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...and sometimes if you weren't? Could this be considered a "crying" bet? The hand *immediately before this one I made a full house versus this guy...

If you don't think it's possible to program a bot that can beat the lower stakes, that's just delusional. Sorry man, my thesis is in Artificial...

I hope that this is in the correct room.... Anyway, I am thinking about running a HORSE event at my next home game. Most of the players will not...

Flushes are easier to attain. Preflop, the chances of being dealt a couple of pretty suited cards are a little less than 1 in 4 (first card can be...

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I am a very new player. Somedays I win a few single table toerney's (like in the top three 3 out of 5), and the next day, I am not even close to...

Ok I'm playing a NL hold'em poker game and this happens... There's three people to act and I'm first. I go all in. The person after me calls...

So when you all refer to "25NL" does 25 mean the maximum buy in, or the default buy in (i.e. .10/.25 offers 10$ buy in by default, but 25 max)

Okay, those of you have seen the hand histories I post (and granted there aren't many, plus I only post the ones that I think I play badly, so it may...

This is a post is more for me, just feel like venting a bit. I want to win a big MTT really bad, or at least FT. I feel that my game is strong enough...

It might sound like a stupid question but I am still puzzling over this one. I am a reasonably good SNG and MTT player but would like to switch to...

my question is, is it ever ok to min-bet post flop? It's never advised in any hand-history type threads, but thought of situations where it could...

Alright… so I just tried to calculate how big of a raise you should call when you have an OESD. This is meant for situations where you are pretty...

Hand #32810734-36048 at Boardman (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 16/Jul/06 12:16:38 SimB is at seat 0 with $10.15. zzasj...

Okay, I recently made the switch to ring game and I have a question about moving up. After deciding finally to not take any more money out of my...

So I want to leave stars to move to party but i want to get it there with the fewest fees possible. Unfortunetly Im using a Canadian Neteller account...

hey everyone, im having a little difficulty with these tourneys as of late. Ive been playing these a couple of weeks and im noticing a big pattern,...

Hey all :) About where is the divide line between those that really play and those just messing around. Or is there one. I have only played 2nl,...

Hey all :) I noticed that in some of the threads people were posting stats in a hope to find the strengths and weaknesses in their games. What is...

I couldn't find the answer to this so i'm either blind or.... blind. What does TAG and/or LAG mean???

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) SB ($38.60) BB ($52.50)...

Hand #32811801-19882 at Forked River (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 16/Jul/06 03:48:47 ProJecTX is at seat 0 with $18.68....

FR, everyone has 100BB stacks. You're BB with 55. It's folded to MP where a 10/5 player raises 4xBB. You call and the flop is K J 5 rainbow. What...

Im just signing up for party right now Im trying to get the Poker Office and %20 up to $100 bonus, I put in POFFICE as my sign up bonus what am I...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards) ...

Not sure where this belongs, but-- I'll be freeloading in my brother's room at the Mandalay Bay. Since I started playing poker more than a year...

hi, i have a very general question. what are the chances of a person who plays 10NL with a BR of $100 (post bonuses etc...) not going bust if they...

Would any winning players at 200nl+ be able to post a screenshot of their "Position Stats" from Pokertracker, I'm working on something and need basic...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) MP1 ($11.95) MP2...

Hi all, thinking of moving up to NL100. BR at 2.5k. Was hoping for both a positive and negative comment on my PT stats for NL50 from those...

Hi, just wondering if anyone can tell me if you want to be a long term cash player, whether it is beneficial to play at certain times where the...

Hi all, I regularly play in a weekly game that is very loose and weak. I was wondering about where the odds should be to play just about anything...

I, like many other beginners, have come to know the peril of TPTK. A few minutes ago in the BB with 1 limper and the SB completing I raise to 4x...

Because it works! Limping with suited connectors and suited aces has been working wonders for me tonight, I went down 2 buy-ins on bogus beats (KK...

OK ... I should probably know this BUT I don't. So I'll ask the experts. Situation is 25NL and FR. How to play overcards? Say, for example, you...