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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

When's enough enough?

Just wondering what you guys do in a session play a certain amount of hands before you jump of or set a win/loss mark before ending the session?i...

Started by Therealslimarab, 12-24-2012 01:01 AM
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01-02-2013 10:15 AM

2012 Graphs thread

Happy new year FTR! I miss the monthly giraffe threads :( Yes, that's a whole year's worth of poker - my number 1 goal for 2013 is to play...

Started by Luco, 01-01-2013 06:50 AM
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01-01-2013 01:12 PM

Possible to watch hand finish on Fulltilt rush?

See Title- Is it possible to finish watching a hand you are not involved in while playing rush like it is while playing zoom?

Started by caddie444, 12-30-2012 01:21 AM
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12-30-2012 01:55 AM

5nl flopped book facing river shove

Villain is 13/10/4 over 250ish hands, nothing really note worthy yet but does have an agression factor of 4 on the river. PokerStars - $0.05...

Started by Aphex8, 12-25-2012 09:47 AM
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12-29-2012 12:39 AM

fullring; Trips on the river lead into.

not played in an age this might all be spew im targeting the fuck out of the sb hes about 70/0 stationary ima running like 22/17/4 BB is also a...

Started by kickass, 12-28-2012 05:25 PM
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12-28-2012 08:11 PM

pfr - check-call, check-call, lead - what to do?

villain is unknown, seems TAG 15-12-ish over less than 40 hands haven't seen anything noteworthy from him whole table is pretty active there are...

Started by daven, 12-25-2012 04:08 AM
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12-28-2012 04:24 PM

[5NL] Playing TPGK OOP

This was villains 3rd hand so nothing to go on. Not too much interested in villain, more interested in how people would play TPGK OOP in this...

Started by Cobra_1878, 12-25-2012 07:05 PM
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12-28-2012 01:30 AM

Fullring Playable?

Well now that i have infinite free time i really want to get back into studying and playing. I started out at fullring and was a spazzy calling...

Started by jippo88, 12-22-2012 07:44 AM
go pro at 5nl
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12-27-2012 01:16 PM

[5NL] QQ UTG. Flop a set...villain's range and turn decision??

Villain was 22/12/5 through 56 hands. Folded to 50% cbets, 2/4. No other real stats/notes on villain which leads me to believe he doesn't get out of...

Started by Cobra_1878, 12-15-2012 10:18 AM
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12-26-2012 09:48 PM

spoonitnow's 5000th Post: Game Theory and Poker

Yeah so I started this thread the other day knowing that it would take a whole lot of posts before I finished everything I wanted to on the subject....

Started by spoonitnow, 12-08-2010 01:02 AM
math is idiotic, wtf is this shit
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12-26-2012 09:43 PM

Progress update at the 10NL level.

Okay, I have my first 11,500 hands at the 10NL level on Bovada. Hands played between 11/27 and 12/24 Net profit over rake: $132.86 BB/100 =...

Started by davisrei, 12-24-2012 03:46 PM
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12-25-2012 01:41 AM

flop trips, facing turn donk

40 hands on villain, seems TAG, i'm waitlisting and starting tables at beginning of session, he's on all the 50nl and 100nl tables that are running....

Started by daven, 12-23-2012 01:54 AM
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12-23-2012 06:31 PM

A6s on BTn HU nut FD OTF

22+,A7s+,A5s,KTs+,K8s,QJs,JTs,Td9d,Th9h,9d8d,9h8h,8d7d,8h7h,AJo+,KQo Here's the range I came up pre-fl, Villain is 21/16/5 over 170 . fit-fold post...

Started by WeldPhaser, 12-21-2012 11:26 PM
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12-22-2012 06:14 PM

A different way to think of your poker bankroll.

Okay, this may seem like a strange way of looking at things, but it's how I view my bankroll... 1) Your bankroll is capital for an investment. ...

Started by davisrei, 12-17-2012 03:39 PM
bankroll management, ponzi schemes
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12-22-2012 02:12 PM

irc hand review/study times thread

bump this thread if you are going to be in irc reviewing hands at a set time and date. as per ...

Started by daven, 12-16-2012 02:02 AM
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12-22-2012 07:33 AM

10nl AKo in MP TPTK on paired flop face c/r

CO: 22/16/2 over 170 reg BU: 26/18/3 over 900 calls pfr's wide on btn(30%) , prone to spazz from time to time,, and likes to c/r, or raise cbets w/...

Started by WeldPhaser, 12-19-2012 09:31 PM
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12-22-2012 06:18 AM

10nl A6o BvB trips on flop

Villain is 52/38/8 over 130 he doesn't 4bet as far as ive seen, or donk in 3bet pots, he has called (5/7)cbets in 3bp's, and raised 2, once w/ mid...

Started by WeldPhaser, 12-17-2012 08:31 PM
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12-21-2012 10:05 PM

Moved: Online stats /poker tracker 3

Started by snowman, 12-18-2012 06:26 PM
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12-20-2012 03:01 PM

AJs vs reg, religious flop

preflop? flop? turn? <daven> villain 15-10-3, 20% steal, 20% fold to 3b <daven> 30% button steal <daven> 80% flop cb, 20% turn cb, 70% w$sd...

Started by daven, 12-16-2012 06:43 PM
wtf 3bet
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12-20-2012 11:42 AM

free coaching with highstakes guys

Not sure if anyone is interested or if this is the right place to post here but bluefirepoker is giving away coaching with their highstakes cash guys...

Started by lolyoulosedude, 12-18-2012 07:17 PM
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12-19-2012 08:17 PM

KK river sizing logic check

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from Play Online Poker, Site Reviews & Poker Forum | FlopTurnRiver.com ...

Started by seven-deuce, 12-14-2012 11:07 AM
gay hand
Replies: 16 Views: 1,952
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12-19-2012 04:08 AM

96s in the blinds vs fish limp and reg iso

$0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Holdem 7 Players Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com Stacks: UTG ($30.21) 121bb UTG+1 ($46) 184bb ...

Started by daven, 12-12-2012 08:20 PM
davisrei can't read
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12-19-2012 04:07 AM

AJs TPTK vs loose-ish unknown

villain is pretty much unknown, about 30-20 less than 30 hands and a few of those shorthanded. No real reads all streets? $0.10/$0.25 No Limit...

Started by daven, 12-16-2012 08:12 PM
davisrei can't read
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12-19-2012 04:03 AM

Cashing out on a Regular basis.

Ive recently built by bankroll up over 2800 playing 100nl over the last 2.5 weeks and i've just cashed out 500. Now i know i'm probably playing a bit...

Started by TheAlchmizt, 12-16-2012 10:05 PM
thealchmizt goes pro
Replies: 19 Views: 2,231
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12-17-2012 05:00 PM

AJ multiway line check

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Started by seven-deuce, 12-16-2012 09:17 AM
don't taze me bro
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12-17-2012 01:10 PM

10nl 88 on BU 3b pre..

sb is 38/0 passive, bb is 14/11/3 nitty reg Villain is 27/19/0 over 100 Fto3b=67%(2/3) Ftocbet=50%(2/4) seemed to be a bit passive Daven had...

Started by WeldPhaser, 12-13-2012 07:56 PM
math is idiotic
Replies: 15 Views: 2,241
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12-16-2012 08:43 PM

Flush on turn. Missed value or correct play?

Bovada 10NL (6-max) The SB has been playing fairly sensible, conservative poker up to this point. UTG $ 9.00 UTG+1 $11.65...

Started by davisrei, 12-15-2012 12:43 AM
Replies: 9 Views: 1,274
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12-16-2012 08:36 PM

Coachingadoodles

Howdy, I’m posting here because I’ve decided to return to coaching and what better spot to post for NSSNL and SSNL than here. Coaching is enjoyable...

Started by bikes, 01-12-2012 01:30 AM
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12-15-2012 02:19 PM

hand review/study sessions

I've been (finally) spending a decent amount of time studying poker again. Amazing what injuries can do for your income ;) Anyone interested in...

Started by daven, 12-10-2012 07:13 PM
Replies: 23 Views: 1,961
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12-14-2012 10:08 PM

How do I construct a 3-betting range?

Lets assume Villain is to my right w/ stats something like 40/20/3 ranges like. EDIT: Ignore the red. Villain limps 20% of the time {...

Started by MadMojoMonkey, 12-13-2012 02:53 PM
stacks does drugs
Replies: 21 Views: 4,327
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12-14-2012 03:08 PM

[5NL] QJs UTG against shortstack

BB is new to table playing first hand. SB is also fairly new to table. 29/0 through 14 hands. PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5...

Started by Cobra_1878, 12-12-2012 09:52 PM
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12-14-2012 08:42 AM

[5NL] AQo...poorly timed bluff?

PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players Hand converted by PokerTracker 4 MP: $8.17 Hero (CO): $5.71 BTN: $3.57 SB: $5.96 BB:...

Started by Cobra_1878, 12-12-2012 10:02 PM
Replies: 16 Views: 2,187
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12-14-2012 08:26 AM

[5NL] Flop a set...facing river shove

Villain is 21/16 through 282 hands. $0.17 was standard raise for villain. Cbet was 72% on flop. He had only followed this up once on the turn, 17%,...

Started by Cobra_1878, 12-12-2012 08:05 PM
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12-13-2012 06:20 PM

Multi tabling

Just a quick question; I want to start playing a few more tables, what is the best way to set them out? Is it best to let them pop up when they...

Started by Cobra_1878, 12-03-2012 09:12 PM
Replies: 20 Views: 1,890
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12-13-2012 06:01 PM

AAAAAAHHHHH! Nasty beat down session.

Four stacks lost in one session. Bovada 10NL My two pair vs higher two pair. My river straight vs full house on river. My turn straight vs...

Started by davisrei, 12-13-2012 12:39 AM
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12-13-2012 04:44 PM

[5NL] QQ in SB...facing UTG raise and CO 3bet

UTG - Only 3 hands on villain so nothing to go on whatsoever. CO - 10/8 through 53 hands. Not much info, nothing out of the ordinary just super...

Started by Cobra_1878, 12-12-2012 05:39 PM
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12-13-2012 01:19 PM

BlazingStars - Table Ninja for Mac

Hey guys, I just wanted to let all the Mac users on the forum know about this new program for mac users, that basically does what table ninja/AHK...

Started by dranger7070, 10-29-2009 08:24 AM
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12-13-2012 09:54 AM

5NL Vs 2NL

OK firstly....WHAT THE FUCK!! I was doing really well at 2NL and I got myself rolled for 5NL and felt ready to move up....I have been crushed. ...

Started by Cobra_1878, 12-11-2012 07:11 PM
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12-13-2012 02:10 AM

ITT m2m drops knowledge bombs

<m2m> why the fuck <m2m> do u morons think <m2m> call 2 streets <m2m> then JAM <m2m> OVER A FUCKING RIVER BARREL <m2m> LOOKS BLUFFY??? <m2m>...

Started by spoonitnow, 12-25-2010 12:52 AM
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12-12-2012 09:41 PM

10nl AKo on btn facing flop raise & T shove

Villain is unknown, only note is he double barreled mono flop turned 4 flush and opp folded. Also bought in for $8 and posted blind OTB orbit...

Started by WeldPhaser, 12-10-2012 09:31 PM
Replies: 14 Views: 1,954
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12-12-2012 07:00 PM

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