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Opponent is playing nearly every hand and has shown some crazy aggression. We clearly want to play against this guy and K7s with the button is...

I was just wondering what everyone's standard raise is pre-flop. If you have AA, KK, in EP, how much do you raise? What about with hands like QQ...

i currently play at UB but want to play at a place where i can get rake back, ihave already downloaded and played at major poker rooms so i am pretty...

I was sweating a friend at the live $100/200, and was shocked at how many hands went like this: EP raises, LP 3-bets, EP 4-bets, LP calls. (FLOP)...

Found this out there in the Ether http://members.cox.net/wastrel333/BB%20Calc.xls just wondering if anyone uses anything like it or on the...

I played in two SNGs today in both I knocked an someone out who had pocket Kings, simply because they didn't raise pre-flop. I know some people say...

The FTR300 is tonight at 9:00 PM ET on PokerStars. This is a $3 buy-in tournament with $300 added! No matter how many people show up FTR is adding...

What's the intention/benefit behind checking or betting in the dark? I see it a lot on PAD and HSP but unsure as to what it's trying to convey. ...

Hi everyone! I've just started playing texas hold'em with friends about a year ago. I really like the game and ever since I've tried to read a few...

Does anybody have any advice on what game to play to build a solid bankroll. Right now my roll can only support playing micro stakes so I'm playing 6...

I see that Full Tilt no longer has e passporte as a deposit option, also It will not let me make a deposit with my mastercard debit. Could anyone...

If we want to see different results, shouldn’t we think differently? 99% of our nation’s wealth is earned by 1% of the population! Why? A large...

I used to play Bridge, Duplicate bridge. I reached quite a high level , and I new my Maths and percentages and how to apply them to my game. ...

I just deposited my own money. Why didnt I goto a no deposit site :oops: :?: :?: Ive been reading up for weeks and I fall at the first hurdle.

Okay, so I wasn't too sure where to post this, and though this was as good as any. First off would like to say rake is killing me. Currently at...

Hello everyone! I was just wondering how I can find the best possible coach. I'll pay whatever/hour if it's going to pay off later on. I don't really...

Ok, so I was surfin the web contemplating, marinating, mastur...wait NO, nevermind. Anyways I came across this site and finally found information...

I took this quote from a thread about the rake that was made in like January or so of this year but I'd like to draw attention to something here and...

those players who will call 2 barrels with mid pair (He'z on AK!) but will never call a river shove (or thoughtfully sized bet) are just asking to be...

I won one of the Sunday Millions sats for the first time and want to sell the $215 tourny dollars. Where is the best place or what is the best way...

I'm planning to restart my online "career" when school gets out next week. I know I want to play 10-20 hours a week, but I'm trying to determine the...

ACK they did it again! I'm losing tons of money from the bb and sb. Im a 16/7 with an AF of 2-3 ish at 10nl, but i play these very passively as i...

I sit down at a table and to my right is a tight player with £80 to my £10,I can change position, should I sit on his right? He has eight times my...

dunno which forum to post this in, but I was wonderring how I could record my own sessions (video & audio)? I think if I watch myself play I...

Had to find some where share my excitement i guess this is the place. had a $100 day at U.B. Finished second in a tourney cashing in for fourty and...

More + more = more! When I’m skiing, I want the biggest storm, possible, to come through. I want the softest, sweetest powder that’s ever been...

What's your biggest leak? How much time should we spend plugging our leaks VS. improving our A-Game? Should the time be equal? -Dayne

yes i have read the forums and tried to look for this info elsewhere, i promise! nothing spectacular here. I have done all the normal newbie...

Okay, so I've built up a semi-okay bankroll of over $500. I did the $50 Stars bonus. From what I have gathered the microstakes game at Stars seems...

$0.1/$0.2 No Limit Holdem 9 players Converted at weaktight Stacks: UTG falcons56 ($9.84) UTG+1 homerun33 ($4.31) MP1 Yasli ($30.35) MP2...

Is there any advantage of playing at a fast table compared to a slow table, aside from giving solace to the ADD types? You obviously play more hands...

I'm a sucker by definition. I think I know how to play poker, but the amount of time I've been stuck at micro-limits says differently. Is there a way...

Ok, I haven't read the 'Theory of Poker' yet but I assume this is covered in it... but I did it long hand to study and learn... which helps me retain...

This is probably a stupid question, but wth. Here is an example of what I have read in the forums: "You're getting 2.8:1 odds to call opp's...

All I can say is wow! Great interface, shows absolutely everything you would need. I posted one .04 blind do sit an orbit and check it out and I...

In hand history threads I often note opinions to the effect that against an unknown or in the absence of specific reads it's safer to fold in this or...

Hello Everyone here at FTR So being a long time reader of the forums I have finally decided to man up and get involved in some of the great...