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I posted hands and my thought while playing the hands, feel free to comment on anything including my thoughts (like if I am thinking is wrong) ...

they are in my blog, here: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/smart-hands-t77221-70.html#777434 if you could comment in the blog that'd be...

Villain is lagg, 55/25/4.5. He's capable of stacking off with 2nd pair, but I just don't see anything but J's and sets by the river. Some busted...

I was going to call this thread: "What to do if someone says "You suck at poker" ... well, then, STOP!! DAMMIT!! But that seemed too long. If you...

Ive been up and down on online poker losing multiple br's on FT and some 10$ ones on PS ive played good, then just got stupid once i went up to...

I've been playing SNGs for a while and decided to play some SH NL games last night at the $0.02/$0.05 stakes on PS. I started with $6.00 and after...

No reads on UTG - what should I be doing in this situation? Should I be taking the free card or should I betting here to try and take the pot down...

Villain is 28/10/0.9 over 100 hands. With this villain and this board, I think the flop cbet is bad, amiright? $0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem 6...

So many times I get dealt KK/AA, do the standard stuff preflop and then a seemingly harmless flop comes out. Then villain starts to show a lot of...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com UTG ($5.23) Hero (MP) ($2.12) CO ($4.64)...

I've collected all of ISF's weekly strategy articles from the Poker News blog that he wrote for us:...

Edit for clarity - see question in red at bottom. I'm almost certainly ahead on flop. But the turn reminded me of the classic "KK on Axx flop"...

What do you think is the best approach to handling loose donkeys. I have heard that calling and hoping to flop a monster- but monsters don't come...

Playing 16/8 so the stats are heading in the right direction... $0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem 10 players Stacks: UTG _FatBstrd_ ($7.78) UTG+1...

well, almost :) Dont know how to thumbnail, sorry

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem PokerStars 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($174.65) UTG+1 ($281.70) CO ($231.80) Hero ...

I don't remember any reads on the villian. I really should have been thinking more about stack sizes on the flop/turn. I was pretty sure he had a...

$0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem 7 players Stacks: UTG vinczesz ($9.25) UTG+1 _Soufie_ ($19.77) MP TiltTibar ($6.90) CO lizardman ($4.37) BTN...

HH fixed. kind of. For all practical purposes it is close enough. Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.04 BB (10 handed) - Party-Poker Converter...

Hand 1 villian was taking this line often. he had shown top pair as well as air and draws. easy fold or is this a gamble i take? Hand 2 villian was...

as the topic said.i need help in doing it so its clearer for other people.thanks

hi im playing low stakes sit n gos 3 and 6 dollar turbos on party poker. Im doing ok but i never know how to play big suited connectors like king...

Can't use the hand converter because it doesn't work with Poker Office. Probably should have raised the flop bet but do you lay this down? ...

This was only the 3rd hand I played, so no reads. I hate losing a stack early, but it's been happenning lately. I took this as a cooler and did not...

Just joined the table so no reads on the the villain. With his bet on the turn really having a hard time working out what cards he should be on. I...

Apologies in advance for the format of the hands but the converter doesn't support hands from the site I use. I'll try and find a converter before I...

So I'm really trying to break down my play post flop and work on each piece. I have what I think is a good grasp of post flop play but then when it...

I'm working on my hand reading, so I put together a starting hand strength graphic here: The JPEG graphics aren't as readable as I would like,...

1) You put villain on a range, say AJ+, suited broadways and pp 99+. Regardless of the flop, how do you know where you are when the flop comes out?...

Hi guys. I've been a lurker round these parts for the last 6ish months and am recently "celebrating" moving from 5nl to 10nl. I decided once I moved...

How do you play your QQ even JJ out of position for a raise? Reraise? Smooth call and see the flop? What about with a raiser and several...

he raised me twice while im on utg(raising).i just think he has an overpair.imo,if opp seems to bet hard oop on flop and turn,it usually means a big...

Although that card was a low card, it does complete a straight draw and also is in the range of a lot of 2 pair type hands PokerStars No-Limit...

You table image is that you bluff too much... because of repeated continuation bets... Folks are apt to call you unless the board flops an A or...

hi I found this cool page which condenses odds, quite handy: http://www.planetstacked.com/holdem/odds/ I think i have a hole in my game. How...