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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

doing ok!

my bank rolls still being with held by betfair but... Im doing well in a free roll at the moment and its a good free roll! down to the last 400 odd...

Started by LuckySlevin, 07-25-2008 10:09 PM
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07-26-2008 08:29 PM

Help with a hand

0.01/0.02 NL 6max SB ($4.96) BB ($5.68) *57/10 UTG ($5) Hero ($1.65) CO ($3.21) B ($.97) UTG - Folds

Started by hanso_lo, 07-26-2008 03:18 AM
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07-26-2008 06:05 PM

Help!!!! doin somethin wrong!!!!

here are some of the stats and praphs so i ask u for an analysi... i know 2.5k is a very small semple for a serious analysis but it seems i am doing...

Started by zgpwns, 07-24-2008 07:55 PM
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07-26-2008 04:41 PM

How to adjust to exceedingly tight tables.

I'm playing NL10 FR at Titan (iPoker), and the problem is tables are just too tight. Tables usually consist of 3-4 shortstackers, and the rest play...

Started by gosam, 07-25-2008 11:35 AM
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07-26-2008 03:14 PM

Getting the most value

This is a 25nl game, been playing for about an hour or so, villain1 is a 17/6 over 40 hands, villain 2 a 21/5 over 60. Villain 2 doesnt cold call...

Started by JKDS, 07-25-2008 08:36 PM
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07-25-2008 10:24 PM

Another standard hand I'm seeing a lot and want feedback

Dealt with 99, 1010, JJ. Raise standard preflop, one or two callers. No overcards come on the board and it is a rainbow so we bet 2/3 of the pot. ...

Started by ponyboy, 07-24-2008 10:02 PM
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07-25-2008 06:00 PM

Nightmare with Betfair

Just in case some of you haven't experienced betfair stay well away. To cut a long story short my bankroll is in betfair I transferred it into...

Started by LuckySlevin, 07-24-2008 11:29 AM
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07-25-2008 03:33 PM

NOW THIS IS A HAND!!!

wow, im so lucky... i was having a bad day, just everything was going wrong and here we go he pushed all in, i said f it, lets go. i was so...

Started by OneToughMuff, 07-23-2008 05:38 AM
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07-25-2008 08:32 AM

wow that was amazing...

deep in MTT, hit my dream cards lol 2$ satelite to the sunday 100k, 20ppl left i was in 8th (14 get in 100k, and 15th gets 5$) PokerStars...

Started by smitts187, 07-25-2008 03:12 AM
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07-25-2008 08:26 AM

50nl what does it mean?

all the time i see ppl r saying they play 20nl 50nl 100nl ... what does that mean??

Started by zgpwns, 05-30-2008 10:53 AM
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07-24-2008 07:50 PM

what does this mean.. 3ptbb/100

in this context : - ...that of all the people that played over 50k hands that month, ONLY ONE was over 3ptbb/100. thanks!

Started by LuckySlevin, 07-24-2008 08:32 AM
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07-24-2008 12:54 PM

Crossing Over to Cash - How?

I am well aware that the best way to build a bank roll, and thus best way to ever becoming a pro/wealthy/self sufficient is to play cash. I am also...

Started by Thunder, 07-20-2008 12:15 PM
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07-24-2008 12:44 PM

Poker and Internal Growth (My 2000th Post)

I decided to make a habit out of my n * 1000 -th being sort of a record of what I've been thinking about since my last one, and so here is my 2000th...

Started by spoonitnow, 07-15-2008 09:56 PM
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07-24-2008 12:26 PM

Puzzle 1: Occurance rate of sets

If no one ever folds a pocket pair pre-flop, what is the expected occurance rate of a set on the flop for 2-10 player tables? What is your expected...

Started by Fnord, 07-06-2004 10:07 AM
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07-24-2008 09:46 AM

All of a sudden Im terrible

I was playing on Full Tilt for a bit. I had just started playing cash seriously and started at the 10nl level with a bankroll of around $200. I made...

Started by CheeseNip06, 07-24-2008 02:37 AM
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07-24-2008 06:37 AM

Implied Odds

I want all the information anyone can give me to help me understand implied odds and using them Correct me if I'm wrong, my understanding of...

Started by Ification, 07-23-2008 03:33 PM
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07-24-2008 06:19 AM

Beginner Video - Please Comment...

Ok, here it is. It is only 20min long and there is a double up around the 16:40 mark. Any and all comments are welcome. Just remember I'm a noob and...

Started by NovusImage, 07-23-2008 05:54 AM
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07-23-2008 04:22 PM

EditBuyInSettings??

hi, i play at pokerstars, idk if ive done it, if i have, ive forgotten, how do you edit your buyin settings? cuz i do .01/.02 blinds and the...

Started by OneToughMuff, 07-23-2008 03:11 AM
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07-23-2008 01:53 PM

C-Bet on a whiff...

Hey guys new to the forum so excuse me if I'm not up to date on the etiquette. Got a question for those of you who are more experienced. This happens...

Started by NovusImage, 07-20-2008 02:50 PM
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07-23-2008 12:44 PM

New PS FPP bonus?

Didn't know where this question should go, but I know it'll get seen here. Anyway, is there a new 250,000 FPP bonus for supernova? I knew there was...

Started by allabout, 07-22-2008 01:34 PM
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07-23-2008 12:34 PM

Winrate understandage.

Wats the difference between, bb/100....and ptb/100 ? I run PT2. And i think it reads as bb/100. How do i get it to read in ptb form...wat ever...

Started by AnTman_69, 07-23-2008 04:51 AM
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07-23-2008 08:54 AM

correct play?

correct play? or should i have folded, i wanted to lay them down but i thought id have best hand PokerStars Game #19029992869: Tournament...

Started by smitts187, 07-23-2008 12:36 AM
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07-23-2008 02:04 AM

is this forum linked to any poker rooms

is this forum linked to any poker rooms thanks

Started by smithy2234, 07-21-2008 10:04 PM
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07-22-2008 08:53 PM

Transitioning from Live to Online?

Hey guys, this is my first post but I've lurked around here forever. I absolutely love this site and thought I might start contributing/asking...

Started by ElTigreBlanco, 07-17-2008 09:17 PM
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07-22-2008 07:01 PM

Was I wrongto go 'all in' here?

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but since I'm pretty much a beginner I'm posting here... Ok, live game. Playing all day,...

Started by Danh Bai, 07-20-2008 10:41 AM
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07-22-2008 05:24 PM

Online For Real Money

Hell0 all: Well I'm new on here, and have several on line room accounts, and would like to make a real money deposit, to play for those .25 and...

Started by SoCalBruce, 07-21-2008 11:30 PM
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07-22-2008 05:18 PM

The two types of fish that get you big pots in the micros

After playing for a bit at the micros I've found two of the fish types you will win the most big pots from. Most of the fish at these stakes are...

Started by xptboy, 07-18-2008 09:07 PM
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07-22-2008 03:01 PM

Hello Everyone!

Hi, i just registered here at FTR, but I have been using this website for about a month now, and finally decided, hey, i need to register and start...

Started by OneToughMuff, 07-20-2008 04:56 AM
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07-22-2008 02:38 PM

Winning chance as a %

Whats the formula for calculating your outs as a percentage chance of wining the pot? I calculate pot odds as a ratio but isn't there a formula...

Started by OhBollocks, 07-22-2008 06:19 AM
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07-22-2008 02:26 PM

Stressbusters

Bad beats I can handle mostly. In cash games it's run of the mill: take notes and move on. In tournies its to be expected, particularly in the 5...

Started by OhBollocks, 07-22-2008 10:05 AM
Replies: 1 Views: 605
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07-22-2008 11:38 AM

Full Tilt or Pokerstars -advice please

I'm starting a new challenge and have narrowed my site choice down to these two because I like them the most. I've withdrawn my little 40$ from...

Started by LuckySlevin, 07-22-2008 07:57 AM
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07-22-2008 10:57 AM

Criteria for bad beat?

I was just surfing through the bad beat forum and I was surprised at how many hands are posted that are not bad beats (in my opinion) because the...

Started by ponyboy, 07-05-2008 04:17 PM
Replies: 22 Views: 1,057
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07-22-2008 12:27 AM

Shorthanded or Longhanded?

I have recently read in a interveiw with a professional online cash game player that he feels playing shorthanded gives him a better advantage over...

Started by _BMW_, 07-21-2008 10:59 AM
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07-22-2008 12:24 AM

Position stats analysis

I was just going over my stats related to position. Obviously your BB is going to be a much higher flop seen percentage, but then as you progress to...

Started by ponyboy, 07-21-2008 07:23 PM
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07-21-2008 09:55 PM

C-bets against bad and aggressive players

I am playing micro limits and I have problems with c-bets. The majority of my opponents are loose and aggressive. They call my preflop raise with a...

Started by AKQJ, 07-20-2008 08:45 PM
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07-21-2008 09:02 PM

big stack strategy

I'm new to this community so hello everybody. There has been a few tourneys in which I've been able to build humongous stacks in early/mid stages....

Started by bananaSugar, 07-21-2008 01:05 PM
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07-21-2008 03:00 PM

can somebody PLEASE HELP

I am having the hardest time! I recently reformatted and am trying to get Poker Tracker 3 working...can someone pop into the "poker chat" and help me...

Started by NODGrindKing, 07-19-2008 10:21 PM
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07-21-2008 12:50 PM

raising big with low pp

When I put low pp's (3-3) in pokerstove against AK suited, the low pp's come out favourite. But I was watching a past poker game with Phil...

Started by LuckySlevin, 07-20-2008 06:38 PM
Replies: 17 Views: 1,689
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07-21-2008 12:16 PM

How many hands does it take...

How many hands do you think it takes until you can say you are able to "beat" a certain limit? 10k? 25k? 50k? I am just trying to figure out how...

Started by CheeseNip06, 07-20-2008 06:00 PM
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07-21-2008 09:08 AM

soooooooo f'in close

1027 BI's, 2.20$ i sadly finished in 19th place, another relatively big win only 9$ but out lasted over 1000 people, still makes me feel good

Started by smitts187, 07-21-2008 01:37 AM
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07-21-2008 06:04 AM

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