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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

Losing...

I had thought I was a winning player, but lately I have been doing poorly over a fairly large sample. I'm not sure if I should attribute it to...

Started by Juked07, 06-08-2008 05:15 AM
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06-09-2008 12:20 PM

Just got utterly cold decked...never happened before in SNG

Wow. I just got knocked out of a single table SNG literally not being able to raise a single hand except the one that finally knocked me out (and I...

Started by ponyboy, 06-07-2008 06:41 PM
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06-08-2008 10:29 PM

1-2 hands per session...

x-post from my blog, thought it might be useful for some of you to think about. Want to take a sec to chat about something thats been going...

Started by bjsaust, 06-08-2008 01:06 AM
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06-08-2008 07:16 PM

sharkscope

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this,but here goes. Can you look me up on sharkscope and let me know if this is good,bad or...

Started by tonyt, 06-08-2008 12:41 AM
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06-08-2008 03:23 AM

This hand reminded me of live poker. (lc)

Textbook example of a terrible min-raise line. $1/$2 No Limit Holdem 6 players Converted at weaktight.com Stacks: UTG INTREPID FOX...

Started by Fnord, 06-07-2008 07:38 PM
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06-08-2008 01:13 AM

Call flop, minraise turn.

My experience so far at the micros is that this line almost invariably means set, trips, straight or a flush depending on what the board has out. I...

Started by zxqv8, 06-06-2008 04:55 PM
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06-07-2008 09:11 PM

$10 NLH - How to play this hand?

This is my first Hand Review request. I'll wait for a few responses before I post my read and the results. Thanks for the help. PokerStars...

Started by PlayToWin, 06-06-2008 07:53 PM
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06-07-2008 03:37 PM

Cold Cards; Ending a Session

I found the hardest aspect of the game when I started playing was discipline - learning when to throw away crap (and by crap I mean KJ, AT, low/mid...

Started by , 06-02-2008 08:10 PM
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06-07-2008 06:06 AM

Advanced Filtering and Sorting in the PokerStars Lobby

This is about 3 minutes long and explains how to do advanced filtering and multiple sorts in the lobby. I was surprised at how many people didn't...

Started by spoonitnow, 06-06-2008 11:48 PM
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06-07-2008 03:46 AM

EV, Variance, Fold Equity

So i think Ive got the basics pretty much down pat. Preflop hand selection, knowing when to continue post flop, position, pot odds, implied odds all...

Started by Ification, 06-06-2008 11:57 AM
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06-06-2008 02:30 PM

Tilt and keeping on your game...

Tilt is one thing, and i've learned how to control it fairly well, but what I'm needing help with now is the staying on my game during times where I...

Started by langaan, 06-06-2008 11:45 AM
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06-06-2008 11:45 AM

The most profitable game of NLHE?

Recently I've been building my BR in the $5.50 games, and it felt pretty easy for a while but now I feel like I'm a losing to bad beats and tighter...

Started by Bloopie, 06-04-2008 03:22 AM
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06-06-2008 11:22 AM

I have a dream....

This is actually posted in the community forum but thought I would post here as well.... I played my first $11.00 S&G yesterday after grinding...

Started by Deuce Blue, 03-12-2008 03:57 PM
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06-05-2008 10:30 PM

Mixing in FR with 6max play. Should I do it?

I am wondering if I should mix up FR and 6max play or just stay focused on just one. I have been playing 6-max fairly exclusively since I started...

Started by bobdor, 06-02-2008 09:42 PM
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06-05-2008 05:17 PM

PT3

trying to get some help from the PT website, but its slow going... i used to play 2 tables while datamining 10 at party poker with PT2, but i cant...

Started by langaan, 06-05-2008 12:48 PM
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06-05-2008 04:21 PM

What is ABC poker?

So what is it? I see it in a lot of posts and I just assumed it was 1. play premium hands 2. good hand = call/raise 3. bad hand = fold 4. no...

Started by AFchung, 06-02-2008 05:16 PM
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06-05-2008 03:30 PM

Downloading FTR Poker Videos

Has anyone come across any software that would allow you to download the poker videos on FTR? I would like to download them and then convert them...

Started by RML604, 06-05-2008 03:16 PM
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06-05-2008 03:16 PM

Should I...

consider subscribing to a poker training site? And if so which one? im currently an average winning player at 100nl full ring where ive worked my...

Started by ATOTHEC101, 06-01-2008 03:31 PM
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06-05-2008 12:15 AM

Tilt or what?

I am currently at 10/20 Blinds, I have no problem earning my money, but after I win a session, I feel too confident, and invest all my money on weak...

Started by Ovaltine88, 06-02-2008 10:31 AM
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06-04-2008 10:26 PM

A Visual Look at Why Bitching About Poker is Bad

Okay so, here is a model of your brain. Each of those circles represents some capacity you have for thought and focus. So if you are grinding...

Started by spoonitnow, 06-04-2008 11:37 AM
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06-04-2008 10:22 PM

Where to start ...

I'm sure I'm not the first person to ask this question, but a search of the forum hasn't really thrown up a load of helpful answers, so I figured I'd...

Started by MortimerJazz, 06-03-2008 01:06 PM
Replies: 7 Views: 1,235
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06-04-2008 10:16 PM

Image

When posters talk about their/villains image the use x/y/z. What do these mean and do they come from a system like PokerAce HUD.(which I am vaguely...

Started by Ification, 06-04-2008 03:12 PM
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06-04-2008 09:58 PM

Amateurs- How many hours a week do you play?

Well, anyone can respond to this thread, but as a student I wanted to know what kind of hours other part-time players put in and how that works for...

Started by bigslikk, 04-11-2008 11:14 AM
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06-04-2008 07:21 PM

2 FTR satellites on Bodog this Saturday to 5 Seat WSOP Gtd

Just spamming this forum quick. FTR is holding 2 private events for its members, where you can win a seat to the Bodog $270 “5 Seats Guaranteed...

Started by givememyleg, 06-04-2008 06:51 PM
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06-04-2008 06:51 PM

Which online site to begin with/what level? Limit Hold'em!

I have a few questions for the great members of this forum. Just for some background, I haven't been coming to this site long, but I have been...

Started by Illfavor, 06-04-2008 06:27 PM
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06-04-2008 06:27 PM

A couple of really good articles...

... that I make my goal to implement.

Started by BankItDrew, 05-26-2008 05:45 PM
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06-04-2008 03:40 PM

Question for winning players moving up blinds

Which blinds games did you guys start at, and which game do you think its hardest to move up to? I been playing for around 2 months, pretty much...

Started by Ovaltine88, 06-03-2008 06:56 AM
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06-04-2008 12:22 PM

Is it best to start playing PL?

I guess like a lot of new players who have been watching poker on TV, I jumped straight into playing NL games either with friends or online. I've...

Started by MortimerJazz, 06-04-2008 06:03 AM
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06-04-2008 11:53 AM

Defending from the blinds

What is the optimal rate to defend from the blinds to make it -EV for a steal. I'm not really sure how I would calculate it. I'm guessing you'd...

Started by bigteif, 06-04-2008 02:52 AM
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06-04-2008 05:48 AM

Live Tag-Team Tournament

Hey guys, assuming that my friend can get off work on Saturday night, we are going to be playing in a tag-team tournament at a local casino. It is...

Started by Elrohir44, 06-04-2008 01:50 AM
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06-04-2008 05:29 AM

Pythonic and Bruxism face off

Epic battle today at 10nl, with pythonic and I sitting at a couple of tables together. This hand must be posted for the sake of pythonic's sanity. ...

Started by djbruxism, 06-04-2008 01:16 AM
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06-04-2008 01:20 AM

When should I be playing?

I know I might regret asking the following question of the same people who have been regularly kicking my ass this week, but here it goes anyway: ...

Started by colbster, 05-27-2008 05:53 PM
Replies: 15 Views: 1,417
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06-03-2008 07:34 PM

Western Union deposit option

Not really much of a beginner but i figured this would be the best place to post this. I found out that Ultimate Bet has a deposit option were you...

Started by holdemfoldem, 06-03-2008 07:08 PM
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06-03-2008 07:08 PM

Apparently FTR has taught me something - Thanks everybody!

I have been a little down the past couple of weeks as a noob that really wants to get the handle on all of this. I started at .05/.10 limit,...

Started by colbster, 05-28-2008 05:27 PM
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06-02-2008 05:39 PM

I am the sucker

I've been playing $25 NL for about 6k hands now. I know that's a small sample but I seem to be losing consistently enough that I'm wondering if I...

Started by SuperflyPT, 05-29-2008 08:40 PM
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06-02-2008 05:24 PM

Any tricks or systems?

Without having any reads on a villian, does anyone have a system or trick to know when your good hand is beat? For example, if I have a full...

Started by poker_pup, 06-01-2008 01:58 AM
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06-02-2008 12:42 PM

Question about folding in the blinds

A lot of the time i find that I'm in the BB with a craptacular hand (K3, J5, 38 etc) and the SB will try to steal with a minimum raise. I rarely like...

Started by AFchung, 06-02-2008 06:41 AM
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06-02-2008 12:08 PM

Hey everyone

i just signed up to flop turn river and would like to just take a minute to say hi. my name is seth and i will be looking for some good stories and...

Started by sethmundy, 06-01-2008 05:53 PM
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06-02-2008 11:52 AM

very good explanation of ICM

to find here http://cvsng.blogspot.com/2007/11/partial-sng-book.html found under the link section of sngwiz.

Started by mikeV7, 05-15-2008 08:46 AM
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06-01-2008 10:37 AM

Gettign better or running hot or just got lucky??

I posted this in FR but thought it would probably be more at home here.... Felt i played fairly well finishing up with +$9 on .01/.02 FR on Stars....

Started by Hotfrog, 05-29-2008 09:08 PM
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06-01-2008 08:18 AM

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