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after a very nice run over about 8k hands @ 18bb/100, it hit a steep downswing. thought id post the top losers and make sure i didnt tilt, plus im...

Ok im playing at donk stakes at stars... It is 10NL blinds are 2c 5c and im holding KK... someone throws out a 60 cent raise.. thats 12x BB i have...

I'm sure this is 101 question, but I don't know the answer so gonna ask it anyhoo... Assuming 1) Playing 10NL FR, 2) playing relatively tag...

I started an operation thread. I used to lose at poker. I don't any more. I used to suck at poker. I still do, but not nearly as bad. If you're a...

PokerStars Game #15546202128: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2008/02/25 - 15:24:43 (ET) Table 'Antares III' 6-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1:...

I am in late position and I have a villain raise from middle position. His PT stats show him to be 40/23.4 over a fairly large number of hands. I am...

PokerStars Game #15517733184: Tournament #78555813, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/02/24 - 11:55:22 (ET) Table '78555813 6'...

I have a pretty different view of a lot of topics to do with conflicts and competition than a lot of people, and I've decided to start this thread...

I'd like some advice on how to quickly determine my odds of hitting a drawing hand after the flop and how to use that information in deciding whether...

i'm new to the poker scene (woot first post) and have trouble with finding the right amount to bet when i hold a good poker hand at preflop. since...

PokerStars Game #15479551503: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/02/22 - 20:51:24 (ET) Table 'Solstice III' 6-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1:...

Warning - very long!! I learn tons from the blogs and operations threads. I feed off their successes and realize others have poker troubles, too....

Live game, 16ish person sng style tournament. The chip stacks are unknown for the most part...this is the fifth hand and no real big pots have...

Hi all, I asked this question in another thread - but it was a bit of a hijack on my part, and never got answered - so will start a new thread...

So my buddies and I are going to move our game to the local casino's soon and since I've become so accustom to the HUD's statistics, I'd really like...

Note: Almost nobody goes to the FTR Chat Room above because people go to our IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel instead. Follow these instructions to...

I can't wrap my feeble mind around this one. Could someone explain it and/or "do the math" ?

Bad ass mofo? or dumb ass mofo? Your choice. You're probably a dumb ass mofo, and this is probably going to piss you off. Especially if you really...

I have read many articles, espousing the mantra of "bet or fold - never call" and they state that when first to voluntarily put money in the pot,...

I just finished the 1000 hands on my trial of Pokertracker. I don't have any other prog's and I'm trying to learn more about the stats. I...

Been arguing with a friend about an online hand he played recently that I witnessed. Here's the setup: Friend is showing some newbies the...

I seem to be having a bad run at the moment and it seems that when I'm dealt a decent hand it gets stomped on. Here's a small sampling of a few of...

I've been reading dozens of threads this week and replying to a few. And I've played some 12-tabling NL10. Which prompted some thoughts I felt might...

after watching a vid from grinderschool, i found a huge leak in tracker.. I am losing big time under the Misc stats page for high card and pairs,...

Peoples!! Spoon (as usual) was on to something - we noobs, beginners and low limit NLH players need to be reading the hell out of ISF's blogs and...

Hey guys, I am doing a 10 minute presentation in one of my classes titled "Basis Ideas of Winning Poker." I am talking about the concept of...

I am curious as pocket 10s get crushed so easily.

** Game ID 789500439 starting - 2006-05-11 22:40:49 ** Baby Break It Down (0.50|1.00 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money - bluemooncity sitting in...

This post is more for me than you. I'm learning read-dependent play after not so gentle encouragement from posts/threads by guys like TJ, Drew and...

i want to reformat my computer and wanted to know how i would go about doing that without losing all my poker tracker database etc etc...

Step 1: Go read ISF's blog until you find a post about ranges or something that just totally confuses the dog shit out of you. Step 2: Spend about...

I started this thread and got some positive feedback. http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/forum/lessons-4-noobs-t67219.html#643445 So I thought...

So I moved some money off of PokerStars to chase Cake's bonus, and was wondering if there's an option similar to Stars' "popup table whenever user...

I just dl'd PokerEV. I immediately checked out the "luck" graphs as those screen shots on FTR are what had drawn my attention. But there's a lot more...

I've been playing in a regular live game at home. The players range from mediocre to terrible with no shortage of the latter -- they don't even seem...

After going through some of my HH from tonight I'm not sure about how to play these 2 hands if i get into the same or a similar situation. Both of...