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Was reading that post about what makes a great player last night, then I played a hand today that i would probably have folded usually. Nice one...

HI guys, Last night I was dealt AA on the BB and made a standard 4-5 BB raise. UTG raised me for another 4 BB. I was then folded around to me. ...

i just started to go through your site and i mus say it is a great site, i never really kept statistics on how i played but as of October first will...

sup!!!! Can anyone please tell me or point me in the right direction to understtand the importance of position. I realize that the closer to the...

Well guys, I've lost a fair amount of money in poker because I can't keep a consistant strategy, and as a result my ability to tilt is pretty...

(Skip to bottom paragraph if you dont want to read all) Do you recommend changing tables? if so how frequently? I dont want to wait til im...

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We all know that when you ask a poker question, the standard response is that 'it depends' What I'd like to ask to the experienced players out...

I'm posting this mostly as a form 'therapy' where I'm hoping that by verbalizing my known leaks I'll consciously recognize them when they happen. As...

I wondered if anybody had any views about the number of players they like to have at their table. I often choose to play at a table with about 3...

I've read and re-read Fnord's post on table selection and the comments underneath in the poker strategy section. It's mentioned that when first...

Before anyone says anything, I did read the FAQ. There is a post there titled "I get pot odds, but what about implied odds?". Unless I totally...

I bought Poker Tracker early winter and stopped using it in the spring because (I thought) I was losing money due to overvaluing the stats. I ended...

okay, no hand history here, sorry. But please bare with me. new table. like second hand, so no reads on anyone as of yet. I'm dealt 9d 10d ...

I saw a commercial about this Texas Poker Challenge on greentiepoker.com. I checked it out and thought that it might be a good opportunity for the...

I think I may finally be starting to recognize when I am *about* to go on tilt, rather then recognizing "Hey, I am losing cause I am on tilt." so I...

When people talk about playing a $50NL or $100NL ring game, I understand that this is the buy-in amount... but.... Is it the minimum or maximum...

This isn't something I've done and probably wouldn't want to do ... but what are people's thoughts on "slow" playing in order to try and induce tilt...

I know to move if all the weak players leave, or worse they leave and get replaced by good players. What I found myself wondering today though was...

I'm wondering if people are always buying in at the max for their ring games? Typically i have not, due mostly to me having a small $50 starting...

My original plan was to stick at the £1.00+£.20 single table SNG's until I got to £100, then switch to the £3.00+£.60 and try and make it to £300. ...

If nobody has raised and the betting comes round to you, and you have nothing at all, will you always call the small blind to see the flop when the...

I know i know - i'm not going to get complacent, but... I've just had 3 profitable days in a row playing single and multi table's. Start of...

Don't know if this is posted in the right area or if it should be in MTT. Played in a MTT last night, got bumped out in 9th. Top 8 got paid, thus...

Table 'Venus'PokerStars Game #2624668574: Hold'em Limit ($1/$2) Seat #10 is the button Seat 1: pfortson ($81 in chips) Seat 2: Espectador...

*Sigh* seems that every idiot and his dog got lucky tonight. I had more pocket Js, Ks, As then I've ever had (I got 5 AA in 3 hours) and I only won...

i am sort of in awe, i just noticed there's a $1000/$2000 game of omaha hi/lo on fulltilt, it also made me curious what the highest online stakes are.

i'm close to having 15 buy ins for 100$ nl (13 buy ins and change) is there a huge difference between 50 and 100? if there is how many buy-ins do...

Opponent is a fairly tight, passive player: Game #926134084: Texas Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1) - 2005/09/18 - 15:18:42 (ET) Table "Pink" Seat 1...

I've lost 4 times this week when getting my money in with the best of it against an opponent holding JT. Mostly its been your typical draw out a...

I'm playing way off my game and I'm not able to pull things back together. I've squandered 1/4 of my small original bankroll after building it up by...

I pretty much only bluff when I'm in late position and everyone else checks and my cards can represent a good hand, for example if the turn gives a...

A question for the semi-pros or pros. How many different games (not limits) do you play? I starting wondering about this when a few guys on my...

Is this a + EV move? Hand Number: 224,015,900 Table Number: 2,862,757 Event Name: Table Cellini (#2026505)RNHB Event Started: Wednesday...

First post. Love this site its been helping me alot! I been playing poker about 2 months. One month of home games then I started playing on PS...

Played in a couple of SnGs, cant remember if the were $5+1 or $10 + 1, but here are the hands that knocked me out. Some advice would be greatfully...

Watched some tournament from Las Vegas on TV the other night, never seen Texas Hold'Em played before, but it looked like a great game so I tried it...