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Sticky: [Freerolls] Want to Maximize Your Chances of Winning That Freeroll? Hey guys, We know a lot of you are here because you love the freerolls and money-added tournaments that FlopTurnRiver has to offer. Not only do we... Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 03:12 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 67,509	Last Post By Moritz Fischer View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2023 08:21 AM
Sticky: The Beginners Circle Digest Welcome to the Beginners Circle! This forum is designed to help you to learn the basics of becoming a winning poker player. This thread is the... Started by spoonitnow, 09-28-2014 12:38 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 33,820	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-28-2014 12:38 PM
Sticky: Don't Forget About the SSNL Forum! Hey guys, Previously on FTR, the Beginners Circle was the place for all micro-stakes discussion. However, because of the nature of today's games... Started by spoonitnow, 09-11-2014 03:04 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 32,156	Last Post By spoonitnow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 09-11-2014 03:04 PM
Question and your view!?! Alright, so im playing this home game, and everyone I play with is really good. We all are on our way to building healthy bankrolls. I guess you... Started by exsentrik, 08-09-2005 04:12 PM	Replies: 14 Views: 1,598	Last Post By Hatefulcow View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-12-2005 05:28 PM
Best poker software? Well, some sites suck. For example, some don't give enough time, some don't have an all-in policy for disconnections. Tell me what sites you do or... Started by , 08-10-2005 09:57 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 1,779	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 08-12-2005 12:27 PM
Brick and mortar Games So i played online at a couple of sites for about 3 monthsand i lost like 250 dollars. I have played for about a 1yr before that at home games... Started by exsentrik, 08-05-2005 04:13 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 2,832	Last Post By nomofoshobro View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-12-2005 05:57 AM
It depends. And it's GOOD that it depends We've got a lot of new guys here, and there are a lot of posts esp. in Beginner's Circle along the lines of "did I play this right" (this isn't a... Started by LeFou, 02-17-2005 10:43 PM	Replies: 11 Views: 2,854	Last Post By caelis View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-12-2005 04:46 AM
Flopping 2 Pair - Did I do right here? .15-.25 NL $25 Max I am dealt A 5 suited spades. I call the blind since I am in late position and there is no raise. There are 4 players. ... Started by ognigian, 08-11-2005 08:06 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,226	Last Post By outphase View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-12-2005 02:27 AM
Limping AK utg Is this the best way to play this from this position? i play mostly 6 max but still i only raise QQ KK or AA from utg nothing else (maybe JJ... Started by Miffed22001, 08-10-2005 10:10 PM	Replies: 11 Views: 1,512	Last Post By Miffed22001 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 11:56 PM
Leaving a table when someone's got your number? At the PokerStars $25NL tables, i find i am able to run probably 80% of tables that i sit down at with aggression, picking up pots that people dont... Started by PokerPatNEU, 08-02-2005 12:43 PM	Replies: 17 Views: 1,788	Last Post By Miffed22001 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 11:53 PM
How to play in Laggy ring 10max tables? how!??? im so used to playing against tighties.. but now ive moved up a level and everyones pushing me off my AK TPTK and QQ overpairs etc. Any... Started by SinkRox, 08-11-2005 07:59 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,130	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 11:22 PM
Inside the mind of the beginner/intermediate/advanced/expert {This post has been removed} Started by , 08-11-2005 05:25 AM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,645	Last Post By stuck View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 07:18 PM
Home game tonight, how do I counter aggressive play? Okay, so I've got a home game tonight I'm playing with some friends. It's a sit and go NL with blinds, buy in's $10 and usually everyone gets 1000 in... Started by Hatefulcow, 08-11-2005 11:08 AM	Replies: 13 Views: 2,225	Last Post By jukejointroach View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 06:42 PM
Bet u guys didnt see this???Bronson new online Interesting.. Doyle bronson new online book just looking at amazon. ... Started by ripjohngotti, 08-11-2005 05:59 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,002	Last Post By ripjohngotti View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 06:36 PM
Chances that my Q high flush is beat? Please check my math/logic. I hold the Q of suit when the board (at the river) shows 4 others of that suit. What are the chances someone holds the... Started by EricE, 08-08-2005 02:20 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 1,573	Last Post By EricE View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 01:10 PM
Party $50, $100, $200 whats the diffrence? I'm doing very well at the $50 NL game at party so far, but I want to spend to be sure it's not just a upswing so i'm not moving up till i have more... Started by Laeelin, 08-10-2005 02:23 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,342	Last Post By Greedo017 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 08:51 AM
Strange territory (this NL forum) I don't spend much time in here, but was curious about something... Please excuse my ignorance... Fnord, has a "Why you suck at Limit" thread. ... Started by Gatlin Dan, 08-11-2005 02:26 AM	Replies: 0 Views: 757	Last Post By Gatlin Dan View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 02:26 AM
Marginal hand troubles...(and my return to live NLHE) First off, hello to everybody! It's been a long time since I've posted on here as I'm still on vacation from online poker (damn you, World of... Started by DrNoChance, 08-10-2005 10:13 PM	Replies: 1 Views: 885	Last Post By underminedsk View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-11-2005 12:50 AM
Players Abusing Players Hi All, I've been lurking here a while and thought it was time to introduce myself and ask a hopefully interesting question... I'm interested... Started by zephon, 08-10-2005 08:16 AM	Replies: 16 Views: 1,883	Last Post By Miffed22001 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 10:54 PM
too loose, too tight or about right? During current Hold'em session you were dealt 192 hands and saw flop: - 9 out of 21 times while in big blind (42%) - 7 out of 23 times while in... Started by DimitriT, 08-10-2005 08:59 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 975	Last Post By DimitriT View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 09:48 PM
Define my play I play this way, i think this is tight agressive. What do you folks think? And any pionters would be great. Oh i play in live games 1/2 NL. Max... Started by exsentrik, 08-10-2005 04:31 PM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,025	Last Post By very_sneaky View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 08:54 PM
Tourneys > Ring “I have a $20 bankroll and I’m willing to gamble with it.” So I sat down at my first online NLHE table and within 20 minutes I lost it all. When I... Started by Theeggman, 08-01-2005 05:42 PM	Replies: 19 Views: 1,982	Last Post By vqc View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 05:25 PM
Common Beginner pitfalls to avoid After a few months of playing online poker for real money I thought it would be appropriate to summerize a few of the common mistakes that I learnt... Started by TLR, 08-08-2005 08:42 AM	Replies: 7 Views: 1,357	Last Post By underminedsk View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 11:14 AM
My first first! I know it's not that amazing, but I just had my first 1st position on a £1.00+£0.20 NL Single table SNG :) After many many 3rds, not so many 2nds,... Started by satan1974, 08-09-2005 07:56 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,005	Last Post By Miffed22001 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 10:33 AM
Poll: What are your biggest winners? Dear all, Out of curiosity, what hands are your biggest winners? Which hands do you consider to hold most potential for winning big pots? For me... Started by roy3, 08-07-2005 05:33 AM	Replies: 22 Views: 1,803	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 10:00 AM
pot odds clarification ok, me and my friend have been arguing about what "pot odds" truly is, b/c we both have seen examples defending our point of view. here is an... Started by TripsChaos, 08-08-2005 10:01 PM	Replies: 21 Views: 2,219	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 09:11 AM
See you in 3 weeks :) I'm off on holiday for 3 weeks tomorrow (Disneyworld with the kids!) so you won't be hearing from me on here for a while. Just thought I would post... Started by satan1974, 08-10-2005 06:19 AM	Replies: 0 Views: 788	Last Post By satan1974 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 06:19 AM
Is this type of home game a crapshoot? Hello everyone! I've been lurking the forums for a few weeks now reading up as much as possible because, like many of the people here, I absolutely... Started by galwaylad7, 08-10-2005 12:41 AM	Replies: 1 Views: 863	Last Post By TLR View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-10-2005 03:22 AM
bb/100 this is probably a stupid question but when somebody says they make 5bb/100 does that mean they make 5 big blinds worth of money every 100 hands? ... Started by hoaznod, 08-09-2005 04:55 PM	Replies: 6 Views: 1,273	Last Post By CrunchyNuts View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 09:46 PM
How to become a winning player I have been playing hold'em for about 9 months now. Over this period, I have been a consistent loser. I have tried all types of games: sng's, $25.00... Started by japanblows, 08-07-2005 03:19 AM	Replies: 21 Views: 2,697	Last Post By a500lbgorilla View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 05:52 PM
Changing Values Hey I was just wondering what the diffrence in play is from 1/2 to 2/4 to 3/6 no limit at brick and mortar casinos. I have been playing for... Started by exsentrik, 08-09-2005 05:49 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 813	Last Post By exsentrik View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 05:49 PM
Table Image (ring games) I've been an on and off player for the past year (mainly because of school and legal fees along with being a baseball fanatic) and I'm starting to... Started by ledfut, 08-04-2005 05:22 PM	Replies: 12 Views: 1,573	Last Post By Rondavu View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 03:30 PM
U can have bad luck and u can have this.... - Dislexsik sitting in seat 1 with $6.25 - nemle sitting in seat 2 with $37.43 - Krelian sitting in seat 3 with $50.00 - jon2kwik4u sitting in... Started by Dislexsik, 08-08-2005 08:47 PM	Replies: 7 Views: 894	Last Post By EricE View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 12:37 PM
... ... Started by aokrongly, 04-23-2005 08:57 PM	Replies: 13 Views: 3,169	Last Post By aokrongly View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 12:00 PM
What is a rake hand? What is a rake? Started by eieio, 08-09-2005 11:22 AM	Replies: 1 Views: 967	Last Post By Irisheyes View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 11:44 AM
5 easy steps to Winning at low limit no limit 5 steps to winning at low limit no limit holdem! 1) NEVER Bluff! ( even if they believe you, they still will not fold because they can still could... Started by Laeelin, 08-07-2005 04:01 PM	Replies: 34 Views: 2,930	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 01:48 AM
Pattern Maps? I met one of my cousins today who I hadnt seen for months, my mum had told me that hes been making lots of money playing poker online by using some... Started by SinkRox, 08-08-2005 12:04 AM	Replies: 6 Views: 2,867	Last Post By Phyl View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 12:21 AM
how much Variance How many hands of poker do I need to play before my win rate has a 100%, 98.6%, or 95% chance of being my true win rate? Any response or link in a... Started by Iconoclastic, 08-08-2005 08:14 PM	Replies: 4 Views: 1,095	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 08-09-2005 12:12 AM
Top ten no-limit starting hands I would say those would be: AA KK QQ JJ AKs TT AKo AQs AQ AJs in that order I would say that the denominations of the cards are a little more... Started by , 07-31-2005 06:33 PM	Replies: 50 Views: 9,204	Last Post By View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries 08-08-2005 07:17 PM
Reversed tilt?? Today I accomplished something I though was pretty cool and came 38th in a 10,000 field MTT. First time I ever did this. Only won $2.50 (freeroll)... Started by Irisheyes, 08-07-2005 10:16 PM	Replies: 5 Views: 1,131	Last Post By Irisheyes View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-08-2005 02:51 PM
Expected performance on small stake NL Single table SNG? I've been playing single table SNG tournaments for a little while now and most of the time I am coming 4th/3rd and have come 2nd once. I'm still... Started by satan1974, 08-06-2005 05:27 PM	Replies: 10 Views: 1,465	Last Post By vqc View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-08-2005 01:58 PM
Hiring poker help I guess I'm looking to pay for live professional poker lessons online. Maybe someone to watch and critique my poker game in a tournament and offer... Started by Bluffalufagus, 08-08-2005 01:50 AM	Replies: 3 Views: 1,214	Last Post By Eric View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-08-2005 05:18 AM
Learning from your mistakes Doh Doh and double doh. Game #924314009 (Level VI, Game #7) - 100/200 No Limit Texas Hold'em (1-on-1) - 2005/08/07-16:51:16.6 (CST) Table... Started by Miffed22001, 08-07-2005 08:40 PM	Replies: 0 Views: 781	Last Post By Miffed22001 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries 08-07-2005 08:40 PM