Why did I do this? I had been C-Betting a lot, so I put them on something like a QJ, or QT, so I went for it. Just so happens it was a $$ flop for...

I don't make a lot obviously at this level but at FT usually after a days play I receive about 20 which allows me to do the 180 man tourney which is...

UTG+1 is the donator in the table. He is playing almost any two, and calling raises with them. He is very passive pre and post flop. Usual lines he...

Villain is 43/12/1.4 over 61 hands and is a station. Obviously this board sucks for us, I c bet because he insta checked the flop and this is often...

If you have a strong hand like a set on a flop with only two suits, what is the optimal way to bet? I have been making a potsized bet on the flop...

I hit a pretty rotten streak recently that dropped my BR down to $18. What I'm wondering is which is worth more, keep playing at my current level of...

4/8 limit hold 'em, yesterday. UTG has played passively. I was in the cutoff with Ac7c. UTG limps in pre-flop, 1 other player calls, I raise. Folds...

Button is running 40/22/3.2 over 70 hands, seems fairly loose but haven't seen anything stupid shown down. CO running 83/31/4.4 over 35 hands, a...

Holdem poker for advanced players? or No Limit holdem theory and practice?

what a strange hand. I have 42 of hearts in the bb and some random donk minbets. Ok i'll call i bet i like playing limit holdem from time to time. i...

Does anyone know where jyms went.. he used to be at grinderschool?? cheers Lew

SB was 34/8/1 over 50 BB was 56/20/1.8 over 35 Both villians had been playing just about anything with one face card suited or not. Flop, I...

Player seems weak-tight thus far and I've been beating on him a bit in the blinds. Does anyone ever just call these bets considering they're so...

copied from my blog: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/sil693-s-escape-from-education-sigh-t80535.html Preflop 3bettor is 13/10/3 with a...

I'm starting to feel comfortable playing at 5NL and the results show in the graph. Sorry Robb ....but I dumped the guide's starting hands around the...

So I just noticed recently that I'm near 2k posts and figured since everyone likes to do something for their milestone posts that I want to be cool...

Button is an aggressive player who opens wide from late position (SCs, Axs, etc). SB is a terrible calling station who has been running hot. My...

I'm a ring-game noob so these questions are probably pretty basic.... Is there any difference between ptBB/100 v BB/100? I have HEM and this...

villain is 14/10 with an 8% 3-bet over 130ish hands. FWIW I will be happy to let you all know villain did NOT have a flush. I checked flop because...

I posted this trivia question on another, less advanced forum and noone could solve it. Lets see how long it takes for u guys to come up with a...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com saw flop MP ($2.89) CO ($1) Hero...

Just looking for some feedback on these stats. I have been doing really well so far over the last 11k hands. I feel like my 3bet percentage is really...

I'm not much of a ring-player, so could I would appreciate any comments on this hand. This is the 2nd hand played against opp, so no reads. Am I...

I've been reading some of the nose-bleed (to me) Ops and it's humorous to read about fish at 100NL and 200NL. So, out of curiosity, what types of...

I finally hit 10K hands and am ready to be analyzed. I hope you guys would be kind enough to help me with it. One leak I feel I have is in the big...

It seems like everytime i'm raised on my flop bet i'm beat by a set or 2 pair. Should i fold my big pairs to any raise on the flop? Does he ever have...

Yup...I made a post about this. I'm FINALLY even. Well, I'm up now, but about two days ago I finally broke through and got out of the red. I was...

I was playing $2NL on Stars and this SS guy with only $.40 would always shove if he decided to play, which is kinda scary but he would just shove Q9o...

Villain was 32/24/1 over 42 hands - his 3 bet was 25% over these. Pre flop I was happy to get it in sicne he seemed lose and a little insane. I...

Play strong starting hands. Play them fast. Don't fold unless your hand is hopeless. Keep asking them if they want to play for all their chips. ...

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm going to start a poker blog. I thought I was pretty well versed in poker (I am compared to my friends), but...