Beginners Circle

Rentons guides and Danut's Poker pansy are now locked and no longer stickied, but I think they need to be bumped up to the front or post a sticky...

I experienced my 3rd major downswing. Brief synopsis: $100 nl (2700 hands) 80% of Cbets were raised or called , and I was beat everytime....

Opp. is 15.05/4.30/3.00 after 95 hands at the moment. Is there any merit to my line here? Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) Hand...

What are the main differences between the players at these 2 levels?

Villain is semi-weak/tight 36/0, we played around 20 hands together, so reads aren't dead on. It's really a marginal hand, but conclusion is pretty...

I have read most of the BR topics and beginner stuff. I would like some further explanation on one thought. Lets just say that we are gonna play...

Hello to everyone here at the forum, been lurking for a week or two, and finally decided to sign up. :) My experience with poker is pretty...

Hi all, Here's the deal... playing for the past 6 months and finally found my game in the last month to average a win rate of 31 BB/100 win rate...

I think there may have been a thread about this awhile back so sorry if this is redundant. I've noticed that I (and probably many others) have a...

I want to know your thoughts on playing online and live poker with a significant other. My gf used to hate poker and thought it was some stupid fad....

At 100NL, is rakeback worth more monthly than whoring if you play ~20k-25k hands a month? Can anyone that plays 100NL with rakeback provide any...

Hey guys. I understand odds calculations when I'm up against a single player: Put him on a range of hands, calculate my odds of winning against those...

So I just finished my bonus at HoldemPoker.com and I realized that my overall strategy changed pretty drastically from playing a normal LAG game - I...

assuming your long term (1000+ games) ROI is about +20% at the standard $20 buy-in single table SnG...what would you expect as long term ROI for $15...

Trying to teach someone who has only played Pot Limit...anything in particualar I should tell him before he plays?

Hey guys, I've been trying to use the ftr hand history converter to post a hand history on the 2 + 2 forums and I can't figure out what I'm doing...

if you have T9o, what is the approximate chance of flopping two pair, trips, or a straight?

In a couple of days I will play a NL Holdem tournemnt at my job. It is a mix of maniacs and people that are pretty good. I have a pretty bad idea...

PokerStars Game #6205197331: Tournament #31463058, $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/09/07 - 18:22:36 (ET) Table '31463058 1' 9-max...

Hi, guys! I am a begginer and I want to know if any of you guys know any site that allows you to play for real money and than withdraw it without...

and any comments are appreciated, though I would say this is more for my benefit (reflection and stuff like that while out of the heat of the...

Hottest session I think I've had...just wanted to post this more as a reminder to myself when I start running shitty more than anything else...but...

I have been seeing alot of people talking about this, but not much explanation. Could someone please help me with this? Thanks

New to the forum, and excited to be a part of the community. You've recently met Hoss Johnson. He's a friend of mine. And as you all know...

Hello all, I'm a new member of FTR and a newbie to poker. Since I really appreciate this community, and you guys have probably saved me a couple of...

What is the best hand

Just joined Noob. I wanted to say "hello" and hope I can make some new friends while learning to play. Talk to all of you soon. Adam

Good Day ladies and gentles, I embarked on my local casino's $4/8 game ( thoughts to play very tight and I did until slick came along trying to...

Hey everybody, Today's $1 tournament adventure. I'll post the relevant hands: *********** # 2 ************** PokerStars Game #6195885370:...

Well i been playing on party poker for about a year now. I Got 3 kids a wife and a job that dont pay much. Anyways i dont get many chances to put...

I always mess up when the game starts to become intresting. Usually because I get a temporary fuckup in my head. I know it's wrong, but don't...