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Hand #33598353-3686 at Mcalester (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 23/Jul/06 10:03:32 _Zombie_ is at seat 0 with $9.55....

DAMIT! In a tourney on pokerstars. i was chip leader going in to the break with 15000 chips. I had been leading from the start of the tourney always...

Hey guys, Ive been playing poker (NL holdem) for about two years but have never played online for real money. Im interested in starting up but to...

I have been running into several similar players lately and I was looking for some advice. They stats are 40+/15+/6+ I will take a seat with...

I wanna convert a hand from Paradise with the converter for use on the 2+2 forums, but it won't work. I copy and paste the HH from my email into the...

I don't consider myself a beginner, I have read many books and played many hands in the last 6 months or so. As you can tell I'm not overly...

Simple question really. I have $200 in my bankroll and want to build it up with some bonus whoring. I play $10 NL, not for much longer though...

I know this topic has been done to death but I got a couple questions that I just wanna get straight before I attempt bonus whoring. Firstly Ive got...

I usually play single table, as I'm fairly new and I like to try and and get a "feel" for the table and my opponents. This has its advantages becasue...

How many BB/100 should I be losing in the blinds in 6-max? I'm playing 50nl, and after 7k hands I'm -0.20 BB/100 from the BB and -0.16 BB/100 from...

6-handed game. Button is 20/13/3ish and attempts to steal the blinds ~30% of the time. SB is also standard TAG and they've been reraising preflop a...

Anyone know a site with articles from players about hand analysis? I like to look at articles at cardplayer.com but only found a few of what I'm...

Hey all :) Here are some stats from Absolute. I pretty much just play low limit sit and go and do fairly well. I was wondering if anything...

A short-stacked donkey sits down at your 100NL table with $20, and his plan seems to be to lose it as fast as possible as he raises 5 of his first 10...

how do you play KQs in early position? It's in the top 10 or so hands but ive read various things that it can be easily dominated. Do you limp or...

... Punish them properly. Dont try to get cute. Dont worry about cbetting missed AK when they will call anything. Just concentrate on making a...

100NL has been rough going so far. Please point out anything that catches your eye. Thanks!

was wondering what are good stats to use when considering what to do on the river? Could anyone suggest some and what their range or averages...

Last night, I saw the following hands limped preflop. AQo in LP QQ KK Is this typical play at $50 NL? Try to disguise your hands preflop all...

If one hypothetically had the choice of basing their tax residency status in either USA, England or Australia - which is more beneficial from a poker...

Hey, in the last couple of days I've gotten QQ 6 times. Once I picked up the blinds with a typical NL10 5bb raise, the other five times I've been...

I usually play 2-3 tables at once, but last night I found myself deep in a tournament, another one just starting, plus playing my usual 10NL. All in...

What do you do when people min bet into you out of position on the flop when you were the preflop raiser but missed the flop. Folding always feels...

Hi I used to play Limit poker and lately try at NL game. very 1st hand in this poker star I have no read on anyone yet and this hand come in. are...

I don't consider myself a beginner neccessarily, but I don't play at a hugely successful level either. Anyway I am playing pretty low stakes no...

so how do you guys get those images? do you just take a screenshot with your computer and edit it? huh huh?

Is there any need for this sort of crap? No really?

Hello all, Just got back from vacation and didn't play any poker for 5 days. WOW.... It is a good thing and I highly recommend it. Clears the...

If you are bonus whoring, and you want to move up limits, do you include the bonus you are grinding for in your BR? e.g. i have a 350 dollar...

Does the time taken to make a decision impact other players' reactions to your move? For example, would an insta-push with the nuts be less likely...

I was playing tighter than normal I was down a bit and lost to a couple players that were LG. Looks like I ended up ok tho :) Full Tilt Poker...

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PokerStars Game #5598882835: Hold'em Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/07/18 - 10:37:05 (ET) Table 'Libera' 10-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: The_Stew...

should maybe go in HH forum, but i decided to post it here. UTG minraise, couple of callers, I reraise to 12xBB w/ AKs from button. original...