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I just played a short session (30 mins) at 100NL, outside my bankroll so i bought in half stacked. Though there was only one other guy there with a...

I'v been finding this happening more often then I'd like and its turining alot of potential winning sessions (playing 10NL) of half a buy in or more...

I was SB in the early part of a tourney. Raise by player 8 (2 x BB) called by 9 & 10. I raised 4.5BB called by 3 players. Flop came 8 A K (2...

Hi guys, I was reading this post in another forum recently about an easy strategy to beat the small stakes NL cash games. It seems very stupid...

I have absolutely no idea how to play against a maniac table where it is consistently 3-4 bets just to see the flop, with over 65% of players seeing...

I'm sure nearly everyone here has been through that phase where no matter how well you're playing or how pinpoint your reads are, your great hands...

How can I avoid getting busted by larger pocket pairs? Any suggestions? I'm AK74M Table 16 - 60/120 - No Limit Hold'em Seat 1: subversion x...

I had a dilema in a tourney that I played in last night that I'm not sure if I made the correct decision on and wanted some input from you guys. The...

I have never been the type to gamble. I have always had access to casinos but never spent a dime at them. I just hated the idea that the odds were...

Ok, here is how i was booted out of the paradise poker $1m freeroll. I was trying to play tight solid poker and it was working up to a point. I...

I was playing NL25 and was in a room with a guy who would either call your bet or reraise it way over the pot size or just come out with a $3 bet in...

Playing in a 10c / 5c sng today. A guy was betting every hand, calling raises and playing through to the river and calling. Great! fish spotted now...

***** Hand History for Game 2597396441 ***** $0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Thursday, August 25, 20:38:54 EDT 2005 Table Table 25384 (Real Money) Seat...

Hi all, ive been reading here for a few months now and it is by far the best Poker advice site i have come accross. This is my first post to the...

PokerStars Game #2442166697: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2005/08/28 - 11:41:36 (ET) Table 'Appella' Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: Jaguar...

Hi there… I’ve read ’rilla’s piece on BR management. Maybe it’s just me, but I’d like some thing explained more detailed – so I’m sure to...

I used to hate online poker, but since i really started playing it properly and learning everything on this this site inside out i have really...

I´ve read that you should have at least 1000xBB bankroll in no limit cashgames but what is the figure in PLHE, if there is any change? ...

Hi! Im a noob tring to learn this game. I have two poker questions and maybe some of the more experienced players on this forum would like to...

You raise preflop without an Ace and get called. An Ace flops. What's the chance they have an Ace? What's the chance a player calls a preflop...

I've started 4 tabling $25NL at partypoker, but I don't seem to be making much more money, it just seems that i'm making the same per hour 4 tabling...

My initial BR was 400.. kicked it up to 500, now its down to 350, im playing on the 25NL holdem tables.. i lost 150 bucks in one day over a 4-5...

Recent tourney $10 - 20 players on 2 tables. 1st hand and get dealt KdKh - Two players ahead with 2 x BB and 3 x BB raises - I raised to 8 BB. Got...

Hi All I just wondered how the funding for the sites works? I've heard about something called Neteller, and reading their website it sounds like a...

Hi guys first time poster here, although ive been reading the forums for a while now. I've been playing poker for years but have recently (a few...

Example: Hole Cards: J 10 (suits dont matter) Flop: J 2 4 You raised preflop late position, someone called. Now: He bets it as a bluff, and...

Hi guys. I don't have a HH but in general, and absent of reads, is there a recommended way to play such a hand? Assume full table. UTG...

I've been thinking its about time to move up to 200NL, but I'm slightly worried, because I've heard that 1/2 is where the comeptition level starts to...

I have been playing online for about 6 months now. I began with a $40 deposit to pacific Poker. I worked it up to about $600 and then got a little...

I hadn't played any ring on stars in a long time, so I tried out some 100nl over there. Have the players gotten worse? I remember stars being a...

So im playing 1-2 no limit online and I usually buy in for about 40 to 50 bucks per table. I play 2 tables at once. The rest of the people at the...

When comparing pot odds to my drawing odds I've always worked out my odds of hitting a draw on the turn compared to the pot odds. Is this correct, or...

After about2hours into my session I seem to love motivation and my mind begins wandering off, weather or not is has been a good session. Sometimes I...

You get 1 "bonus point" for every hand that the rake is 1$ or more, .5 bonus points for every hand that the rake is between 50 cents and 1$. You...

this has happened twice to me recently where the villain would raise oop preflop and i would either reraise or call with AQ. the flop would come A...

I got re-raised on the come. I didn't put him on a flush draw with a reraise. What should I have done in this case? Suggestions? I'm AK74M. ...